ENS 232 SOLAR GREENHOUSE AND FOURTH SEASON HARVEST
A sustainable local food system is dependent on a year-round supply of diverse, fresh and nutritious foods. What are our winter options in regions of cold and reduced light? The main focus of the course will be on winter-long production of food in a solar greenhouse heated without fossil fuel. Greenhouse topics will include pest, fertility, and crop management and surrounding issues of sustainability. A variety of additional storage and preservation options will be discussed. This will be a hands-on course with greenhouse gardening skills complimenting traditional academic engagement.
Course Types
Science; Poverty and Social Justice Elective
Notes
This course can serve as an elective for Environmental Studies majors and minors.