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