Agroecology

Neva Grace Brescia stands in a horticultural greenhouse with flowering plants.

Apr 28, 2025

Student Spotlight: Neva Grace Brescia

Cultivating a Passion for Urban Agriculture With more than 350 students enrolled in our associate, undergraduate, and graduate programs, North Carolina State University’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences is…

NC State agroecology student Jaleel Hewitt harvest sweetpotatoes in the field.

Apr 8, 2024

Jaleel Hewitt: Growing Caribbean Dreams

Jaleel Hewitt is a senior majoring in agroecology with big plans for sustainable agriculture in the Caribbean starting with his family farm in Jamaica.

Sep 18, 2023

Evelyn McAdam: Weaving the Fabric of Sustainable Agriculture

Evelyn McAdam, a junior Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems major, conducted a research fellowship in Amanda Cardoso’s crop physiology lab, researching flood response in fiber hemp.

Two women discussing a plan for seedlings.

Oct 17, 2022

Schroeder-Moreno Appointed as CEFS Director

Professor Michelle Schroeder-Moreno has been appointed director of the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) after serving as interim director following Nancy Creamer's retirement.

Apr 23, 2020

Student Spotlight: Mary Grace Phillips, Full-Time Student & Healthcare Worker

We talked with Mary Grace Phillips, a Crop and Soil Sciences undergraduate, about experiencing the COVID-19 fight first-hand. She is a junior majoring in agroecology and community food systems while working full time in the healthcare field.

Long shot of a farm with students and greenhouse in the background

Jan 27, 2020

Agroecology Students Build Sustainable Food Forest

The Agroecology Education Farm at NC State has an exciting new project taking root, which will offer long-term opportunities for students and the NC State community to learn about the sustainable cultivation of fruit trees.

Michelle Schroeder-Moreno Receives national USDA teaching award

Dec 9, 2019

Agroecology Professor Receives National USDA Teaching Award

NC State’s Department of Crop and Soil Sciences congratulates Michelle Schroeder-Moreno, professor of Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, for receiving the USDA National Excellence in College and University Teaching Award for Food and Agriculture Sciences.

Paul Cockson, Agroecology undergraduate major

Sep 28, 2018

Student Spotlight: Young Minds of International Horticultural Science

Mar 29, 2018

NC State Dining Executive Chef Adam Smith Relies on Agroecology Education Farm Crops

“Whatever’s in season, we try to fold that into our menu items and our offerings daily, to showcase that it’s as local as it gets.”

Mar 5, 2018

Reuben Wilson’s Long and Winding Road Leads to his Academic Home: Soil

“What I’ve always wanted to do is help the North Carolina farmer. My dad, my friends’ fathers, people I’ve worked for; they’re some of the hardest working people in the state, and if I can use what I’ve learned here to assist them in any way possible, that’s my ultimate goal.”