Course: SAT 140 Sustainable/Organic Plants

Unit 14 Lab Assignment

Unit 14 Lab Assignment

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Local Organic and Conventional Foods  (20 points)

Complete the following lab assignment and submit your work using the Dropbox on the course home page.

Prepare | For this assignment you are to identify and locate Midwestern production sources for five different food crops, including both organic and traditional growing methods. For each crop identify, if possible, production yields.
Research | Identify specific crop varieties and show proper references for your information. Assemble information in a table format, using a spreadsheet or similar program.
Document | Submit the table of the food crop information you researched and a 500-word summary that describes your finding. Include common and scientific names of the plants.