Tentative Class Schedule, Fall 2004

September 8 - What is sustainable agriculture?

September 13 - Field Trip – New England Small Farms Institute, Belchertown)

September 15 – History of sustainable agriculture

September 20 - Field Trip

September 22 – Sustainable vegetable production

September 27 - Field Trip

September 29 – Preliminary Definition of Sustainable Ag

October 4 - Field Trip

October 6 – Sustainable Agriculture and Animals

October 11 – Holiday

October 13 – (Monday Schedule) – Field Trip

October 18 -– Field Trip – Seeds of Solidarity, Orange

October 20 – Guest Presentation

October 25 – Field Trip

October 27 –

November 1 – Field Trip – Sirius Community, Shutesbury

November 3 –

November 8 – Field Trip- Food Bank of Western Massachusetts

November 10 – Systemic Roots of Sustainability 1

November 15 – Systemic Roots of Sustainability 2

November 17 – Systemic Roots of Sustainability 3

November 22 – No class (Thursday schedule)

November 24 – No class (assigned reading)

November 29 – Student Presentations (4)

December 1 - Students Presentations (2)

December 6 – Students Presentations (4)

December 8 – Student Presentations (2)

December13 – Student Presentations (3) & Grading/Evaluation

NOTE: Field trips will leave at 12:20pm every Monday afternoon from the parking lot outside of Skinner Hall. Please don’t be late!