School of the New American Farmstead Archives

Sterling 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…

Matthew 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…

Alumni 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…

Peter Gould to Read from “Horse Drawn Yogurt” at Sterling College on December 7

Vermont author and activist Peter Gould will read from his non-fiction book about the back-to-the-land movement, “Horse-Drawn Yogurt: Stories from Total Loss Farm,” at the Brown Library at Sterling College…

Pies 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…

Pop-Up Info Sessions for Transfer & First-Time Students

Pop-Up Info Sessions We’re coming to a Vermont town near you! If you’re thinking about transferring to Sterling or applying to college for the first time, come chat with an…

Vermont Food and Beverage Entrepreneurs to Share Their Secrets at January 2019 Seminar at Sterling College

Join some of Vermont’s most well-poised women in the food and beverage business to learn, network and be inspired by at Sterling College’s “Taking it to the Next Level: Women…

Maggie 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…

Philip 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…

Philip 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…

Sterling School Alumni Get Back to Their Roots at Reunion in Craftsbury Common

Sterling’s 60th year celebration culminated with a Sterling School Alumni Reunion, held October 12-14, 2018, in Craftsbury Common. More than 45 alumni and partners attended the reunion from all over…

Student Life Reflections with Jake Applegate ’20

JAKE APPLEGATE ’20 SUSTAINABLE AGRICULTURE MAJOR/SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEMS MINOR Havertown, PA | born & raised Jake’s passion for growing herbs, cooking and learning about food systems translates well into what…