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Start your own small farm or business. Learn sustainable ways of living. Use organic systems to grow food. Become an important contributor to your local community.
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Grow Your Career with Sustainable Food & Farming Systems!
Students in Sustainable Food and Farming Systems learn to design and manage a small farm enterprise. They study the principles of sustainable agriculture, including non-chemical pest and soil management; investigate organic, local, and urban agriculture systems; and consider the resilience of the American food system. The Purdue student farm provides hands-on experience. This comprehensive, science-based degree program can prepare you to manage low-input farming enterprises or for a professional career in many other agricultural and environmental fields.
1 in 2 Purdue Horticulture Students Received Scholarships.
1 in 2 Purdue Horticulture Students Received Scholarships.
Career Opportunities
- Arboreta and botanic gardens
- Biomedical research firms
- Biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies
- Chemical and fertilizer companies
- Food distributors
- Food processing companies
- Garden centers
- Golf courses
- Greenhouse flower and vegetable growers
- High schools
- Historical sites
- Irrigation companies
- Junior colleges and universities
- Landscape construction companies
- Landscape design companies
- Landscape management companies
- Local, state and federal parks
- Magazines
- Nature preserves
- Nurseries
- Orchards
- Recreational and professional sports complexes
- Resorts and theme parks
- Seed companies
- Sod producers
- Government agencies
- University Extension Service
- Vegetable growers
- Vineyards
- Yard and garden supply companies
Connect with Us
Choose what works best for you!
- Schedule an Appointment - BoilerConnect
- Call HLA Office of Student Services at (765) 494-1302 (see hours below)
- Send us an email: hlacareers@purdue.edu
The HLA Office of Student Services is open from 8 am to noon and 1 to 5 pm, Monday through Friday, except on University holidays.
Benjamin VanDyke, Academic Advisor
Phone: (765) 496-6433
Email: bhvandyk@purdue.edu