Prescott College

Program Description

Agroecology, which has emerged as a cross-disciplinary field over the last twenty years, bridges the study of agriculture with ecology. While Agroecology is based in the natural sciences, it is a field that lends itself to cross-disciplinary studies, especially with subjects in Integrative Studies such as Ecological Economics and Environmental Politics. Students interested in Agroecology at Prescott College have the opportunity to enroll in the Agroecology Summer Semester, which is based at the College's Wolfberry Farm, about 15 miles from Prescott. The curriculum of the summer semester is designed around two emphases: 1) making conventional agriculture more resource-efficient and sustainable, and 2) challenging the assumptions underlying conventional and even organic agriculture in designing systems that fundamentally mimic the natural systems of a particular region.

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