17 courses with the subject SFS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
SFS 110Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture. 4. This course develops skills and knowledge in sustainable agriculture through reading, reflection, discussion, and practical experience on the Guilford College Farm and at partner sites. We will spend some time in a classroom creating context and some time outdoors, applying what we have learned through hands-on experiences
This course develops skills and knowledge in sustainable agriculture through reading, reflection, discussion, and practical experience on the Guilford College Farm and at partner sites. We will spend some time in a classroom creating context and some time outdoors, applying what we have learned through hands-on experiences.
SFS 120Introduction to Food Systems. 4. Interdisciplinary overview of food systems, and the challenges facing them; introduces food insecurity issues facing the region. Fulfills social justice/environmental responsibility requirement (1998). Evaluating systems and environments requirement2019
Interdisciplinary overview of food systems, and the challenges facing them; introduces food insecurity issues facing the region. Fulfills social justice/environmental responsibility requirement (1998). Evaluating systems and environments requirement (2019).
SFS 210Liberal Artisans Skills. 1-4. These hands-on courses provide students with practical skills in areas of food production, preparation and use. Topics may include urban farming, season extension, preservation and canning, farm management, fermentation and pickling, cheese making, beer making, wine making, food and culture courses, grant writing, beekeeping, farm machinery operation and repair, market management, basic carpentry, business planning, pruning, seed saving, grafting, etc. Can be repeated multiple times with different content
These hands-on courses provide students with practical skills in areas of food production, preparation and use. Topics may include urban farming, season extension, preservation and canning, farm management, fermentation and pickling, cheese making, beer making, wine making, food and culture courses, grant writing, beekeeping, farm machinery operation and repair, market management, basic carpentry, business planning, pruning, seed saving, grafting, etc. Can be repeated multiple times with different content.
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SFS 213Food and Faith: Interfaith Intersections, Community, and Ecological Awareness. 4. This course will explore the interconnections between spiritual and/or value systems and the modes of agriculture we support. We will look at multiple perspectives of our natural environment and the ways these viewpoints affect how we treat animals, land, people, and how this affects our communities. This course includes discussion, independent and group reflection, experiential learning through hands-on activities, and visiting off-campus sites related to land conservation, communion, and connection. All students, faith-oriented or not are welcome to take part in this course. Our primary faith-related studies will slant toward Quakerism, but we will include multi-faith perspectives and other value-systems as well
This course will explore the interconnections between spiritual and/or value systems and the modes of agriculture we support. We will look at multiple perspectives of our natural environment and the ways these viewpoints affect how we treat animals, land, people, and how this affects our communities. This course includes discussion, independent and group reflection, experiential learning through hands-on activities, and visiting off-campus sites related to land conservation, communion, and connection. All students, faith-oriented or not are welcome to take part in this course. Our primary faith-related studies will slant toward Quakerism, but we will include multi-faith perspectives and other value-systems as well.
SFS 220Sustainable Regional Food. 4. Place-based, interdisciplinary look at solutions to the challenges facing food systems and regional innovations. Prerequisite or corequisite: SFS 120, or permission of instructor
Place-based, interdisciplinary look at solutions to the challenges facing food systems and regional innovations. Prerequisite or corequisite: SFS 120, or permission of instructor.
SFS 230Food and Agriculture Law and Policy. 4. The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the complex legal web comprising our food system and to cultivate a ?systems thinking? approach for our analysis, and, from there, to effectively apply that knowledge and analysis in food and agriculture advocacy endeavors. Prerequisite or corequisite: SFS 120, or permission of instructor
The purpose of this course is to provide an introduction to the complex legal web comprising our food system and to cultivate a ?systems thinking? approach for our analysis, and, from there, to effectively apply that knowledge and analysis in food and agriculture advocacy endeavors. Prerequisite or corequisite: SFS 120, or permission of instructor.
SFS 410Senior Capstone. 4. This course has been designed as a student-driven, project-based capstone for Sustainable Food Systems majors, and can serve as a student?s signature work. ENVS students or others with a background in sustainable food may also be eligible to take the course. Students will decide on, research, and develop a hands-on project involving the Guilford College farm and/or other sustainable food-related issues in the greater community. Students will present their projects at the annual ENSS Forum, and/or at GUS. Fulfills the Senior Seminar requirement for the Integrative Experience.Prerequisite: SFS 110, senior standing, and instructor permission1
This course has been designed as a student-driven, project-based capstone for Sustainable Food Systems majors, and can serve as a student?s signature work. ENVS students or others with a background in sustainable food may also be eligible to take the course. Students will decide on, research, and develop a hands-on project involving the Guilford College farm and/or other sustainable food-related issues in the greater community. Students will present their projects at the annual ENSS Forum, and/or at GUS. Fulfills the Senior Seminar requirement for the Integrative Experience.
SFS 490Departmental Honors. 4. 5800 West Friendly Avenue Greensboro NC 27410 336.316.2000 admission@guilford.edu Information For
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