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Work Parties:Thursday nights, 4pm 'till dark at the farm. Veggie Sales:Fridays 8am-5pm in the ALS foyer. Hoo Haa:An Earth Day Festival on April 22. Students, Faculty and Community members welcome! Summer Internship:No Experience Necessary! 10 hrs/wk July - September ORGs Course:Issues in Organic Farming: a one credit seminar series Other Activites:On campus and in the community
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Issues in Organic Farming Spring 2007 Thursday 1-2:20 / ALS 4000 A One-Credit Seminar Series |
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Date |
Topic |
Speaker Name |
5-Apr |
History of Alternative Agriculture and course intro |
James Cassidy |
12-Apr |
Soils |
John McQueen |
19-Apr |
Cover Crops |
John Luna |
26-Apr |
Compost/Compost Tea |
Harry McCormick |
3-May |
Beneficial Insects |
Gwendolyn Ellen |
10-May |
Organic grain production and issues |
Shannon Andrews |
17-May |
Pollinators and the Bee Crisis |
Michael Burgett |
24-May |
Biodynamics |
Jim Fullmer |
31-May |
Organic Meat and free range eggs |
Tyrler Jones |
7-Jun |
Local Food System |
Nancy Rosenburger, Joan Gross |
Drop-Ins welcome! Come listen to the experts in the field!
| Coordinators: | ||
| Erica Jennings | Eric Dinsfriend | James Cassidy |
| jenninge@onid.orst.edu | dinsfrie@onid.orst.edu | james.cassidy@oregonstate.edu |
For those enrolled in the class, current information can be found on Blackboard. A list of organic readings and links is also posted.
This course was created by the a few Growers in a response to the growing interest in organics among the students at Oregon State. We’re really excited that this course has been established, and we hope you find it interesting and informative.
During the course of the term, we plan to have a few optional lab demonstrations. These will depend on student interest, topic and professor. Some possibilities include visiting a soil pit, taking a tour of experimental vegetable plots, visiting organic farms in the area, or making a chicken tractor. What are these things? Come to class and find out!