Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems
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The UC Santa Cruz Center for Agroecology (formerly the Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems) is a research, education, and public service organization within the Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa Cruz.[1]
The center's history dates back to 1967 when the university hired Alan Chadwick to lead the creation of a Student Garden Project (now the Alan Chadwick Garden) on its new campus.[2] The center manages the 3-acre garden and a 30-acre farm located at the base of the UCSC campus.[3]
The center is known for its Apprenticeship Program which provides training in the concepts and practices of organic gardening and small-scale farming.[4] Other programs offered include undergraduate internships, on-farm research, farm tours, gardening workshops, and working to address student food insecurity.[5]
