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sustainability

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Webpages:

Beech Hill Farm
www.coa.edu/farms/beech-hill-farm/
Peggy Rockefeller Farms
www.coa.edu/farms/peggy-rockefeller-farms/
Farming & Food Systems
www.coa.edu/academics/areas-of-study/farming-food-systems/

Stories:

NEWS

Tiny House, Design, and Build [The Republican Journal]

Lilyanna Sollberger ’16 commences her journey to join the tiny home movement by enrolling in a six-day intensive workshop hosted on an organic farm in Waldo County, Maine.
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‘Maine Eats’ Exhibit Digs into Evolution of State’s Cuisine [Portland Press Herald]

A showcase at the Maine Historical Society, including a giant sandwich from College of the Atlantic, explores everything from iconic lobster and spuds to the more modern sustainability movement.
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Stone’s Throw from the Ocean [Palisadian-Post]

A new interdisciplinary book from Conservation International Executive Vice President and Chief Scientist Dr. Gregory Stone ’82 makes waves on the West Coast — even garnering an endorsement from famed actor Harrison Ford.

Courses:

Faculty:

Gray Cox

Faculty, Philosophy, Peace Studies, & Language Learning
Jay Friedlander

Faculty, Sustainable Business
Reuben Hudson

Faculty, Chemistry

Residences:

Kathryn W. Davis Village