Teaching Organic Farming & Gardening Continued
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
Evaluation
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