Academic Support Programs
STEM Engagement for the Enrichment of Diverse Students (SEEDS)
- Co-enroll in the interdisciplinary team-taught course "Transnational approaches to Sustainable Food Futures" at SDSU (Spring semesters)
- Work experience opportunities to conduct undergraduate research in sustainable food and agriculture (stipends available)
- Faculty and peer mentoring for Mesa students in all disciplines
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Transfer bridge program to SDSU and future opportunities for international field studies
These opportunities are provided as part of a new interdisciplinary educational project focused on the significance of indigenous and immigrant food and agriculture practices on both sides of the US-Mexico border and their potential to build more equitable and sustainable food systems.
The primary goal is to attract and support undergraduate and graduate students from underrepresented groups to prepare them for careers related to the food, agriculture, and natural resources systems and sciences.
Check out SDSU's Transtional Approaches to Sustainable Food Systems website and learn about their interdisciplinary food studies minor.
Spring 2025 paid internships
See the SEEDS Scholars website for more information and the internship application (due November 10, 2024).
Interest List
terramesa garden
Upcoming Events
Garden 31 Workshop Series
PAST Events
2023-2024
Spring Thangs
Tuesday, April 9
Time 4-7pm
Working Out the Bugs
Tuesday, April 23
Time 4-7pm
Growing Greatness
Tuesday, May 7
Time 4-7pm
Plants Power People!!! Workshop Series
It All Starts with Soil
Thursday, October 19
Time 3-6pm
Plant (& People) Care
Thursday, November 9
Time 3-6pm
Why We Do This: An Approach to Regenerative Agriculture
Thursday, December 14
Time 2-5pm
Tuesday, November 14
Time 11:10am to 12:35pm
SB-114
Friday, October 27
Time 3:30-4:30pm
SDSU AL 101
2022-2023
Climate Change Impacts and Opportunities for California’s Natural and Working Lands: The Role of the USDA Climate Hubs
Friday, October 28
3:30pm to 4:30pm
SDSU Storm Hall 119
Steven Ostoja will overview the mission of the USDA Climate Hub to enable climate information decision making for farmers, ranchers and foresters to ensure resilience for the state's natural and working lands, and discuss opportunities for engagement and collaboration for students and faculty.
Hunger, Survivance, and Imaginative Futures: A Racial Analysis of the "Right to Food”
Friday, February 17
3:30pm to 4:30pm
SDSU Storm Hall 316
In this talk I explore how the U.S. government has used agricultural, food and nutrition, and urban planning policies to deny food to communities of color.
Adam Pine, Associate Professor of Geography, University of Minnesota Duluth
Women in Agriculture: Who Grows Your Food Matters
Women farmers will discuss their career paths in agriculture, share their insights on finding success in a male-dominated field, and talk about their contributions to the local food system. In the United States, women are underrepresented in agriculture in part due to patriarchal inheritance structures and current cultural barriers. This talk will address these challenges by listening to from women farmers at different stages of their careers. By hearing directly from producers, the students will have a better understanding of the local food system and ways to make it more equitable.
This event is organized in support of Women's History Month through a collaboration between the Sustainable Food Futures grant and the Women Studies Advisory Committee. See the flyer for more details.
Tuesday, April 18
Time 11am-4pm
Native and Indigenous Healing Garden/Scripps Cottage (SDSU Campus)
Presentation by Sona Desai, San Diego Food System Alliance
Friday, April 21
Time TBD
Location on the SDSU Campus TBD
Research presentations by SEEDS Scholars
Friday, May 12
Time TBD
M&S Building Lobby