In an era of hyper-digitalization—where students spend much of their time on screens, interact with AI tools, and are increasingly distanced from material, ecological, and social processes—this course offers a timely intervention into how we think about university education. It invites students to engage not only with new content, but also with new forms of learning that are interdisciplinary, experiential, and locally grounded. By exploring themes, materials, and practices that cannot simply be accessed online, the course foregrounds a kind of learning that is situated, sensory, and reflective. In doing so, it also reflects Sabancı University’s commitment to educational innovation and to cultivating a new generation of sustainability-literate thinkers and doers. This interdisciplinary course invites students from all academic backgrounds to explore the complex and dynamic relationships between science, engineering, agriculture, food systems, and society. Organized around two intersecting themes—conservation (protecting ecological and cultural diversity) and innovation (designing future-oriented, inclusive solutions)—the course introduces students to key ideas and practices in contemporary sustainability thinking. Students will examine a wide range of topics, from seed biodiversity and evolutionary biology to fermentation techniques, material reuse, circular design, synthetic biology, renewable energy, and inclusive food technologies. Emphasis is placed on bridging scientific thinking, engineering and design with historical context, cultural heritage, and social justice concerns such as migration, climate change, inequality, and belonging. Through a mix of readings, guided observations, collaborative discussions, and practice-based activities, students will be encouraged to think across disciplines, reflect critically on the challenges of our time, and imagine alternative futures. The course culminates in team-based student projects that propose creative and context-sensitive responses to real-world sustainability issues.