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Garry Stephenson

Associate Professor - Coordinator, Extension Small Farms Program

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Mailing Address:
Department of Crop and Soil Science
109 Crop Science Building
Oregon State University
Corvallis, OR 97331-3002

Office: Crop Science 351C
Phone: 541-737-5833
Fax: 541-737-1589
E-Mail: Email

Department Website: Department of Crop and Soil Science
Personal Website: Small Farms
Vita: Short

Education:

  • PhD Agricultural Anthropology, University of Oregon
  • MAg Animal Science, Crop Science (minor), Oregon State University
  • MAIS Environmental Anthropology, Oregon State University
  • BA Anthropology, Arizona State University

Current Work Focus:

  • Alternative agriculture production systems
  • Livestock and water quality
  • Farmers markets and other alternative marketing systems
  • Beginning farmer education
  • Community food systems
  • Applied anthropology
Publications: 

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.

Lev, L., Stephenson, G. and Brewer, L.J. 2007. Practical Research Methods for Enhancing Farmers’ Markets. In, C. Clare Hinrichs and Thomas A. Lyson (eds.) Remaking the North American Food System, Strategies for Sustainability. University of Nebraska Press, Lincoln. pp. 84-98.

Stephenson, G., D. Hannaway, M. Bohle, L.J. Brewer, E. Hammond, C. Parsons, P. Schreder and M. Fery. 2007. Managing small-acreage horse farms in central and eastern Oregon. OSU Extension Service, EC 1610. Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR.

Honors and Awards:

  • Oscar Haag Communication Award. 2008. Extension Small Farms Program (w/ Andrews, Angima, Fery, Lucas, Martin, Matthewson, Powell, Tuck). Oregon State University Extension Association.
  • Fellow, Society for Applied Anthropology. 2002.
  • Search for Excellence, Outstanding Leadership in Educational Programming. 2002. “Adoption of Management Practices to Improve Water Quality by Oregon Horse Farms.” Oregon State University Extension Association.