Ecologist & Activist Dr. Vandana Shiva to Deliver Sterling College Commencement Address & Offer Public Workshop
Ecologist & Activist Dr. Vandana Shiva to Deliver Sterling College Commencement Address & Offer Public Workshop Named an environmental ‘hero’ by Time Magazine and winner of the Right Livelihood Award,…
View moreFollowing Your Passion: Erika Wolf ’20
ERIKA WOLF ‘20 SELF-DESIGN MAJOR/OUTDOOR EDUCATION & PRIMITIVE SKILLS FOCUS Nevada City & Truckee, CA | born & raised Erika came to Sterling knowing she wanted a hands-on college experience…
View moreAlumni Spotlight: Emma Enoch ’18
Name: Emma Enoch Graduation Year: 2018 Degree: B.A. Sustainable Food Systems Current Hometown: Brunswick, Maine Employment: Food Bank Director at Mid Coast Hunger Prevention Program; Project Manager at Farm to Fork: A…
View moreSterling College Receives Grant and Matching Challenge for Peter Alfond Wellness Center
College Receives Grant and Matching Challenge for Peter Alfond Wellness Center The Peter Alfond Foundation recognizes the legacy of philanthropist Peter Alfond Craftsbury Common, VT • Sterling College has received…
View moreSterling College Hosts Winter Open House on February 9
Sterling College, Vermont’s only college devoted to environmental stewardship, is offering an opportunity for prospective students and their families to visit campus, explore its academic offerings and eat lunch in…
View moreAlumni Spotlight: Ladda Kosaketh ’12
Name: Ladda Kosaketh Graduation Year: December 2012 Degree: B.A. Outdoor Education & Leadership Current Hometown: I grew up in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, and after living in several places after high school, I have come back to…
View moreGood Work Is Membership
Good Work Is Membership by Dr. Leah Bayens “People are joined to the land by work. Land, work, people, and community are all comprehended in the idea of culture.”…
View moreGood Work Is Needing Each Other
Paige Garner participated in the inaugural course of the Wendell Berry Farming Program in Kentucky in September 2018, a two-week intensive titled Homecoming I: Good Work is Membership. We are…
View moreSterling Receives $2.5 Million Grant and a $500,000 Fundraising Challenge from the NoVo Foundation
Sterling Receives $2.5 Million Grant and a $500,000 Fundraising Challenge from the NoVo Foundation Grant to Fund No-Tuition Sustainable Agriculture Program in Kentucky Named for Wendell Berry Craftsbury Common, Vt….
View moreSterling College Students Design Curriculum for Children
—This article, written by June Pichel Cook, appeared originally on December 12, 2018 in The Hardwick Gazette. We are grateful for permission to reprint it. CRAFTSBURY – The Craftsbury Academy Woodlot Nature Curriculum was…
View moreAlumni Spotlight: Leonard Brennan ’76
Name: Leonard A. Brennan, PhD Graduation Year: 1976 Degree: Grassroots Project Current Hometown: Kingsville, Texas Employment: Professor of Wildlife Ecology and C.C. Winn Endowed Chair for Quail Research, Caesar Kleberg Wildlife…
View moreA Spring Semester Start with Emma Stein ‘19
EMMA STEIN ‘19 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE MAJOR/AGROECOLOGY FOCUS Greenwich, NY | born & raised Emma is passionate about science and gathering the skills she needs to be a well-rounded person who …
View moreSterling College Awarded $350,000 Grant to Establish Robert B. Annis Center for Ecology
Craftsbury Common, Vt. — November 27, 2018 Loss of habitat. Declining pH levels of our oceans. Global temperature trends. The world around us is being changed by human activity…
View moreSterling College Community Food Action Students Explore Approaches to Local Food Security
Community Food Action Social movements and innovation often begin and have a big impact at the local level, and students in a Sterling College course are exploring what that means…
View moreMatthew Derr and Mary Berry Speak at The Land Institute’s 2018 Prairie Festival
Sterling College Trustee and Executive Director of The Berry Center, Mary Berry, and President Matthew Derr had the privilege of presenting together at this year’s Prairie Festival at The Land Institute in Salina, Kansas. Click…
View moreAlumni Spotlight: Erin Lane ’00
Name: Erin Lane (nee: Small) Graduation Year: 2000 Degree: Grassroots Certificate; AA Natural Resource Management; BA Wildlands Ecology and Management Current Hometown: Peacham, VT Employment: USDA Forest Service, Northern Research…
View morePies for People Tenth Anniversary Volunteer Event on November 14 at Sterling College
Pies for People will celebrate its tenth anniversary this fall, thanks to a group of businesses, nonprofit organizations and committed volunteers who make it happen. The coordinators of this effort…
View moreMaggie Lynas ’19 on Finding Sterling College
MAGGIE LYNAS ’19 SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS MAJOR Baltimore, MD | born & raised Whether it is on the Sterling College farm, in the classroom or in Guatemala, Maggie Lynas ‘19 is…
View morePhilip Ackerman-Leist Named Dean of SNAF at Sterling College
Renowned Sustainability Educator and Author Philip Ackerman-Leist Named Dean of the School of the New American Farmstead at Sterling College Sterling to Expand Continuing Education and Explore Offering Graduate Programs…
View morePhilip Ackerman-Leist Named Dean of SNAF at Sterling College
Renowned Sustainability Educator and Author Philip Ackerman-Leist Named Dean of the School of the New American Farmstead at Sterling College Sterling to Expand Continuing Education and Explore Offering Graduate Programs…
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