Course: HRT 219 Organic and Sustainable Practices

In Class Lab: Soil Health and Plants

In Class Lab: Soil Health and Plants

Soil Health Introduction

What makes healthy soil? Why is it important? How do organic farmers manage their soil fertility? We will discuss these questions and more in class. We will take a look at the different food production programs at CLC and discuss our own experiences in plant production.

Soil Health Lab

In class we will form lab groups. Each group will be assigned a garden plot and an organic soil fertility practice. Groups will design and implement a planting plan for four different crops and include fertility practice. Over the course of the semester you will continue to manage your garden plot and record observations. Each student will turn in a lab report.

Please see the “Soil Health Lab” document for details of the assignment and grading rubric.

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