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The Department of Plant and Soil Science enjoys a strong reputation within the green industry and agricultural communities of Vermont and New England.

We work closely with industry groups and our students benefit from these longstanding connections. Our gradutes 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 managment. 

  • Michael Lamb

    Mike Lamb

    Ecological Agriculture, 2011

    Mike is a cellar specialist at Joseph Phelphs Vineyards 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.

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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 Floral Artistry, Jericho, VT
  • Peter Follett, PSS '80 - Entomologist, USDA, Hilo, HI
  • Kristof Grina ECAG '12 - co-founder Up Top Acres, Washington, DC
  • Sam Hoadley, SLH '12- lead horticulturalist Mt. Cuba, DE
  • Sam Hughes, ECAG '13- lab technician and researcher Mount Desert Island Biological Laboratory ME
  • Joseph Ibrahim, PSS '03 - Senior Wine Maker, Gallo Wines, CA
  • Syliva Jope-Dalinghaus PSS '03- owner Old World Garden Design, VT
  • Eion Kenny, ECAG '14 - Consultant, Accenture, Boston, MA
  • Michael Lamb ECAG '11 - Cellar specialist at Joseph Phelps Vineyards 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