HORT 205   Local Food Systems   credit: 3 Hours

Prepares students to be leaders and facilitators in local food systems. The focus is on providing the knowledge and skills to initiate and manage community food gardens, school gardens and curricula, institutional buying programs, farmers markets, community supported agriculture, and urban farm networks. Requires participation in on-farm labs at the Sustainable Student Farm, as well as a group food system project and an experience with a local food organization. Prerequisite: An introductory course in HORT or CPSC or consent of instructor.

HORT 360   Vegetable Crop Production   credit: 3 Hours

Instruction on the commercial production of vegetable crops. The first part of the class focuses on broad issues important to all crops including methods of vegetable production, basic soil and nutritional management, irrigation, and weed, insect, and disease management. Both organic and conventional production are discussed with a focus on sustainability. Basic farm and business management topics, including postharvest handling, food safety, crop and farm budgets, business structures, marketing, insurance, and regulations are also discussed. The second part of the class focuses on specific crops, emphasizing their origin, production, growth and development, insects, and diseases as well as harvesting and postharvest handling. Prerequisite: HORT 100 or equivalent.