Sustainable Food Systems - Mesa Community College - Southern & Dobson Campus

Sustainable Food Systems from Mesa Community College - Southern & Dobson Campus is a Campus Certificate Nutrition degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The Certificate of Completion (CCL) is designed for students who may already have a degree in a related or unrelated area or for those who have a personal interest in bringing the multi-faceted concept of Sustainable Food Systems to fruition. Course topics cover concepts supporting the real food movement, sanitation guidelines, basic principles and preparation techniques for the cooking and baking process. Our mission: We provide students a strong sustainable food systems foundation so that they become systems-oriented change agents. Our goals: We will contribute to the socially aware, skilled, entrepreneurial workforce in the emerging fields of organic agriculture and sustainable local food systems by educating students who will: stimulate the creation of green jobs. support the growth of community and school educational gardens. raise the level of environmental, health, safety, and social awareness. kindle the joy of growing, preparing, and eating real food with others . reorient resources, programs and policies. create opportunities for wholesome food to be available to all. shift control of the food supply to people in the local community. improve the freshness and nutritional quality of campus food. model self-reliance. Are you interested in local, healthful, fair, sustainable foods? Looking for like-minded students and faculty who support these initiatives, too? Are you interested in knowing how other urbanites are living this ?slow? lifestyle? If so, our new degree and certificate programs in Sustainable Food Systems may offer just the right career or personal interest pathway for you. Our program will empower you to use food practices that benefit others and the environment. You will also learn about: the slow or real food movement the way food is grown how and where food is purchased where, how, with whom food is eaten how the food waste is disposed how we can easily change this current system to be more human and earth friendly. Job Opportunities For students who work in the food, nutrition or agriculture sectors already, those with a personal interest in sustainable food practices, as well as those with no culinary, nutrition, or agriculture background, the Sustainable Food Systems degree/certificate will provide new and exciting opportunities in the emerging fields of organic agriculture and sustainable local food systems. Some of these jobs exist, some are just emerging, and some must be created and incorporated into sustainable food systems. View more details on Mesa Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Nutrition courses.