The 2nd Annual Craft of Sterling

In the spirit of supporting Sterling College students as ecological thinkers and doers who go on to effect change regarding how humanity interacts with and has reverence for the natural world, the Craft of Sterling online auction features products, services, and acts of creative expression offered by Sterling alumni. This year we are also including some contributions from students and employees as well as a few key local businesses.

Your winning bids will support the fiber arts and woodworking programs taking place in Strong Hall, named for the late Horace Strong, and home to Sterling’s Environmental Humanities major.

Horace was a man who found passion, friendship, and humor in our community; he was known for so many things, his commitment to his craft being one of them. This annual online auction is a way for you, the people that were so fond of Horace, to see that his commitment lives on.

Sterling College in Craftsbury Common, Vermont, advances ecological thinking and action through affordable experiential learning that prepares people to be knowledgeable, skilled, and responsible leaders in the communities in which they live.

Founded in 1958, Sterling College is home to the School of the New American Farmstead, EcoGather, and the Wendell Berry Farming Program, is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education to offer four baccalaureate degrees, and is one of only ten colleges and universities recognized by the U.S. Department of Education as a Work College.

Our programs have been honed over six decades to be rooted in place and grounded in experiential education. Sterling has a rich history that began as Sterling School, a preparatory high school for boys, and then as Sterling Institute offering one-year and then two-year experiences in natural resource management and agriculture, before becoming Sterling College in the mid 1980's.