$10,000 winner
School: Cornell
Year: Sophomore
Major: Interdisciplinary Studies (focus on Sustainable Agriculture and Agriculture Sciences)
“Sustainable agriculture means that the farm is managed with consideration of the future. It is working toward a goal where the farm …

$2,500 winner
School: Central Carolina Community College
Year: Freshman
Major: Sustainable Agriculture
“Sustainable agriculture, to me, is a way of working with or planet’s natural resources- healthy soil, clean water, a wide diversity of microbes, insects, and animals, …

$2,500 winner
School: Mount Olive College
Year: Incoming Freshman
Major: Horticulture and Ag. Sciences
“Sustainable agriculture means that something has the necessary ingredients to live, produce and thrive on its own with little interference.”

$2,500 winner
School: Cornell
Year: Junior
Major: Agricultural Sciences
“There is no one model for the sustainable farm; the future of farming will be like a patchwork quilt with each farm using different ideas to make the most of their resources; the soil, organic matter, …

$2,500 winner
School: Sewanee
Year: Sophomore
Major: Environmental Studies: Ecology & Biodiversity
“Sustainable agriculture protects cultural traditions and serves as a constantly evolving view into a given society’s values. Cultivation of crops maintains the …

$10,000 Winner
School: Utah State
PhD candidate in Range Science
“I view sustainable agriculture as a process by which farmers and ranchers manage plants and animals according to the parameters set by nature to meet basic human needs through changing conditions. “

$10,000 winner
School: UC Santa Cruz
PhD candidate in Environmental Science
“Sustainable use of the land can provide both stable wildlife habitat and continued harvests. The goal of my research is to help improve sustainable agricultural practices while simultaneously …

$10,000 winner
School: Michigan State
Masters in Community, Agriculture, Recreation & Resource Studies
“Helping communities to create and maintain sustainable, productive food systems necessarily sustains the strength and vitality of communities themselves. Strong, …

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