BIODYNAMIC FARMING
Rudolph Steiner College – http://www.steinercollege.edu/ – Fair Oaks, San Francisco – At Rudolf Steiner College, biodynamics is both practiced and taught, bringing health and wholeness to the land and the community. It offers participants a spiritual path that takes them beyond physical labor into a deeper, more intimate connection with the earth, the cosmos, and ultimately themselves.
Rudolf Steiner College, a center for Biodynamic Education, proudly offers a comprehensive selection of Biodynamic Workshops and Events, Evening Study Groups, a Biodynamic Farm Apprenticeship Program, Farm Visits for school children, Garden Tours and Volunteer Days. Students enrolled at the College also participate in a variety of biodynamic educational activities, including classes and garden work. 9200 Fair Oaks Blvd.Fair Oaks, CA 95628 – (916) 961-8727
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
University of Nevada, Reno – http://environment.unr.edu/environmental-sciences/index.html – The Environmental Sciences (ES) Graduate Program is based on the tenet that graduate education in the environmental sciences requires an interdisciplinary approach encompassing the fields of chemistry, geology, biology, ecology, physics, and human health.The ES Graduate Program offers programs of study leading to M.S. and Ph.D. degrees. For more information about these tracks, please contact the program director.
FARMING
Western Nevada College - Specialty Crop Institiute - http://www.wnc.edu/sci/ – The Specialty Crop Institute is an innovative education program for current and future small scale farmers as well as students and professionals. Join experienced farmers and industry experts to learn alternative farming methods to diversify from low-value crops to high-value, direct-marketed specialty crops, increase per acre return and manage water efficiently! Workshops combine classroom and on-farm learning experiences to expand and foster the success of sustainable small farms.
