(PG Dip. and PG Cert. also available)

This course is a collaboration between CAT and Schumacher college. For further information please contact Schumacher college or visit their website.

Join the growers, leaders and agents of change at the forefront of new thinking for resilient, sustainable and healthy food systems.

As global population hits 7 billion in 2011, we need to consider how our food systems will cope in the coming years. Can they produce enough? Are they resilient to an unpredictable climate and shortages in land, water and fossil fuels? How can growers become ecologically and financially sustainable?

This course explores research and practice that will meet the social, ecological and economic challenges our food systems face in the 21st Century. Drawing from projects and strategies around the world, we offer a unique and transformative blend of practical and academic learning from Schumacher College, the Eden Project, the Centre for Alternative Technology and Plymouth University.

“This MSc is about helping people to become agents of positive change. But it is also important to equip them with the immediate skills to get appropriate work now.”
John Ellison, Head of Strategic Learning, Eden Project

Another way is possible

Learn about:

• Systems and Sustainability
• Plant science and production
• Horticulture Design and Practice
• Agro-diversity and Ethno-botany
• Resource Use
• New Food Economy
• Post-carbon Food

“This course looks at food in a truly sustainable way from the perspectives of production, ecology and people.”
David Riddle, National Land Use Director, National Trust

“There is no other course that provides the insights and tools to facilitate the transition of the horticultural sector towards a resilient future.”
Andrew Brown, Kadoorie Farm and Botanical Garden, Hong Kong

“This MSc looks at the nature of the problems we face and the strategies to solve them, but also shows people who need jobs how they can get seriously and practically involved.”
Colin Tudge, writer, biologist and activist

This course is a collaboration between CAT and Schumacher college.

For more information and booking visit:
http://www.schumachercollege.org.uk
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