Center for Agroecology, UCSC

Two women exchange a bunch of leafy greens at an outdoor farmers market stand, with baskets of fresh lettuce, citrus fruits, and yellow peppers displayed on a red tablecloth.
Aerial view of a rural agricultural landscape featuring rectangular crop fields, greenhouses, farm buildings, and cultivated gardens surrounded by rolling grassy hills, trees, and winding roads.
Exterior view of the Cowell Coffee Shop, featuring a green awning above the entrance, wooden stairs with metal handrails, and an elevated outdoor seating area where visitors gather.
Name
Center for Agroecology, UCSC
Description
For more than 50 years, students, apprentices, and community members have learned organic growing at the Alan Chadwick Garden (founded 1967) and the UCSC Farm (founded 1971), both managed by this UC Santa Cruz center. Its broader mission is to advance agroecology and equitable food systems through education, participatory research, extension, and public service. That work includes support for small farmers and for student access to affordable organic food.
Type
en Research Center
Founded
1967
Climate & Ecology Themes
Food Systems and Seed Sovereignty
Soil and Subsurface Systems
Land Stewardship and Conservation
Concepts
Care and Reciprocity
Ecological Domain / Habitat
Agricultural / Working Lands
Methods & Approaches
Education and Pedagogy
Participatory Research
Community-Based Practice
Discipline / Field
Agroecology
Natural Sciences
Audience / Engagement
Community
Classroom and Formal Education
Geographic Scope
Site-Specific / Single Site
Location
Santa Cruz, California
Website
https://agroecology.ucsc.edu
Rights
Rights held by institution
Current Status
Active
Item sets
California Art & Climate Archive
UC Santa Cruz
Media
Two women exchange a bunch of leafy greens at an outdoor farmers market stand, with baskets of fresh lettuce, citrus fruits, and yellow peppers displayed on a red tablecloth.Tabling for the Center of Agroecology, Farm UCSC
Aerial view of a rural agricultural landscape featuring rectangular crop fields, greenhouses, farm buildings, and cultivated gardens surrounded by rolling grassy hills, trees, and winding roads.Center of Agroecology, Farm UCSC
Exterior view of the Cowell Coffee Shop, featuring a green awning above the entrance, wooden stairs with metal handrails, and an elevated outdoor seating area where visitors gather.Cowell Coffee Shop