| | Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems - Specialization in Small-Scale Farming (B.Sc.) | | |
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| School | Trent University | | |
| Location | Peterborough, ON, Canada | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 8,753
Full-time Graduate: 248 | | |
| Degree | Bachelor | | |
| Honours | | | |
| Co-op | | | |
| Length | 3 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | 70% to 100% | | |
| Prerequisites | - Grade12 English (ENG4U)
- Grade12 Biology
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| Prerequisites Notes | Applicants are required to have: an Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), a minimum of six Grade 12 4U or 4M courses, including program specific prerequisites, a minimum 70% overall final average, SBI4U, and ENG 4U with a minimum of 60%. SBI4U is required. | | |
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| Scholarships | 3 scholarship(s) | | |
| Description | The Specialization in Small-scale Farming provides students in Trent’s one-of-a-kind Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems (B.A. or B.Sc.) program with a comprehensive background and hands-on experience in growing food and contributing to resilient regional food systems. Through a new, intensive hands-on field course, that covers the principles of vegetable and field crops in terms of sustainable management on the Trent Model Farm, students study the principles to cultivate crops including field preparing, soil and nutrient management, seeding, pest management, irrigation techniques, harvest and post-harvest. | | |
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