Barnard’s 2-Week Sustainable Food and the City introduces students to the U.S food system, examining food production, distribution, consumption, and waste management through four key lenses: agriculture; health, policy and justice; food systems and climate change; and soil health.

Non-credit

Residential

Commuter

Accepts International Students

Financial Aid

Final project

Application fee waiver

Each week, students will explore farms all across the city and New York state to learn hands-on from farmers growing our food. The program will invite experts and professionals from each unit to guide student's learning experience. Students will take a deep dive into each of these units to imagine a food system that produces food in an ecologically mindful way while supporting our communities and the planet.
Program Objectives
Agriculture: Students will explore how sustainable farming practices are applied in a real world environment, and have the opportunity to work hands-on at a local farm.
Health, policy and justice: Students will research and analyze food policies and with a focus on health and wellness, food recovery efforts and food insecurity initiatives in NYC.
Food systems and climate change: Students will evaluate how climate change is putting our food systems at risk and contribution of agriculture to climate change, as well as to climate solutions.
Soil Health: Healthy soil is the foundation of productive, sustainable agriculture. Students will evaluate the three components of soil health which include soil coverage, biodiversity and composting, and soil disturbance.

Final project: The students will get an opportunity to choose a unit of interest and culminate a final project.

Students are permitted to enroll in both Session 1 and Session 2 ONLY if they are not applying for the Session 1b Pre-Baccalaureate Program as that runs from June-August and conflicts with Session 1 and Session 2 dates.

Please note that no interim housing will be offered between sessions

Session 2 Institutes

Jul 23 - Aug 04

2 weeks

Residential

6040 USD

Session 2 Institutes

Jul 23 - Aug 04

2 weeks

Commuter

5182 USD

Tuition must be paid in full by May 26th. There will be no refunds after June 15th, 2023

Financial Aid

Each year our office is able to provide a limited amount of need-based financial aid to students. Our aid is need based ONLY. Our office does not provide merit based scholarships.
Financial Aid is only available for our Summer Programs.
Our office does not provide financial aid for international students.
To be considered for financial aid, students must submit the required financial aid application and documents along with their Pre-College Program Application.
DEADLINE TO APPLY: Friday, February 10, 2023