Urban Agriculture
Durham
Life Sciences & Agriculture :: SustainableAg&Food Systems
Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Fall 2018 - Full Term (08/27/2018 - 12/10/2018)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
20
CRN: 16834
CRN: 16834
Urban agricultural systems play an important role in local food production. Production systems range from community gardens to completely controlled production environments. Urban farmers dace unique challenges developing sustainable business models due to high land costs, waste management, post-harvest storage, and limited technical experience. This course provides a practical, hands-on understanding of urban agricultural production systems. Emphasis is placed on controlled environmental agriculture from an urban farmer?s perspective through classroom discussion and production systems operation.
Only listed campus in section: Durham, Manchester
Instructors: STAFF
Times & Locations
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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8/27/2018 | 12/10/2018 | MWF | 11:10am - 12:00pm | SLS G16 |
8/27/2018 | 12/10/2018 | M | 1:10pm - 3:00pm | KEND 202 |