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Program Code
SAG
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Ontario College Graduate Certificate
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Ontario College Graduate Certificate
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Please note: Students pay tuition and fees for 2 semesters (Semesters 1 and 2 when courses are based on-campus). Students pay a co-op fee of approximately $558.00 for the co-op semester during the summer.
Throughout the Sustainable Agriculture program you will:
Farming practices in the program are based on the principles of environmental stewardship, farmer profitability, social responsibility and community health.
The 16-week, on-farm, co-op experience over the summer creates opportunities for specialization. Previous co-ops have included national and international farm locations as well as work with urban food advocacy groups and farmers.
Students are eligible to apply for Fleming College scholarships and bursaries.
Graduates have started their own small-scale farm operations, are working for not for profit farm organizations, and managing farmers' markets. Other opportunities include: promoting agri-tourism and local food, coordinating community gardens, and managing farm-to-school programs.
The Indigenous Perspectives Designation (IPD) is an option available to students studying in the Community and Justice Services program. To qualify for the IPD, students must take and successfully complete GNED49 - Introduction to Indigenous Studies and GNED128 - Indigenous Knowledges, along with a minimum of four approved co-curricular Indigenous events or experiences that will be incorporated into the final portfolio assignment in GNED128. The student’s transcript will indicate the IPD designation. Upon graduation, students with an IPD will have a strong foundational basis in Indigenous Studies, and a designation that will be marketable in the employment sector.
Read a recent article about two graduates who launched their own organic farm.
Students applying to Sustainable Agriculture (Co-op) must meet the following requirements:
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