Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems

Communal kitchen on UCSC's farm
UCSC's organic farm
UCSC farm rows

The UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology (formerly the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems) is a research, education, and public service organization within the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[1]

The center's history dates back to 1967 when the university hired Alan Chadwick to lead the creation of a Student Garden Project (now the Alan Chadwick Garden) on its new campus.[2] The center manages the 3-acre garden and a 30-acre farm located at the base of the UCSC campus.[3]

The center is known for its Apprenticeship Program which provides training in the concepts and practices of organic gardening and small-scale farming.[4] Other programs offered include undergraduate internships, on-farm research, farm tours, gardening workshops, and working to address student food insecurity.[5]

References

  1. ^ "About the Center/CASFS". casfs.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  2. ^ "History & News Archive". casfs.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  3. ^ "UCSC Farm, Chadwick Garden, and Cowell Ranch Hay Barn". casfs.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  4. ^ "Apprenticeship Training". casfs.ucsc.edu. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
  5. ^ "Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems (CASFS) programs | Alternative Farming Systems Information Center| NAL | USDA". www.nal.usda.gov. Retrieved 2019-10-26.
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