$2,500 winner
School: Cornell University
PhD candidate in Development Sociology
“Farmers of the 21st century will not only be tasked with growing food, but also with restoring and maintaining ecological functioning in a time of climate change. That is, the next …
Topic: “Ag Scholarship Winner”
$10,000 winner
School: University of California, Davis
PhD candidate in International Agriculture Development
“My commitment to sustainable agriculture is due the connection that I see between the basic human right to food and the basic human responsibility ot …
$2,500 winner
School: Daemen College
Year: Junior
Major: Global & Local Sustainability
“I believe that no matter the location of the agriculture–rural or urban–sustainable practices are holistic, regenerative, and beneficial to the Earth. Once people better …
$10,000 winner
School: University of California, Berkeley
PhD student in Environmental Science and Policy Management
“Colony Collapse Disorder provides us with a unique opportunity to look critically at the end results of our agricultural systems if we proceed without …
$2,500 winner
School: University of New Hampshire
PhD candidate in Agroecology, Natural Resources & Ear
“While the history of modern agriculture is not yet written, I hope that future analyses will point to a paradigm shift where the focus of agriculture expands to …
$10,000 winner
School: Pomona College
Year: Junior
Major: Environmental Analysis, focus in Sustainable Agriculture
“There are so many unanswered questions in sustainable agriculture, particularly in soil science: Are organic methods that replennish and sustain the soil …
$2,500 winner
School: University of San Francisco
Year: Junior
Major: Environmental ScienceMinor: Urban Agriculture
“It was not until I moved to an urban environment, the city of San Francisco, that I realized that my passion for food could be an avenue for positive …
$2,500 winner
School: University of California, Davis
Year: Junior
Major: Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems
“There is a feeling of competence worthiness, and ability to determine the course of your own life that occurs when you can sustain yourself physically …
$10,000 winner
School: Morrisville State College
Year: Rising Freshman
Major: Agricultural Business
“Growing up on a small, organic dairy farm has significantly impacted my life…But even though our farm won an award for sustainable farming practices as far as …
$10,000 winner
School: University of Vermont
Year: Junior
Major: Environmental Studies
“As today’s food system grows in complexity and we focus on local foods, it’s also important to remember to think of food and farm systems on a global scale. Everyone, …
