Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Irrigation

Unit 1.5 | 13
Demonstration 1

Demonstration 1: Field-Scale Irrigation

for the instructor

Overview

This demonstration offers students

an in-field look at the tools and

techniques used to deliver irrigation

water efficiently from the mainline

irrigation infrastructure through the

specific irrigation delivery system

used on your farm. The instructor

should begin with an explanation

of the irrigation infrastructure used

to deliver water to and through the

farm, then explain how to set up,

adjust, and maintain the specific

irrigation system(s) currently in use.

PreParatiOn and MateriaLs

•    Map    of  farm    irrigation  system

        Irrigation  equipment:  

•    Established    set of  aluminum    pipe    with    sprinklers

•    Component  pieces  of  sprinklers

•    Established    set of  drip    irrigation

•    Component  pieces  of  drip    irrigation  equipment

•    Tools  for setting up  and adjusting   irrigation  equipment   

•    Irrigation schedules   (see    appendix    3)

PreParatiOn tiMe

1.5 hours

deMOnstratiOn tiMe

2 hours