Food Justice and Resilient Communities, Certificate

Certificate in Food Justice & Resilient Communities
Location: AU New England
Credits for Degree: 9 semester credits
Standard Mode of Instruction: Classroom, Fieldwork
Standard time to completion: 10 months

Program Overview

Keene, New Hampshire, is committed to becoming the “healthiest community in America” by 2020 (Healthy Monadnock). The “Farm to School” movement is reshaping school lunch programs across the U.S. And various efforts are improving access to healthy food and reducing food insecurity across the globe.

AUNE’s Community Garden Connections (CGC) has several robust food justice and garden education programs to complement this certificate, including community-based gardens, workplace gardens, and campus gardens. Over 500 community members participate in CGC programming annually.

Program Length

The certificate can be completed within 32 weeks. Food Justice and Resilient Communities certificate courses meet one day/week or as intensives, aligned with our current Environmental Studies’ delivery models.

Current Tuition and Fees

University Tuition and Fees