Course curriculum

  1. 1

    • Welcome

    • Course Goals

    • Course Information
  2. 2

    • Session 1 Overview

    • Soils Basics Survey

    • Course Book: Building Soils for Better Crops

    • Session 1: Lecture Presentation

    • Video: Intro to Soils Parts 1 and 2

    • Video Assignment

    • Web Soil Survey Assignment

    • Soil Vocabulary List & Resource

    • Zoom Recording(s) for Session 1

    • Session 1 Quiz

    • On-Farm Lab Assignment
  3. 3

    • Session 2 Overview

    • Carl Rosato's Soil Fertility Summary

    • Reading Assignment + Questions

    • Video Assignment

    • Session 2: Lecture slides

    • Soil Sampling Handout

    • #2 On-Farm Lab Assignment

    • Soil Sample Submittal Form Instructions

    • Zoom link to Session #2 Lecture
  4. 4

    • Session 3 Overview

    • Session 3 Lecture: Practices to Build Soil Health

    • RESOURCE: Managing Cover Crops Profitably from SARE

    • Zoom Recording of Session #3 Lecture

    • #3 Homework Assignments

    • #3 On-Farm Lab

  5. 5

    • Session #4: Overview

    • Zoom Recording of Session 4: Guest Farmer Speakers

    • #4 Homework Assignments

    • Mid-Term Soils Exam
  6. 6

    • Session #5 Overview

    • Session #5 Lecture Slides PDF

    • Zoom Recording of Session 5 Lecture

    • #5 Homework Assignments
  7. 7

    • Session #6: Overview

    • Session #6 Lecture Slides

    • Zoom Recording of Session #6 Lecture

    • Homework #6: Part I

    • Homework #6: Part II
  8. 8

    • Session 7 Overview

    • Session 7 Lecture Slides

    • Final Exam