| Day |
Date |
Activity or Topic |
Other |
| F |
1/20 |
Falk, Pao. Introduction
to class. OASIS overview. Tour field, compost, greenhouse, cooler.
Discuss work schedule. Discuss field trip. |
|
| W |
1/25 |
Silva: Go over syllabus
and discuss individual project ideas. Discuss field trip. Powerpoint
overview. |
Possible soil test in
field. |
| F |
1/27 |
Pao: Discuss planting procedures.
Be sure to follow planting instructions carefully! |
Field planting. (Direct
seed and transplants) |
| W |
2/1 |
Silva: Healthy soils are
the basis for healthy agriculture. Composting. |
|
| F |
2/3 |
Class discussion: Organic
production vs. conventional. Falk: OMRI, NMOCC, Federal regulations. |
|
| W |
2/8 |
Silva lecture: Seasonality
of crops. |
Individual project
proposal due. |
| F |
2/10 |
Establish groups for group
projects. Discuss group project requirements and previous field plans.
Begin work projects. |
|
| W |
2/15 |
Silva: Plant growth. Group
project time. |
|
| F |
2/17 |
Group project time. |
|
| W |
2/22 |
Group time. Article handed
out for discussion 3/1. |
Group projects due. |
| F |
2/24 |
Field trip to NM Organic
Farming & Gardening Expo in Albuquerque. |
|
| W |
3/1 |
Discussion of article handed
out 2/22. Scholarly writing and literature reviews. |
Article 1 summary/critique
due. |
| F |
3/3 |
Guest speaker: Bernd Maier:
drip irrigation. |
|
| W |
3/8 |
Falk: History of US agriculture
and organics. |
Literature review due. |
| F |
3/10 |
Guest speaker, Mark Renz:
Organic weed control
|
|
| W |
3/15 |
Falk/Silva: Industrialized
and sustainable agriculture: Video: "Promise of the Land" and discussion. |
|
| F |
3/17 |
Guest speaker, Bob Flynn:
Soil tests, soil fertility, and plant nutrients. |
|
| W |
3/22 |
SPRING BREAK |
|
| F |
3/24 |
SPRING BREAK |
|
| W |
3/29 |
Guest speaker, Manoj Shukla:
Soil structure and properties, tillage systems. |
|
| F |
3/31 |
Discuss article #2. Silva:
Breeding for organics. |
Article summary/critique
due. |
| W |
4/5 |
Pao: Discuss harvest, weighing,
and data logging procedures. |
Harvest? |
| F |
4/7 |
Falk: Evaluating farming.
Economics of CSAs. |
|
| W |
4/12 |
Falk: Financial performance
of OASIS. In-class exercise in estimating farm profitability. |
Individual project rough
draft due. Harvest. |
| F |
4/14 |
SPRING HOLIDAY. NO CLASS. |
|
| W |
4/19 |
Determine presentation
schedule. Video: Rachel Carson |
Harvest. |
| F |
4/21 |
Silva: Post harvest issues
in vegetables |
|
| W |
4/26 |
Presentations. |
Harvest. |
| F |
4/28 |
Presentations. |
Project Paper
due. |
| W |
5/3 |
Presentations |
Harvest. |
| F |
5/5 |
Presentations |
|
| F |
5/8 |
Finals week. Teacher
Evaluations. Potluck. |
|
