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April 30, 2009
NAU Summer Courses in Sustainable Communities
Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities 2009 Summer Institute
If you are looking for an inspiring course or two to take for a few days during Flagstaff's beautiful summers, the Master of Arts in Sustainable Communities Summer Institute offers a number of short courses either for credit or as non-credit workshops. This summer, we will offer the following opportunities:
SUS 599: Southwest Agriculture
with Miguel Vasquez
Friday, May 15: 6:00PM-8:30PM, Saturday, May 16: 8:00AM-6:00PM, Sunday May 17: 9:00AM-1:30PM
Available for 1 unit of graduate credit, or as a non-credit workshop ($125).
The Southwest is an arid, precarious, and unpredictable environment for human habitation, and agriculture in particular. Yet people have farmed and sustained themselves here for as long as anywhere in North America. At a time of concerns over peak-oil, economic turmoil, and the viability of our food system, many of us are beginning to look beyond commodified production systems for ideas. Along with mindful innovations, many already time-tested techniques for sustainability have only to be revisited and relearned and the Southwest region provides a tremendous range of examples of agricultural ingenuity. Through discussions, films, and field trips to plant with Hopi elders and local gardeners, this class will explore diverse agricultural techniques used in the Southwest by both Natives and newcomers. Dr. Miguel Vasquez, an agricultural anthropologist on the NAU faculty, has farmed and worked with farmers in Norway, Mexico, Guatemala, the San Joaquin Valley, and at Hopi, Navajo, and Havasupai, for over 35 years.
To review the remaining course schedules use the following link:
www.cal.nau.edu/mls/
or contact Tamara Ramirez at:
928-523-0499
Summer Institute
M.A. in Sustainable Communities, NAU
PO Box 6039 Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6039
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