Students minoring in Urban Agriculture acquire critical understandings and creative skills in three integrated areas: Food systems and food justice; Food production and distribution; and Community-building and collaboration.
Administrative Office
Kalmanovitz Hall, Room 120
Phone: (415) 422-5755
Melinda Stone, DirectorRequirements
The Minor in Urban Agriculture requires 20 units, as follows:
One introductory course (4 units)
Introduction to Urban Agriculture
Two courses in organic gardening (8 units)
ENVA - 130 Urban Agriculture: Fall
ENVA - 135 Urban Agriculture: Spring
Two electives (8 units) chosen from:
ANTH - 235 The Anthropology of Food
ARCD - 370 Construction Innovation lab
ARCD 400 Community Design Outreach
BUS - 304 Management & Organizational Dynamics
BUS - 389 Advanced Culinary Skills
ENGL - 235 Literature and the Environment
ENVA - 145 Community Garden Outreach
ENVA - 390 Special Topics in Urban Agriculture
HIST - 341 Feast and Famine: A History of Food
MS - 301 Green Media
Note: Before declaring the minor, students must meet with a faculty mentor for advising.
Learning Goals
Upon completing a minor in Urban Agriculture, students will be able to:
- Integrate diverse disciplinary perspectives to understand today's complex food systems - both dominant and alternative;
- Demonstrate an understanding of the food/environmental movement and contribute to various efforts taking place within San Francisco and the Bay Area;
- Master advanced skills in organic gardening and urban homesteading and demonstrate ability to grow, harvest, prepare, and preserve food grown in San Francisco; and
- Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively with others within USF's Garden Project and in community gardens and kitchens across the Bay Area.
