The summer term at Dartmouth College is a traditional time for sophomores to meet their requirement to stay on campus. 40 of these students enrolled the first course I have taught at Dartmouth college, ENVS 25: Introduction to Ecological Agriculture. The class is offered yearly by the Environmental Studies Program at Dartmouth, and has three 65-minute lectures and two 3-hr laboratory sections per week. The laboratory sections I taught were quite unique, with exercises and activities held at the Dartmouth Organic Farm. I challenged the the primarily sophomore class with scientific material ranging from elementary plant biochemistry, calculating soil erosion rates, identifying plant diseases to social science inquiries such as policies and governmental departments in charge of agriculture in the United States. Some of our featured activities were our Weekly Crop Showcase where a group of students had to cook a vegan dish for the class featuring an under-appreciated crop that is a staple food in other countries. The students presented recipes included millet salads, buckwheat pancakes, and flax cookies. The highlight of the course is a toss up between our visit to the local Vaughan diary farm or the Long Wind organic tomato farm. While the students enjoyed the course and got great tans from being outside, I know they will think about the toll conventional agriculture takes on farmers and their soil.