Durham
Life Sciences & Agriculture :: SustainableAg&Food Systems
SAFS 632 (01) - Urban Agriculture
Urban Agriculture
Credits: 4.0
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Term: Fall 2024 - Full Term (08/26/2024 - 12/09/2024)
Grade Mode: Letter Grading
Class Size:
20
CRN: 16303
CRN: 16303
Urban agricultural systems play an important role in local food production. Production systems range from community gardens to completely controlled production environments. Urban farmers face 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.
Instructors: Md Sazan Rahman, Rebecca Sideman
Start Date | End Date | Days | Time | Location |
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8/26/2024 | 12/9/2024 | MWF | 2:10pm - 3:00pm | KEND 231 |
8/26/2024 | 12/9/2024 | M | 3:10pm - 5:00pm | KEND 231 |