Alumni Spotlight: Kesha Medina ’18
Name: Kesha Medina ’18 Education: BA Sustainable Food Systems & Environmental Humanities — Kesha is currently, studying to be a Shinrin Yoku (Forest Therapy) Guide and a Yoga Instructor Current…
View moreA Conversation with Emily Wade : A Wendell Berry Farming Program Student
The Wendell Berry Farming Program of Sterling College offers a tuition-free junior and senior year farming curriculum focused on ecological management of livestock, pasture, and forest using draft animals and…
View moreSterling’s Self-Sufficiency Task Force & the Role of Low-Carbon Storage Crops in Increasing Community Food Sovereignty
In response to COVID-19, Sterling College mobilized a number of context-specific task forces to assess a way forward for the College amid the public health and economic crises that will…
View moreCommunity Connections Keep Students Learning
At 6 am, Lara Weise, a then senior at Sterling, is feeding the horses. She cleans their stalls, and enjoys the quiet morning routine. On this July morning in 2020,…
View moreThe Legendary John Zaber ’85 to Retire
From John Zaber: In the old Marshall Tucker Band song “I Heard It In A Love Song” the singer professes his love for his long-time partner, “I ain’t never been…
View moreNew Sterling College Land Unit: The Farm Between, Jeffersonville, Vermont
Sterling has been granted a fantastic opportunity to be the stewards of The Farm Between in Jeffersonville, Vermont, just over thirty miles from Craftsbury on the west side of the…
View moreLessons in Homecoming by Lizzie Camfield
Reprinted with permission from The Berry Center. Lizze Camfield is a student enrolled in Sterling’s Wendell Berry Farming Program. Down a curvy, one lane road in Campbellsburg, Kentucky, sitting atop…
View moreWhat is Next for Chestnuts at Sterling College and in Vermont?
We are on the northern range of where the big majestic tree – American Chestnut (Castanea dentata) – used to call home. We have all heard amazing stories about what…
View moreFrom the Alfond Barn: The Value of Quiet Time With Our Animals, Ourselves
As I approached the Alfond Barn on a cool August morning this summer at Sterling College, all was quiet. Our students were at home, so it was just farm staff…
View morePre and Post COVID-19 Reflections on Andean Diversity & Resilience
As co-instructor for Sterling’s winter intensive course, Mountain Ecotourism and Sustainable Development, I was joined in Peru by Outdoor Education faculty member Josh Bossin and a group of Sterling students. There…
View moreLessons from the Coronavirus Seed Rush
On a grocery shopping trip in advance of Governor Phil Scott’s “stay home, stay safe” order here in Vermont, I noticed the installation of a new seed rack in the…
View moreSterling Farm Responses to COVID-19 Food Security Challenges
In the spring of 2020, as the reality of COVID-19 settled in, the Rian Fried Center (RFC) faced both a challenge and a great opportunity. As corporate food production and…
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