Sterling's own Philip Ackerman-Leist and his book -- A Precautionary Tale: How One Small Town Banned Pesticides, Preserved Its Food Heritage, and Inspired a Movement -- was recently selected as 1 of 8 books that inspire social change by Chelsea Green Publishing. Philip is the...

Our classroom is roofed by the sky. Our knowledge is built by experience. In summer's final hours, our learning took the shape of roasting sunchokes over a fire.

The photo captures the Traditional Ecological Knowledge Pod partaking in cooking and tasting demos...

Welcome Katahdin, our new ram lamb at the Wendell Berry Farming Program in Kentucky! Katahdin's father (third image) is one of the major reasons for selecting this ram. We currently have young ewe-lambs that have never given birth before. Giving birth, or lambing, is new...

Anushka Saraswat shares a glimpse into a typical day for a Sterling College student. Originally from India, Anushka has lived in Cameroon, Senegal, and now resides in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, as she works toward completing her self designed BA in Environmental Justice.

I've (Ira Powsner '12 Ecology) been volunteering with Vermont Fish & Wildlife for three seasons on the Softshell Nest Monitoring Program in Swanton and North Hero, VT. Farley Brown, Sterling faculty, helped me to make a connection with the biologist who started the program. The...