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Environmental & Sustainable Agriculture

Environmental & Sustainable Agriculture

HORTICULTURE (GREENHOUSE) | Credit: 2-4

Grades 9-12 Prerequisites: One Semester of Intro

Intro to Horticulture – Credit: .5

Intro to Horticulture is a half-year course that introduces students to the basics of plant science. Students learn through hands-on activities and gain experience in different areas of horticulture while building practical, real world skills.

Units of study include:

  • Botany
  • Safety
  • FFA
  • Floriculture
  • Basic Lanscaping
  • Holiday Sales (Christmas)
  • Plant Sales (Spring)
     

Horticulture 1 & 2 – Credits: 2

Grades 10-12. Prerequisite: one semester of Intro to Horticulture

Horticulture 1 & 2 are full year courses that build on the basics learned in Intro to Horticulture. Students continue developing their knowledge and hands-on skills through a variety of activities, projects and project-based learning experiences. The class focuses on both understanding plant science and applying those skills in real situations. It also helps to prepare students for more advanced horticulture classes, involvement in the FFA and careers in the green industry.

Units of study include:

  • Botany
  • Safety (OSHA10) 
  • FFA
  • Floriculture
  • Landscaping
  • Soils
  • Turf Management
  • Greenhouse Management
  • Sales & Marketing
  • Holiday Sales (Christmas)
  • Plant Sales (Spring)

Students in the program gain skills and knowledge through the learning-by-doing process. Class activities in the greenhouse and outdoor areas are complemented by other selected activities during the year.

A group of people work together, planting in black pots on a table.

A group of people work together, assembling evergreen wreaths indoors.

Seedlings sprout in trays, ready for planting.

Internship Opportunities

Agriculture

  • High Lawn Farm
  • Indian Line Farm
  • Taft Farms, Inc.
  • Woven Roots Farm
  • Windy Hill Farm, Inc.
     

Environment

  • Berkshire Grown
  • Berkshire National Fish Hatchery
  • Greenagers
  • Housatonic Valley Association
  • Trustee of Reservations
  • Western MA Center for Sustainable Aquaculture

Equestrian

  • Blue Rider Stables
  • Homefarm
  • Overmeade Farm
  • Sebring Stables
  • Solid Rock Farm
  • White Horse Hill
     

Forestry

  • Beartown State Forest
  • N.E. Woodland Management
  • Tom Farley Land Design

Horticulture

  • Bella Flora
  • Berkshire Botanical Garden
  • Ward's Nursery
     

Landscape

  • Great Barrington Cemetary
  • Guarda Services
  • John Field Tree (must be 18)
  • Nilson Landscape Services
  • Whalen Tree Services
     

Turf Management

  • Stockbridge Golf Course
  • Wyantenuck Country Club

Post-Secondary School Resources

Articulation Agreements w/ a link to the Schools that we are partnering with