Meet All Our Instructors
We are planning to offer the following classes online. All courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.
Fall Semester (Sept. 2 – Dec. 9, 2025)
- STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS; 4cr)
- STOCKSCH 101 – Exploring the Wonders and Applications of Entomology (2 cr)
- STOCKSCH 106 – Soil Science and Management
- STOCKSCH 108 – Intro to Botany (4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 110 – Sustainable Horticulture
- STOCKSCH 119 – Building a Sustainable Homestead
- STOCKSCH 166 – Practical Beekeeping
- STOCKSCH 171 – Plagues, Food & People (4cr – GenED – BS)
- STOCKSCH 184 – Raising Dairy Goats Sustainably (odd years)
- STOCKSCH 200 – Plant Propagation
- STOCKSCH 256 – Native Food Systems (formerly STK 290STC)
- STOCKSCH 270 – Sustainable Soil and Crop Management (even years)
- STOCKSCH 280 – Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants (GenEd-BS 4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 290Q – Sustainably Raising Poultry
- STOCKSCH 290R – Industrial Hemp Production (even years)
- STOCKSCH 320 – Organic Vegetable Production
- STOCKSCH 365 – Hydroponics & Aquaponics (4 cr) NOTE: if you don’t have the pre-requisite, please contact the instructor and request permission to enroll)
- STOCKSCH 386 – Sustainable Site Design and Planning
- STOCKSCH 525 – Mycology (4 credits) new
- STOCKSCH 580 – Soil Fertility
Winter Term (Dec. 19 – Jan. 28, 2026)
- STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4cr)
- STOCKSCH 104 – Plant Nutrients (2 credits)
- STOCKSCH 281 – Topics in Herbalism I (2 credits)
- STOCKSCH 290 A – Intro to Agroforestry
- STOCKSCH 290 STA – Intro to Food and Agricultural Law (odd years)
- STOCKSCH 354 – Non-profit Management for Community Food Programs (even years)
- STOCKSCH 382 – Professional Development in Sustainable Food and Farming (3 cr,- satisfies Junior Writing requirement for SFF majors)
Spring Semester (Jan. 29 – May 8, 2026)
- STOCKSCH 165 – Intro to Sustainable Ag and Food Systems
- STOCKSCH 172 – Plants in Our World (4 cr – GenED – SI)
- STOCKSCH 186 – Introduction to Permaculture
- STOCKSCH 209 – Holistic Fruit Production
- STOCKSCH 211 – Pasture Management (offered in odd years)
- STOCKSCH 255 – Herbaceous Plants
- STOCKSCH 263 – Agricultural Leadership & Community-based Education
- STOCKSCH 266 – Farm Management, Planning and Marketing
- STOCKSCH 282 – Topics in Herbalism II (Topics in Herbalism I is not required to take Herbalism II- 2 credits)
- STOCKSCH 284 – Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms
- STOCKSCH 301 – General Plant Pathology (3)
- STOCKSCH 315 – Greenhouse Management (4 credit) (If you don’t have prerequisite for this class, please contact the instructor to request permission to enroll)
- STOCKSCH 358 – Social Permaculture: Building Resilient Communities (alternate years; next in 2027)
- STOCKSCH 379 – Agricultural Systems Thinking (satisfies IE requirement for SFF majors – contact the instructor for permission if you don’t have the prerequisite).
- STOCKSCH 387 – Global Food Systems
- STOCKSCH 510 – Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases
- STOCKSCH 587 – Phyto/Bioremediation (If you don’t have prerequisite, contact the instructor to request permission to enroll)
Full Summer (May 18 – Aug. 14, 2026)
- STOCKSCH 106 –Soil Science and Management
- STOCKSCH 108 – Intro to Botany (4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 109 – Insects of Ornamentals (odd years) If you don’t have prerequisite for this class, please contact the instructor to request permission to enroll
- STOCKSCH 379 – Agricultural Systems Thinking (satisfies IE requirement for SFF majors – contact the instructor for permission if you don’t have the prerequisite) Tentative – if you need this course to graduate this year, please enroll in the spring course.
- STOCKSCH 581 – Integrated Pest Management (4 cr)
Summer I (May 18 – June 30, 2026)
- STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4 cr)
- STOCKSCH 111 – Intro to Plant Pathology (2 cr)
- STOCKSCH 268 – Raising Cows, Sheep & Goats
- STOCKSCH 290SP – Seed Production (NEW)
- STOCKSCH 382 – Professional Development in Sustainable Food and Farming (satisfies Junior Writing requirement for SFF majors – contact the instructor for permission if you don’t have the prerequisite)
Summer II (July 6 – August 14, 2026)
- STOCKSCH 117 – Agricultural Chemistry (3 cr )
- STOCKSCH 120 – Organic Farming & Gardening (GenEd-BS-4cr)
- STOCKSCH 210 – Retail Floral Design
- STOCKSCH 258 – Urban Agriculture (even years)
- STOCKSCH 281 – Topics in Herbalism I (2 cr)
- STOCKSCH 378 – Intro to Agroecology (odd years)