Introduction to Global Agroecology
Fall 2025 Online Certificate Course
Introduction to Global Agroecology
Explore the transformative world of agroecology with MESA’s online certificate course! Intro to Global Agroecology features international grassroots community leaders, offering diverse perspectives on a range of critical topics. Grow your global networks and learn about seed sovereignty, soil health, agroforestry and more this Fall 2025.
Course Overview
The Introduction to Global Agroecology course offers an immersive learning experience for those interested in applying agroecology principles across diverse cultural and ecological contexts. Through dialogue, reflection, and collaboration with global partners, participants explore themes such as food sovereignty, soil health, seed saving, agroforestry, biodiversity, community education, and social change. The course emphasizes two-way learning and encourages students to critically examine global food systems, environmental justice, and reciprocity while grounding their work in local and Indigenous knowledge. Participants develop a global agroecology project focused on real-world application and cross-cultural collaboration, leaving the course with practical tools, a broader global perspective, and a deeper commitment to advancing equitable and sustainable food systems.
Expand your global literacy in the practices, politics, and science of agroecology with MESA’s
12 live online learning sessions this Fall!
Course Dates: OCTOBER 13 – NOVEMBER 19, 2025
Course Times: MONDAYS & WEDNESDAYS from 4 PM – 5:30 PM PACIFIC TIME
Course Platforms: ZOOM & GOOGLE CLASSROOM
Course Details
Emily Kuhn joined the MESA team in 2023, freshly invigorated by an agroecology exchange as a Fulbright researcher in Ecuador. After earning her Bachelors’ in Environmental Sociology and Spanish from Pitzer College, she spent a year recording oral histories with Kichwa elders in support of culturally grounded intercultural bilingual education for migrant youth.
Guided by her perennial experiences in community education and rooted in the belief that fresh food is sacred, Em weaves insights from her work as a farmer in Southern California into her facilitation of MESA’s Introduction to Global Agroecology Course.
