Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 17 Common tillage sequences used in small-scale mechanized farming systems (spring to fall) ...

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Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 19 Demonstration 1 Demonstration 1: French-Intensive Soil Cultivation for the instructor Over ...

Tillage and Cultivation 20 | Unit 1.2 Demonstration 1 If available, standing cover crops may be used to demonstrate skimming/cl ...

Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 21 deMOnstratiOn OUtLine A. Plan the Cultivation with Students Assess soil prior to cultivat ...

Tillage and Cultivation 22 | Unit 1.2 iv. Discuss the amount of compost needed to develop and maintain both physical and chemica ...

Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 23 Alternative cultivation tools: Advantages and disadvantages a) U-bar/broad fork b) Roto- ...

Tillage and Cultivation 24 | Unit 1.2 Instructor’s Demonstration 1 Outline ...

Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 25 Students’ Step-by-Step Instructions Demonstration 1: French-Intensive Soil Cultivation ste ...

Tillage and Cultivation 26 | Unit 1.2 a. cultivation Planning Assess soil prior to cultivation a) Soil moisture i. Assess the ...

Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 27 Apply and incorporate soil amendments (when necessary) a) Initial stages of soil develop ...

Tillage and Cultivation 28 | Unit 1.2 d. Primary cultivation steps Double digging (see appendix 3) a) Step 1: Spread needed or ...

Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 29 Students’ Hands-On Exercise Hands-On Exercise: French-Intensive Soil Cultivation for the s ...

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Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 31 Instructor’s Demonstration 2 Demonstration 2: Field Demonstration of Mechanical Tillage an ...

Tillage and Cultivation 32 | Unit 1.2 Instructor’s Demonstration 2 Outline deMOnstratiOn OUtLine A. Demonstration of Primary Til ...

Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 33 Assessment Questions Assessment Questions List four objectives of soil tillage. What a ...

Tillage and Cultivation 34 | Unit 1.2 Assessment Questions Key Assessment Questions Key List four objectives of soil tillage. ...

Tillage and Cultivation Unit 1.2 | 35 a) Primary tillage: Incorporation of cover crop residue in spring i. Mowing (fl ...

Tillage and Cultivation 36 | Unit 1.2 Resources Print resOUrces Jeavons, John. 2002. How To Grow More Vegeta- bles, Fruits, Nuts ...