CASFS - Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening

Instructional Resources

Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening: Resources for Instructors

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Downloadable PDF files

Downloadable PDF files

Note that the manual totals 604 pages

Introduction/How to Use This Resource

Part 1 Organic Farming and Gardening Skills and Practices (title page)

Unit 1.1 Managing Soil Fertility
Unit 1.2 Garden and Field Tillage and Cultivation
Unit 1.3 Propagating Crops from Seed, and Greenhouse Management
Unit 1.4 Transplanting and Direct Seeding
Unit 1.5 Irrigation: Principles and Practices
Unit 1.6 Selecting and Using Cover Crops
Unit 1.7 Making and Using Compost
Unit 1.8 Managing Arthropod Pests
Unit 1.9 Managing Plant Pathogens
Unit 1.10 Managing Weeds
Unit 1.11 Reading and Interpreting Soil Test Reports
Unit 1.11, Part 2

Part 2 Applied Soil Science (title page)

Unit 2.1 Soil Physical Properties
Unit 2.1, Part 2
Unit 2.2 Soil Chemistry and Fertility
Unit 2.2, Part 2
Unit 2.3 Soil Biology and Ecology

Part 3 Social and Environmental Issues in Agriculture (title page)

Unit 3.1 The Development of U.S. Agriculture
Unit 3.2 Social Issues in Modern Agriculture
Unit 3.3 Environmental Issues in Modern Agriculture
Unit 3.4 Introduction to Sustainable Agriculture

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