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Garry Stephenson
Garry Stephenson

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Food systems
Alternative marketing
Farmers markets
Small Farms
Biologic crop production
Whole farm management
Beginning farmers
Women's agricultural networks
Garry Stephenson
Coordinator, Small Farms Program

 The Small Farms Program Emphasizes:

  • Biological approaches to livestock and crop production
  • Whole farm management
  • Beginning farmer and rancher education
  • Women's agricultural networks

Small Farms Program faculty serve these regions:

  • Northern Willamette Valley
  • Southern Willamette Valley
  • Southern Oregon
  • Central Oregon
OSU Campus
Department of Crop and Soil Science
351C Crop Science Building
Corvallis, OR 97331
United States
See map: Google Maps
(541) 737-5833
garry.stephenson@oregonstate.edu

Research

  • Local and Regional Food systems.
  • Alternative marketing systems.
  • Farmers’ markets.
  • Beginning farmer and rancher education

Teaching

CROP/HORT 499/599. Cities and Food: How Great Cities are Fed. Summer session 2013.

Biography

Education:

    Ph.D. Agricultural Anthropology, University of Oregon
    M.Ag. Animal Science, Crop Science (minor), Oregon State University
    MAIS Environmental Anthropology, Oregon State University
    BA Anthropology, Arizona State University

I accept graduate students for Horticulture

Publications

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Martin, D., Fery, M., Andrews, N., Angima, S., Matthewson, M., Pool, K. and Stephenson, G. 2011. Growing Farms: Successful Whole Farm Management Planning Book—Think It! Write It! OSU Extension Service, EM 9043. Oregon State University.

Stephenson, Garry. 2008. Farmers’ Markets: Success, Failure and Management Ecology. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press.

Stephenson, G., Lev, L. and Brewer, L.J. 2008. “Things are getting desperate:” What We Know About Farmers’ Markets that Fail. Journal of Renewable Agriculture and Food Systems. 23(3):188-199.

Fun Fact

Honors and Awards:

  • Vice Provost’s Award for Excellence in Strategic Impact. Oregon State University, Division of Outreach and Engagement. 2010.

  • Search for Excellence. Beginning Farmer/Rancher Program. 2010. National Association of County Agriculture Agents. National Finalist. (w/Andrews, Angima, Fery, Martin, Matthewson, Pool).

  • Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology. 2002.