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We are planning to offer the following classes online over the next year.  These classes may be taken individually or as part of our online 15- credit Certificate Program.  They will also count toward our online Associate of Science degree and our fully online B.S. degree  or transferred to other colleges and universities.

NOTE:  all courses are 3 credits unless otherwise indicated.

Fall Semester (Sept. 1 – Dec. 8, 2021)

• STOCKSCH 101 – Insects & Related Forms (2 cr, new 2021)
• 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 184 – Raising Dairy Goats Sustainably 
• STOCKSCH 269 – Raising Pigs and Poultry
• STOCKSCH 280 – Herbs, Spices and Medicinal Plants(GenEd-BS 4 cr)
• STOCKSCH 290N – Native Food Systems (new 2021)
• STOCKSCH 297AL – Agricultural Leadership and Community-based Education (new 2021)
• 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 – we will get you permission)
• STOCKSCH 386 – Sustainable Site Design and Planning
• STOCKSCH 510 – Management and Ecology of Plant Diseases 

also… 

• SUSTCOMM 335  – Plants in Landscape  (4cr)  – this online class may count toward your A.S. or B.S. online degree in Sustainable Food and Farming but to be sure, check with your adviser.  

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• STOCKSCH 290 M – Integrated Pest Management (2022)

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Winter Term (Dec. 17 – Jan. 13, 2022)

• STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4cr)
• STOCKSCH 104 – Plant Nutrients (2 cr) (new, Winter 2022)
• STOCKSCH 119 – Building a Sustainable Homestead (3 cr)
• STOCKSCH 297 L – Intro to Food and Agricultural Law (3 cr)
• STOCKSCH 354 – Non-profit Management for Community Food Programs (3 cr)
• STOCKSCH 382 – Professional Development in Sustainable Food and Farming  (3 cr,  required for SFF Bachelor students: satisfies Junior Writing requirement)
• STOCKSCH 397PB – Pollinator Biology & Habitat (1 cr) (new, pending approval)
• STOCKSCH 497 D – Sustainable Site Design Studio Intensive (2 cr)

NOTE:  Students are allowed to take up to 6 credits during  the winter term.  If you want to appeal this policy to take more, please contact Renee Ciulla for guidance.

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Spring Semester (Jan. 25 – May 4,  2022)

• STOCKSCH 186 – Introduction to Permaculture
• STOCKSCH 209 – Holistic Fruit Production
• STOCKSCH 211 – Pasture Management
• STOCKSCH 266 – Farm Management, Planning and Marketing
• STOCKSCH 268 – Raising Cows, Sheep & Goats
• STOCKSCH 290B – Cultivation of Edible Mushrooms 
• STOCKSCH 297 PA – Pastured Poultry
• STOCKSCH 315 – Greenhouse Management (4 credit, new in 2022)
• STOCKSCH 350 – Sustainable Soil and Crop Management (If you don’t have prerequisite for this class, please contact instructor to request permission to enroll)
• STOCKSCH 387 – Global Food Systems
• STOCKSCH 397 FJ – Social Permaculture for Food Justice
• STOCKSCH 476 Experiential Learning on Campus Farms and Gardens (new, 2022)
• STOCKSCH 580 – Soil Fertility 
• STOCKSCH 587 – Phyto/Bioremediation (If you don’t have  prereq class, please contact instructor to request permission to enroll)

also….

NRC 235  – Sensible Pruning for Beginners and Experts (2cr) 

To be offered in spring 2023 or later:

• Regenerative Hemp Production (Interested in this topic? If so, please email rciulla@umass.edu for educational opportunities)

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Summer I & II (May 19 – August 19, 2022)

• STOCKSCH 106 –Soil Science and Management
• STOCKSCH 108 – Intro to Botany (4 cr)

Summer I (May 19 –  June 30, 2022)

• STOCKSCH 117 – Agricultural Chemistry  (3 cr – 2022)
• STOCKSCH 171 – Plagues, Food and People: Ecology of Food and Disease (GenED-BS- 4 credits) 
• STOCKSCH 172 – Plants in Our World (4 cr – GenED – SI) 
• STOCKSCH 186 – Introduction to Permaculture
• STOCKSCH 320 – Organic Vegetable Production
• 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 11 – August 19, 2022)

• STOCKSCH 100 – Botany for Gardeners (GenEd-BS – 4 cr)
• STOCKSCH 111 – Introductory Plant Pathology (2 cr, New 2021)
• STOCKSCH 120 – Organic Gardening & Farming (GenEd-BS-4cr)
• STOCKSCH 258 – Urban Agriculture 
• STOCKSCH 265 – Sustainable Agriculture (3 cr)
• STOCKSCH 378 – Agroecology (tentative)
• STOCKSCH 281 – Topics in Herbalism (2 cr)
• STOCKSCH 379 – Agricultural Systems Thinking (satisfies IE requirement for SFF majors – contact the instructor for permission if you don’t have the prerequisite)

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FUTURE COURSES

We are working on adding these courses to our online class schedule…and please let us know if there is a topic you would like to see included!

• Horticultural Therapy
• Industrial Hemp Production
• Seed Production & Selling 
• Soil Ecology
• Dairy Production
• The Future of Food
• On Farm Trials and Experimentation
• Energy on the Farm
• Sustainable Fisheries
• Carbon Farming Solutions for Climate Change
• Decolonizing Botany: From the Herbarium to the Plantarium

If you have suggestions for courses you want to take, please contact Renee Ciulla.