Class Number: 1726
Description: Hours: Three hours lecture and three hours laboratory per week Prerequisite: BIOL 200 Explores local and global issues pertaining to sustainable agriculture. We will examine theoretical and practical aspects of food production from ecological, as well as social and economic perspectives. Topics will include soil fertility, crop selection, irrigation, pest management and sustainable food delivery systems. The laboratory will explore sustainable practices in a garden setting and in local agricultural systems. We will also discuss the challenges of food production in hotter and dryer conditions stemming from climate change.

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Days Time Date Range Location Instructor
MW 03:00 PM - 04:15 PM 01/19/2019 - 05/24/2019 Aliso Hall 221 Ruben Alarcon
Status: Closed
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 4.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 01/19/2019
End Date: 05/24/2019
Grading: Letter Grade

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Enrollment Total: 12
Available Seats: 0
Wait List Capacity: 12
Wait List Total: 0


Textbook / Other Materials

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781612125824
Title: Gardening with Less Water
Author: Bainbridge
Publish: Storey Publishing, LLC

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781439895634
Title: Agroecology
Author: Gliessman
Publish: Taylor & Francis Group, LLC

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9781439895610
Title: Agroecology
Author: Gliessman
Publish: Routledge

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division


Notes

  • Prerequisite course required. Consult CSUCI Catalog
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