Food & Farming Minor

Over the past decade interest in food and farming has grown to the extent of giving birth to what some refer to as “The Food Movement.” Driven by the epidemic of obesity in the United States and by popular works, such as Michael Pollan’s Omnivore’s Dilemma, people, particularly college-age students, have become more conscious of what they eat and how their food is produced. This interest is reflected locally in the growing enrollments in courses related to food and farming at SUNY Plattsburgh and the development of our “garden” — plants and crops grown by students on land provided by the college.