Teaching Organic Farming and Gardening

Soil Chemistry and Fertility

38 | Unit 2.2

SUlFUr

http://www.agcentral.com/imcdemo/08Secondary/08-

04.htm

CalCiUM

soils.usda.gov/sqi/files/08d3.pdf

http://www.psu.edu/ur/NeWS/news/liming.html

MiSCellaNeoUS NUtrieNtS

http://www.agcentral.com/imcdemo/

09Micronutrients/09-02.htm

interactive.usask.ca/ski/agriculture/soils/index.

html

edis.ifas.ufl.edu/BoDY_Mg091

eap.mcgill.ca/Magrack/Cog/Coghandbook/

Coghandbook_1_3.htm (organic field crop hand-

book)

http://www.agcentral.com/imcdemo/Contributors/Con-

2.htm (Page full of links to graphics and figures)

www2.hawaii.edu/~nvhue/sustain_ag/sustag895.

html (organically acceptable inputs to improve

Soil Fertility)

DeFiCieNCY SYMPtoMS

http://www.penpages.psu.edu/penpages_refer-

ence/29401/29401166.html (text only)

http://www.hortnet.co.nz/publications/guides/fertman-

ual/dguide1.htm (good photos)

http://www.back-to-basics.net/nds/index.htm

iNStitUtioNS

Cooperative Extension Service or Farm Advisors

Office

Staff   from    these   agencies    will    be  aware   of  crop    

nutrient needs and problems in your area.

They    can assist  you with    nutrient    deficiency  

symptoms and known plant nutrition problems

in your area.

Soil    and Plant   Tissue  Labs

These labs can test your soil or crop for

deficiencies.   Some    websites    containing  listings    of  

laboratories –

http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/soil-lab.html

http://www.organicgardening.com

(click on og BaSiCS, then Building helathy Soils,

then Soil test labs)

http://www.clemson.edu/agsrvlb/sera6/changes/accom-

pli.htm

http://www.inotherearthnews.com/directory/soil_test

eDUCatioN

California  Agriculture Teachers    Association (CATA)  

Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum  and PowerPoint  

Resources

http://www.ccagcans.com/cansdefault.html

(see “Course Curriculum”)

The CATA    Sustainable Agriculture Curriculum  

and PowerPoint  site    contains    5   courses 

(including course descriptions, outlines, and

resource    listings)   and over    40  PowerPoint  

titles. Developed   by  leading agricultural    

professionals, these resources address various

aspects of sustainable food systems and organic

agricultural production practices

Exploring   Sustainability  in  Agriculture:    An  Online  

Sustainable Agriculture Instructional   Resource,   Cen-

ter for Agroecology and Sustainable Food    Systems 

(CASFS)

zzyx.ucsc.edu/casfs/instruction/esa/index.html

This sustainable agriculture education

resource    from    the Center  for Agroecology and 

Sustainable Food    Systems includes    a   catalogue   

description and outline for a comprehensive

course on sustainable agriculture, appropriate

for the community college, state college, or

university level. The outline and annotated

resources address topics in social and

environmental sciences; plant, soil, crop, and

animal sciences; pest management; natural

resource management; the adoption of

sustainable agriculture; and the growth and

development of sustainable agriculture and the

organic food industry.

resources