Module
IV: Apples, Beets, and Zinnias: Sustainable Horticulture
This module is designed to be taught in as little
as 5 hours of class time. However, if you take
advantage of the student project options and more
in-depth activities, the unit will take up to
15 hours of class time.
Thus, each section can be presented in one classroom
hour, or it can be expanded.
This module builds on the concepts presented
in Module 1, “Introduction to Sustainable
Agriculture.” If students are not already
familiar with the ideas in Module 1, teachers
should begin by presenting sections 1 and 2 of
Module 1. This material can be presented in two
classroom hours.
Guiding questions for the
module:
- How does fruit and vegetable production fit
into Wisconsin and Iowa’s food system?
- How does Iowa and Wisconsin’s horticultural
production fit into the agro-ecosystem?
- What can farmers and consumers do to improve
the economic, environmental, and social sustainability
of Wisconsin and Iowa’s fruit, vegetable,
and ornamental production and use?
List of Contents
Section
A: Fruits and Vegetables in the Food System
Section B: Encountering
Real Examples
Section C: Agroecology
of Horticultural Production
Section D: The
Economics of Sustainable Horticulture
Section E: Slow Food - A Different Choice
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