Fields of Learning (eBook)

The Student Farm Movement in North America

Sean Clark, Laura Sayre (Herausgeber)

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2011
376 Seiten
The University Press of Kentucky (Verlag)
978-0-8131-4029-2 (ISBN)

Infos

"e;Essays from staff on 15 farms . . . illustrate the trials, tribulations and sheer joys of establishing and maintaining such enterprises."e; -USA TodayOriginally published in 2011, Fields of Learning remains the single best resource for students, faculty, and administrators involved in starting or supporting campus farms. Featuring detailed profiles of fifteen diverse student farms on college and university campuses across North America, the book also serves as a history of the student farm movement, showing how the idea of campus farms has come in and out of fashion over the past century and how the tenacious work of students, faculty, and other campus community members has upheld and reimagined the objectives of student farming over time. Ranging in size from less than an acre to hundreds of acres, supplying food to campus dining halls or community food banks, and hosting scientific research projects or youth education programs, student farms highlight the interdisciplinary richness and multifunctionality of agriculture, supporting academic work across a range of fields while simultaneously building community engagement and stimulating critical conversations about environmental and social justice. As institutions of higher learning face new challenges linked to the global climate crisis and public health emergency, this book holds continued relevance for readers in North America and beyond."e;A timely and hopeful book."e; -Jason Peters, editor of Wendell Berry: Life and Work"e;The opportunity for students to spend time learning on campus farms is not just a good idea-it should be mandatory."e; -Gary Hirshberg, President & CEO, Stonyfield Farm"e;An excellent book, useful for anyone interested in the past, or the future, of the student farm movement."e; -Journal of Agricultural & Food Information

Autor

lt;P>Laura Sayre is a postdoctoral researcher with the French National Institute for Agronomic Research and a former senior writer for the Rodale Institute's NewFarm.org. She lives in Dijon, France.

Sean Clark teaches in and currently chairs the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources at Berea College in Kentucky. He lives in Berea, Kentucky.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.7.2011
• Reihe/Serie: Culture of the Land
• Reihe/Serie: Culture of the Land
• Reihe/Serie: Culture of the Land
• Vorwort: Frederick L. Kirschenmann
• Zusatzinfo: 48 b&w halftones, 1 map, 1 line drawing, 1 chart, 3 tables
• Verlagsort: Lexington
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 150 x 150 mm
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Geschichte / Politik ► 20. Jahrhundert bis 1945
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918)
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Themenwelt: Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
• Schlagworte: agrarian economics • agriculture in higher education • Agroecology • Ecology • farm-based education • farm-based study • Green Living • growing healthy food • Land Conservation • local food networks • modern farm technology • organic agriculture • student farming • student farm programs • sustainable agriculture
• ISBN-10: 0-8131-4029-3 / 0813140293
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8131-4029-2 / 9780813140292