ENV 202 Principles of Agroecology: fall
2009 syllabus, Project Description, Service-Learning Opps
Resources for research: Getting stated, SCCC library databases, Finding Resources, Documenting Sources
Date
|
Topic | Additional
Resources (just for fun!) |
|
T
|
9/29
|
History
of agricultural systems |
The
Unsettling of America (1977) Wendell Berry Article: Letter
to the Next President, Pollan Sustainable Ag Research and Education Article: Three Billion More, Lester Brown The Omnivore's Dilemma (2006) Michael Pollan Listen: Farm to Food Bank! Crisis and Opportunity: Sustainability in American Agriculture (2008) John E. Ikerd |
W |
9/30 |
Lab intro & soil sampling | |
Th |
10/1
|
Agriculture in
the Pacific Northwest Film "Broken Limbs" Green Revolution |
|
T
|
10/6 |
Soil properties | soilandhealth.org Dirt, The Erosion of Civilizations, David Montgomery The Essential Agrarian Reader: The Future of Culture, Community and the Land (2003) |
W |
10/7 |
Soils Lab | |
Th |
10/8 |
Land management and soil conservation | |
T |
10/13 |
Plant structure and reproduction
Exam review (prepare some questions!) |
USDA
Plants Database Animal, Vegetable, Miracle (2007) Kingsolver Growing Vegetables West of the Cascades (2007) Steve Solomon |
W |
10/14 |
Exam 1 (SAM 303) | |
Th
|
10/15
|
Plant
structure and reproduction (cont.) Due: Paper 1 |
|
T
|
10/20
|
Livestock integration | Seattle
Weekly: City
goats, Rent-a-Ruminant
LLC Sustainable Pasture Management ATTRA **ATTRA Sustainable Livestock Raising/Marketing Goat Justice League King County Extension Film: The Last Beekeeper (trailer) Film: King Corn (trailer) |
W |
10/21 |
UW FARM!!!!! mini field trip | |
Th |
10/22 |
Animal
husbandry in the urban environments Direct marketing strategies for animal products Due: Paper 2 |
|
T
|
10/27 |
Species
interactions and biodiversity |
|
W |
10/28 |
PLANTS LAB # 1 | |
Th
|
10/29
|
Native
and invasive weeds and pests Integrated pest management |
|
Sat
|
10/31
|
FIELD TRIP!!!!! Nature's Last Stand (or something else if flooded) and Marra Farm | |
T
|
11/3
|
Water resource use and conservation | Washington State
Irrigation Guide Water permit application tracking system Salmon Safe Farm Certification SPU Rainwater harvesting |
W |
11/4 |
PLANTS LAB #2, seed germination data sheet (complete) | |
Th
|
11/5
|
Water (cont.) Due: Paper 3 Exam 2 (moved from 11/3) |
|
T
|
11/10
|
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W |
11/11 |
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Th
|
11/12
|
Permaculture
and ecosystem design Due: Paper 4 |
|
T
|
11/17
|
Non-food
crops and biofuels Exam review |
You Can Farm (1998) Joel Salatin |
W |
11/18 |
ENERGY LAB | |
Th
|
11/19
|
Climate
change and agriculture Exam 3 |
|
T |
11/24 |
Local,
regional and global agricultural issues: Genetic Modification and Biodiversity Loss Due: Paper 5 |
|
W
|
11/25
|
Plants water use lab | |
Th
|
11/26
|
Thanksgiving - no class |
|
T
|
12/1
|
Distrubtion and regulations
of food/farm products |
Five
Acres and Independence:
Handbook for
Small Farm Management (1973)
M.G. Kains KUOW Sweet Earth: Lessons from the Land (local farmers speak up) Why Local Linkages Matter Puget Sound Food Report King County Agriculture: 10 Year Vision Seattle farms band together to market their own flour, Seattle Times |
W |
12/2 |
------Seminar by WSU guest speakers | |
Th |
12/3 |
Seattle
Area food system discussion Guest: Mary Embleton, Cascade Harvest Coalition |
|
T |
12/8 |
Film Good Food | |
W |
12/9 |
Exam 4, Project work | |
Th |
12/10 |
Student
presentations
(10:00-11:50,
SAM 105) Due: Final Paper |
|
T |
12/15 |
Student presentations (10:30-12:30, SAM 105) | |