SUST 241 - Spring Practicum in Sustainable Agriculture

2 Credits

Hands-on practical experience managing a micro-farm enterprise for aspiring practitioners. Apply weekly on-farm and classroom education to spring crop production tasks at the campus micro-farm site.

Fees

Quarters Typically Offered

Designed to Serve General student population and students in the Sustainable Agriculture Program.
Active Date 20250401T11:57:26

Grading Basis Decimal Grade
Class Limit 24
Shared Learning Environment Yes
Contact Hours: Independent Studies 60
Total Contact Hours 60
Degree Distributions:
ProfTech Course Yes
Restricted Elective Yes
PLA Eligible Yes

Course Outline

Site Assessment
Crop Selection & Planning
Propagating Crops from Seed
Greenhouse Management
Crop Rotations & Succession Planning
Garden Tillage and Cultivation
Transplanting and Direct Seeding
Making and Using Compost
Ecological/Sustainable Food Production Principles
Crop & Field Management

Student Learning Outcomes
Actively demonstrate all phases of spring micro-farm site management, incorporating program coursework.

Actively demonstrate proper use of task appropriate micro-farm equipment and tools in a safe and efficient manner.

Evaluate micro-farm site operations and production within an integrated whole farm context that aims to balance sustainable small business and landscape management.

Actively demonstrate the proper process of food storage using USDA food safety guidelines.