Course: SAT 230 Managing Food Production Systems in the Urban Landscape

Unit 8 Lab Assignment

Unit 8 Lab Assignment

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- Unit 8 Lab Rubric.docx (11.35 KB)
- Unit 8 Lab.docx (17.5 KB)
Indoor Gardening

Down load the Unit 8 lab document and complete the following lab assignment.  Please submit your work using the Dropbox on the course home page.

Prepare | In this assignment you will investigate the issues of land availability and growing conditions and explore some possible solutions to those issues.  This is a field lab assignment which will require some exploration and visiting of potential sites for urban agriculture.  Make sure not to trespass or otherwise break the law while performing the tasks assigned in this lab.
Research | You will attempt to locate a site of at least two acres in your area that might be used for commercial urban agriculture.  If a single site of sufficient size cannot be located in your area then locate multiple sites that will add up to two acres in aggregate. When choosing a site or sites have an open mind; you are not limited to abandoned industrial sites for instance  It may be possible to utilize areas such as old parking lots, railroad rights of way, retention areas, overgrown park land, vacant lots and so on.
Analyze
In the assignment there are three parts you will work on:
- Investigate the site and the surrounding area for suitability as a commercial urban agriculture site, identify the existing infrastructure and outline basic market potential.
- Develop a plan for your site(s) that overcomes the issues you have identified in part one and which would allow you to transform your selected site(s) into a viable commercial urban agriculture operation.
- Draw a plan view (or use existing views and modify them) of your site(s).  Label the plans carefully and legibly as outlined below.
Document | Please complete the entire Unit 8 lab worksheet and submit your findings.