Exploring Sustainability in Agriculture: An Online Sustainable Agriculture Instructional Resource

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Subject:

Science and Technology, Social Sciences

Institution Name:

Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems

Collection:

University of California, Santa Cruz

Grade Level:

Post-secondary

Abstract:

Growing interest in sustainable agriculture has generated a wealth of educational materials on the many social, environmental, and agronomic topics related to this expanding field.

In creating this online resource, we’ve reviewed hundreds of resources—textbooks, popular books, web sites, videos, PowerPoint presentations, and more—to identify the highest-quality and most relevant materials on sustainable agriculture available. Whether you’re teaching a 2-hour community gardening workshop on irrigation or a semester-long college course on the social and environmental impacts of agriculture, this resource will help you locate the best materials to meet your instructional needs.

We’ve also developed a catalogue description and outline for a comprehensive course on sustainable agriculture, appropriate for the community college, state college, or university level). The Course Outline includes topics in social and environmental sciences; plant, soil, crop, and animal sciences; pest management; natural resource management; the adoption of sustainable agriculture; and the growth and development of sustainable agriculture and the organic food industry.

Languages:

English

Material Type:

Full Course, Readings, Syllabi, Teaching and Learning Strategies

Media Format:

Text/HTML, Downloadable docs

Conditions of Use:

Custom Permissions
Recognizing the increasing demand for sustainable agriculture instructional resources, we wanted to expand this project beyond its original “hard copy” format for California users and make it more widely available. With additional funding from the California Food, Fibers, and Futures Project, this online Sustainable Agriculture Instructional Resources component of the CASFS website was created to allow free access and exchange of such materials for instructors around the U.S. and beyond.