Grow What You Eat

Course Schedule

As you'll see below, we're going to be covering A LOT of ground this semester - essentially an academic year worth of courses (Introductory Horticulture, Introduction to Soil Science, Vegetable Crop Production, Tree and Small Fruit Crop Production, and Plant Propagation) in twelve weeks. So, let's get to it!

Because we have so much material to cover in twelve weeks, my hope is that the information available on this this course website - which you can access 24/7 from your phone, tablet, or computer - will answer many common beginning-of-the-semester questions.

Therefore, my plan is to not spend a significant amount of time reviewing the syllabus, this course schedule, required textbooks, etc.

Instead, I want to focus on . . . . ,

• Why you're taking this class?
• What are your expectations for how the class will function?
• What would you like to be able to do after taking this class that you can't do now?
• And possibly most important, how can I help you realistically assess your learning over the course of the semester?

To grow any vegetable, fruit or grain crop well requires an "integrated" approach where all input factors are taken into consideration and carefully balanced against one another throughout the current growing season - and growing seasons far into the future.

Therefore, we're going to spend several class sessions here at the very beginning of the semester developing a foundational understanding of an "Integrated Crop Management" approach to growing food.

Please go to the Integrated Crop Management section of the Course Content page for assigned and supplementary readings, links to the video "lectures," and other related resources.

Today we continued to discuss the "tools" within an Integrated Crop Management toolbox.

Today we'll begin our exploration of "Soil Health." This terminology is important as it suggests that while the soil in which we grow our food may look inert it is in fact teaming with countless macro and microorganisms and is therefore truly alive!

To get started, please go to the Soil Health section of the Course Content page for assigned and supplementary readings, links to the video "lectures," and other related resources.

While we Today we'll begin our exploration of "Soil Health." This terminology is important as it suggests that while the soil in which we grow our food may look inert it is in fact teaming with countless macro and microorganisms and is therefore truly alive!

Today we'll begin our exploration of "Soil Health." This terminology is important as it suggests that while the soil in which we grow our food may look inert it is in fact teaming with countless macro and microorganisms and is therefore truly alive!