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Majoring in organics: North America's first and only degree program in organic agriculture models a holistic future for farming.
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Alternatives Journal
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July 1, 2006
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IN 1998, A PETITION was circulated among students at the University of Guelph calling for an academic course in organic agriculture. The result? Around 350 undergraduate students signed and Crop 3400: Introduction to Organic Agriculture was born.
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But the grassroots push for organic agriculture education at Guelph didn't stop with one course. Thanks to the persistence of a well-known professor of agriculture and passionate advocate of organics, and with the co-operation of a supportive dean, the University of Guelph created the first academic major in organic agriculture in North America. April of 2006 saw the end of the first school year for ...
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