March 10, 2003
Publications
New book offers resources for teaching organic gardening and farming skills
Over
the past 35 years, instructors at UCSC have taught organic farming and
gardening skills to more than a thousand apprentices through the UCSC
Farm & Garden Apprenticeship Program. A new book published by the
Center for Agroecology
& Sustainable Food Systems, titled Teaching Organic Farming
& Gardening: Resources for Instructors, draws on that experience
to offer teaching resources based on many of the skills and concepts taught
during the six-month apprenticeship training program.
The 600-page manual is designed for a wide audience of those involved
in teaching farming and gardening. It covers practical aspects of organic
farming and gardening, applied soil science, and social and environmental
issues in agriculture. Units contain lecture outlines for instructors
and detailed lecture outlines for students, field and laboratory demonstrations,
assessment questions, and annotated resource lists. Although much of the
material has been developed for field or garden demonstrations and skill
building, most of the units can also be tailored to a classroom setting.
The Center for Agroecology & Sustainable Food Systems web site provides
a detailed
description of the manual and information on how
it can be ordered.
