Experiential Farm Skills: Winter

CRN

14043

Course Number

235B

Course Description

Course Overview:

This course provides an opportunity for students to explore the Outback while we discuss food, farming, sustainability, and methods for regenerating the environment. This course will cover seasonal aspects of farm work, ecosystem maintenance, and important late-winter tasks like pruning and inoculating mushroom logs. Class sessions are two hours each week; in addition, students will have reading assignments, a small independent project to illustrate an idea to improve an aspect/area of the farm, and a final self-evaluation. 

Learning Outcomes:

  • Practical experience in farm work, including cover cropping, mulching, greenhouse growing, pruning, and mushroom inoculation
  • Build a sense of community within the cohort by participating in discussion and reflection
  • Contribute to the production, maintenance, harvest, and distribution of organic food 
  • Create familiarity with the Outback and opportunities to engage in food justice on campus

Credit/Evaluation

2

Core

Term

Winter 2022

Course Instructor(s)

Terri Kempton