Sustainable Agriculture Co-Op
Courses & Descriptions

Semester 1

• Co-op Planning & Preparation APST0090

  Units/ Hours: 15

  Co-op planning and preparation through individual, group, and one-on-one interaction with co-op supervisor.

• Community Project I AGRI0012

  Units/ Hours: 15

  Service Learning I - To be completed by end of sem 1

• Food, Agriculture & Community AGRI0001

  Units/ Hours: 55

  Module 1 - Program orientation Module 2 - Sustainable agriculture: Overview Module 3 - Using regional agricucltural histories to inform sustainable farm practices today. Finding and assessing farm land.

• Livestock, Crop and Field AGRI0004

  Units/ Hours: 80

  Module 13 - Field-scale crop and grain production and the small farm enterprise Module 14 - Small-scale livestock production and the mixed farm operation I: Principles of animal husbandry Module 15 - Pasture management and forage production Module 16 - Small-scale livestock production and the mixed farm operation II: Selection and breeding

• Market Garden and Greenhouse AGRI0003

  Units/ Hours: 95

  Module 10 - Farm equipment selection, operation and maintenance (workshop) Module 11 - Market garden and greenhouse operation I: Seed selection and plant propagation Module 12 - Market garden and greenhouse operation II: Tillage, cultivation and irrigation

• Principles of Sustainable Agriculture AGRI0002

  Units/ Hours: 60

  Module 4 - Principles of sustainable agriculture Module 5 - Introduction to soil science - the biological, chemical and physical properties of soil Module 6 - Introduction to plant anatomy and plant pathogens Module 7 - Ecological strategies for managing farm insect pests Module 8 - Weed ecology and management Module 9 - Building soil fertility: composting, green manures, cover crops and rotation

• Research, Resource and Project Portfolio I AGRI0005

  Units/ Hours: 15

  Cumulative portfolio of relevant research and resources developed across the modules and providing background information for applied co-op and sem. III projects

Semester 2

• On-Farm Co-op APST0091

  Units/ Hours: 805

  Co-op placement (projects) - Note: these projects are the implementation of work planned in AGRI2 (modules 4-9), AGRI3 (modules 10-12), AGRI4 (13-16), etc.

Semester 3

• Community Project II AGRI0013

  Units/ Hours: 15

  Service Learning II - To be completed by end of sem 2

• Farm Business Case & Farm Business Plan AGRI0009

  Units/ Hours: 55

  Module 25 - Farm start-up: the business case and plan Module 26 - Farm start-up: business models and legal, regulatory and financial operations

• Farm Enterprise & Market Research AGRI0007

  Units/ Hours: 45

  Module 22 - Culinary tourism (field trip) Module 23 - Farm diversification and niche market opportunities

• Farm Lands Research & Farm Plan AGRI0010

  Units/ Hours: 35

  Module 27 - Farm start-up: finding and assessing farm land. NB includes new models of land tenure. Module 28 - Farm-start-up: the integrated farm management plan

• Farm Marketing Strategy & Plan AGRI0008

  Units/ Hours: 35

  Module 24 - Marketing, distribution and sales strategies for small farm viability

• Field Camp (Sustainable Agriculture) APST0114

  Units/ Hours: 40

  Field camp provides the opportunity for students to apply theory and practice in a farm setting as well as complete some projects started during the first semester. It takes place in the summer during the co-op placement. Fall Camp

• Food Systems, Processing & Production AGRI0006

  Units/ Hours: 40

  Module 18 - Harvest and post-harvest handling (workshop). NB: primary focus on food safety and regulation Module 19 - Food processing, preserving and storage (workshop). NB: primary focus on food safety and regulation Module 20 - Growing for seed production and seed saving (workshop). Module 21 - Organic standards and certification (workshop)

• Research, Resource and Project Portfolio II AGRI0011

  Units/ Hours: 15

  Cumulative portfolio of relevant research and resources developed across the modules and in reflection of personal interests and project work.