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  • ENV 2002: Food Preservation

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    Throughout most of human history, domestic-scale food preservation has been of vital significance. Today, as an alternative to industrially processed products, small-scale food preservation can play an integral role in sustaining locally-based food systems. This course gives students the opportunity to investigate the history, theory, and practice of such traditional means of food preservation as lactic fermentation, pickling, drying, salting, and root cellar storage of seasonal products, such as fish, herbs, fruits, and vegetables. Students will learn the fundamentals of preservation processes through hands-on, in-class, and field-based activities and experiences, and, in particular, work in collaboration with Green Mountain College's Cerridwen Farm in doing group projects demonstrating principles of food preservation with portions of the fall season's harvest. The course will survey the history and diversity of food preservation practices and technologies that have evolved in response to the problems of place tropical vs. temperate), and scale home use vs. market commodity). It will explore different processes, ranging from ancient techniques to more modern methods, for preserving a diversity of local products and investigate how they were preserved in different types of traditional food systems hunting-gathering, pastoral, and farming). 3 credits.
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  • ENV 2010: Introduction to Geographic Information Systems

    4.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    A geographic information system is a computer-based system that stores, retrieves, visualizes, queries, and analyzes digital data. This data can represent such actualities as topography, soils, population, infectious disease outbreaks, areas of pollution, town zoning, rivers, town boundaries, and protected environments. GIS is used to address numerous areas of inquiry, including: 1) natural and social sciences, 2) community planning, 3) resource management, 4) habitat assessment & ecological monitoring, 5) environmental modeling, and many others. This class will introduce you to the fundamental theories and concepts of a GIS, cartographic design, database management, spatial analysis, and provide hands on experience through a service-learning project. 4 credits.
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  • ENV 2015: Environmental Advocacy,Public Policy & Corporate Responsibility

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    Throughout history, citizen action has brought about significant changes in public policies and corporate behavior for environmental and social improvement. This course investigates the role that individuals and advocacy groups play in the development of environmental policy and demanding corporate environmental responsibility. The full range of options for citizen participation in the democratic and market processes are reviewed. 3 credits.
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  • ENV 2019: Special Topics on Energy & the Environment

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    This course offers students an opportunity to conduct an in-depth investigation of a current topic on energy and the environment. Each time the course is offered, it will focus on a different topic. Topics may include transportation, electric utility deregulation, renewable energy, or energy use and global climate change. A topic for the course will be selected from current issues facing society and based on students' interests. This is a policy-oriented course that is designed to provide students with a hands-on, research-oriented learning experience. 3 credits.
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  • ENV 2060: Biodiversity Issues in Agriculture:Seeds & Trees

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    This course will take a comparative approach to understanding the role of biodiversity in agriculture using cultural, biological, and geographic perspectives. It will cover the emergence and diffusion of crop diversity in different traditional agricultural systems, and trace the erosion of this heritage with the rise of scientific breeding and industrial agriculture. We will also investigate a range of contemporary agrobiodiversity issues: ex situ vs. in situ conservation, participatory breeding, global policy, the threat of GM genetically modified) crops, and the relationship between biological and cultural diversity. 3 credits.
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  • ENV 2061: Biodiversity Issues in Agriculture:Livestock

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    A diverse array of livestock breeds are disappearing across the globe at alarming rates. The landscapes, management practices, and cultural traditions associated with these livestock are also threatened. The remaining predominate breeds suffer from perilous genetic erosion. This course will examine the conservation strategies and issues surrounding rare breeds of livestock in the U.S. and abroad. 3 credits.
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  • ENV 2067: Animal Husbandry

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    Appropriate animal husbandry is a critical economic, ecological, and ethical element of farming. This course will provide an overview of basic physiological processes and needs of common livestock species, with an emphasis on management techniques that can help maximize livestock health and minimize veterinary investments and interventions. 3 credits.
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  • ENV 2070: Appropriate Technologies in Agriculture

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    Students will be expected to work five hours on the farm plus take a share of daily chores maximum two hours a week). In addition, they will spend six to nine hours a week in curricular activities as outlined below. The course will feature experiential learning and independent study and research in addition to an average of four contact hours each week, equivalent to a standard 15-week term's contact hours. 3 credits.
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  • ENV 2090/3090: Independent Study

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    Independent reading, research, and project work with individual conferences and evaluation. By permission of instructor only. 3 credits.
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  • ENV 2100: Renewable Energy Technology & Applications

    3.00 Credits
    Green Mountain College (Closed)

    Most of us are aware that society's current energy systems are unsustainable, but few of us can clearly articulate why or what the alternatives may be. This course begins with an assessment of the energy problem and then provides an overview of various renewable energy technologies and their applications. Students will learn about the latest developments in solar energy technology, wind power, geothermal, ocean energy and hydroelectric power production. This course emphasizes a quantitative assessment of the resource potential for each form of renewable energy and the challenges associated with large-scale deployment of these systems. Finally, the course highlights the different policy and regulatory approaches to promote greater energy efficiency and increased use of clean, renewable forms of energy. 3 credits. Special Topics in Environmental Studies ENV 3000 This course is an advanced reading and/or research seminar on issues, theories and/or methods in environmental studies. The course may be repeated for credit if the topic has changed. 3 credits. Building Sustainable Communities ENV 3004/SUS 3003 This upper level course will provide students with an understanding of the tools and philosophy required to rebuild and grow communities in ways that respect natural resources and promote diversity human, natural and economic) and grassroots empowerment. Using case study and perhaps field-based approaches, students will study such techniques as asset-based mapping, Natural Step analysis, growth management, and watershed protection. Additionally, students will learn the fundamentals of financing sustainable community projects. Examples include financing redevelopment of industrial sites, pollution prevention, passive solar systems for residential, commercial, and municipal buildings, watershed agreements, and the like. For this part of the course, guest lecturers from the Vermont National Bank's "Socially Responsible Banking Fund" program may be invited. 3 credits Environmental Law ENV 3011 This course is a survey of the leading federal and state statutes and cases on environmental issues. Questions examined during the course of the semester include: Who can bring suit on environmental issues What results from those lawsuits How effective are federal and state statutes and regulations in solving environmental problems How are the implementation and enforcement of environmental statutes affected by the interactions between the branches of government Prerequisite: ENV 2011 Public Policy & the Environment. 3 credits.
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