Sustainable Food Crop Production Methods
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Overview
Description
This course covers a range of practical field production methods including season extension practices like floating row covers, cold frames and high tunnels, and annual fruit and vegetable crop planning. Students will explore intercropping, vertical growing, successional planting and other harvest maximization techniques though lecture and lab. Sustainable practices for regional climate and soil conditions and organic growing methods are emphasized.
Career
ACAD
Credits
Value
0
Max
3
Min
3
Course Count
1
Number Of Credits
3
Number Of Repeats
1
Repeatable
No
Contact Use
Yes
Generate Attendance
No
Left Use
Yes
Present Use
Yes
Reason Use
Yes
Tardy Use
Yes
Template Override
No
Time Use
Yes
Attendance Type
MTG
Auto Create
No
Code
LL
Instructor Contact Hours
0
Default Section Size
35
Final Exam Type
Yes
Include in Dynamic Date Calc
No
Instruction Mode
X
LMS File Type
BKB
Name
Lecture/Lab
OEE Workload Hours
0
Optional Component
No
Workload Hours
4
Requisites
Free Form Requisites
Prerequisite(s): College Reading and Writing Readiness OR concurrent enrollment in ENG 109 or ELI 109 or ELI 110 or ENG 100 and Basic Algebra Readiness OR the appropriate score on the Math Placement Test.