We work closely with industry groups and our students benefit from these longstanding connections. Our graduates go on to positions with state and federal agencies, nonprofit organizations, educational institutions, and green commercial industries. Many are entrepreneurial business owners. Our academic programs are designed to provide a springboard for students, preparing them for a multifaceted career in our increasingly complex and changing field of land use and management.
After ¶¶Òõ̽̽
Jonalyn Burt
Ecological Agriculture Major, Class of 2019
After graduation, senior Jonalyn Burt will return to her hometown of New London, NH where she'll be heading up operations at . The ecological agriculture major is graduating at the top of her class and has received numerous awards for her academic achievements, including recognition as an Outstanding Undergraduate Student in Horticulture and a Collegiate Scholar by the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS). With minors in food systems and animal science, Jonalyn dug in at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ as a student in EQUUS, ¶¶Òõ̽̽’s horse management course, and leader in the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Salsa Society. Congrats, Jonalyn!
Josh Cohen
Sustainable Landscape Minor, Class of 2010
After graduating from ¶¶Òõ̽̽ in 2010, Josh started a simple landscape business that has morphed into a premier design company working with commercial clients, private residences, condominium communities and federal and state projects. Originally know as the Grass Gauchos, now known as .
Jackson Renshaw
Ecological Agriculture, Class of 2012
After graduation, Jackson started a food truck specilizing in serving healthy meals to low-income neighborhoods of Boston. Jackson dreams of the day when, inspired by Fresh Food Generation, legions of food trucks with locally grown food drive into poor neighborhoods in cities everywhere.
Brent Bullock
Sustainable Landscape Horticulture, Class of 2002
Brent, a 6th generation farmer in Cream Ridge, N.J., has combined his love of farming and beer in his business, y where he oversees production of fine ales using their own farm grown ingredients.
Sam Hoadley
Sustainable Landscape Horticulture, Class of 2012
After graduation Sam was hired full time with the as lead horticulturalist with Longwood Gardens in Philidelphia. After honing his skills in this prestigious garden, he moved on to Mt. Cuba in Delaware where he is currently involved in a trial with 75 different types of Echinacea.
Mike Lamb
Ecological Agriculture, 2011
Mike is a cellar specialist at in Freestone, CA. Prior to this, Mike traveled and workd in far flung places, both Australia at Capel Vale Wines and New Zealand with Delegats Wine Estate. Like many of our former students he has made a career working in the horticultural industry associated with wine making.
Sam Hughes
Sam Hughes, Ecological Agriculture, 2013
Sam is currently employed with the Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory in Salisbury Cove, Maine. He is preparing solutions for fluorescent in situ hybridizations of zebrafish kidney. .
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- Sarah Ard ECAG, '07 - Minuteman Regional HS teacher, Lexington, MA
- Alissa Boochever, ECAG '15 - Associate Faculty, College of the Redwoods, CA
- Katherine Brewer, SLH '16 - Plant Collections Specialist, Longwood Gardens, Kennett Square, PA
- Peter Brittain, SLH '02 - Vice President, Coast Land Development, Chesterfield, NJ
- Eli Coniglio, SLH '16 - Construction Administrator at Norris Design, and currently working on his Masters at U Colorado, Denver
- Alison Ellis, PSS '01 - Owner , Jericho, VT
- Peter Follett, PSS '80 - , USDA, Hilo, HI
- Kristof Grina ECAG '12 - co-founder , Washington, DC
- Sam Hoadley, SLH '12- lead horticulturalist
- Sam Hughes, ECAG '13- lab technician and researcher Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory ME
- Joseph Ibrahim, PSS '03 - , CA
- Syliva Jope-Dalinghaus PSS '03- owner Old World Garden Design, VT
- Eion Kenny, ECAG '14 - Consultant, , Boston, MA
- Michael Lamb ECAG '11 - Cellar specialist at in Freestone, CA
- Kate Turcotte, ECAG '09 - Owner, Orb Weaver Cheese, Monkton VT
- Derek Williams, ECAG ' 08 - Assistant Director, Adult Education at River Valley Technical Ctr, Springfield, VT