Professor of Agroecology & Environmental Studies
University of Vermont
117 Jeffords Hall
63 Carrigan Dr.
Burlington, VT 05405
(w) (802) 656-2924
About
Ernesto is the faculty director of the Agroecology and Livelihoods Collaborative, and Professor of Agroecology & Environmental Studies in the Department of Plant and Soil Science and the Environmental Program, at the University of Vermont.
Education:
Ph.D. in Agroecology and Environmental Studies, University of California, Santa Cruz (2004)
M.S. in Agroforestry, Tropical Agriculture Research & Higher Education Center (CATIE), Costa Rica (1996)
B.S. in Crop Science, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo (1994)
Areas of Interest and Expertise:
Agroecology; Food Security and Sovereignty; Rural Livelihoods; Agrifood Systems; Political Ecology; Participatory Action Research (PAR); Environmental Conservation in Agricultural Landscapes
Affiliations:
Faculty Fellow, Gund Institute for Ecological Economics, UVM
Steering Committee Member, UVM Food Systems Initiative
Affiliated Faculty, Food Systems Graduate Program, UVM
Adjunct Professor, M.S. in Agroecology and Sustainable Rural Development, Universidad Internacional de Analucía (UNIA) and Ph.D. in Environment and Society, Universidad Pablo de Olavide (UPO), Spain
Affiliated Researcher, Community Agroecology Network (CAN)
Advisory Committee Member, Collaborative Crop Research Program (CCRP)
Projects
| GNE21-259 | Integrating Vermont Farmer and Service Provider Knowledges Using Co-Created Mental Models of Soil Health |
| GNE17-163 | Linking adaptive management to climate change impacts on diversified vegetable and berry farms in northern New England |