ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE FINAL PORTFOLIO CHECKLISTDue March 17, 2006 Please check off what you have included.___ Self Evaluation___ Take home Midterm___ Soils Final ExamSection 1: RESEARCH PAPERS/VISION PAPERWeek 2: Library Research Topics Week 7: Draft of Library Research PaperWeek 10: Final Draft of Research Paper, including annotated bibliography if did not attend Eco-FarmWeek 8: Vision PaperSection 2: LETTERS OF ENGAGED CITIZENSHIPLetter 1Letter 2Letter 3Letter 4Letter 5Section 3: SPREADSHEET/EXCELWeek 2: Excel Tutorial: Farm groups for Nutrient cycleWeek 5: Spreadsheet Workshop: Nitrogen release from compost and fertilizers-in drop boxSection 4: STUDY QUESTIONSWeek 1: Study Questions for Introduction to Soil (Steve), Study Questions (PDF), CH 1,2,3Study Questions for Soil Architecture and Physical Properties (Steve), Study Questions, CH 4Week 2: Study Questions for Soil Organisms and Ecology (Martha), Study Questions, CH 11Study Questions for Soil Organic Matter (Martha), Study Questions, CH 12Week 4: Study Questions for Soil Water and the hydrologic cycle (Steve Tues) Study Question, BW 5.6 to end and CH 6Study Questions for Soil Acidity and Chemistry Review (Martha and Steve) StudyQuestion, CH 9Week 5:ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE FINAL PORTFOLIO CHECKLISTDue March 17, 2006 Please check off what you have included.Study Questions for Nitrogen and Sulfur Economy of Soils (Steve Tuesday) StudyQuestions, CH 13 Study Questions for Nitrogen Fixation (Martha Tuesday) Study Questions Week 6: Study Questions for Soil Microorganisms (Steve Tuesday) Study Questions, TBAStudy Questions for Soil N,P,K (Martha Friday) Study Questions, CH 14Week 8: Study Questions for Micronutrients and Heavy Metals in Soils (Martha) Study Questions CH 15, 18 Week 9: Study Questions for Practical Nutrient Management (Martha) Section 5: LAB EXERCISES and NOTESWeek 1: Lab Notes for Soil Macrofauna (Martha) Lab Exercise Questions: Soil Texture Lab (Soil Texture Mapped Results in Excel)Week 2: Lab Exercise/Notes for Analysis of Berleze Baerman: Soil Macrofauna (Steve & Martha) Week 4: Lab Exercise/Notes: Lab Soil pH and Lime Requirements Week 5: Lab Exercise/Notes: Soil Microorganisms (Steve and Martha) Week 6: Lab Exercise/Notes: Continuation of week 5 Soil Microorganisms Observation andWeek 7: Lab Exercise/Notes: Mycorrhizae Week 9: Lab Exercise/Notes: Workshop on how to read a soil analysis report; Hands-on soil amendments with Gary Kline (Steve and Martha)Section 6: LECTURE NOTESWeek 1: Lecture Notes: Introduction to Soil (Steve Tuesday)Lecture Notes: Soil Architecture and Physical Properties (Steve Thurs)Week 2: Lecture Notes: Soil Organisms and Ecology (Martha Tues)Lecture Notes: Soil Organic Matter (Martha Friday)Week 4: Lecture Notes: Soil Water and the hydrologic cycle (Steve Tues)Lecture Notes: Soil Acidity and Chemistry Review (Martha and Steve)Week 5: Lecture Notes: Nitrogen and Sulfur Economy of Soils (Steve Tuesday) Lecture Notes: Nitrogen Fixation (Martha Tuesday)ECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE FINAL PORTFOLIO CHECKLISTDue March 17, 2006 Please check off what you have included.Week 6: Lecture: Soil Microorganisms (Steve Tuesday)Lecture Soil N,P,K (Martha Friday)Week 8: Lecture Notes: Micronutrients and Heavy Metals in Soils (Martha) Week 9: Lecture Notes: Practical Nutrient Management (Martha) Section 7: TEXT READING NOTESWeek 1: Text Notes: Chapter 1,2,3Text Notes: Chapter 4Week 2: Text Notes: Chapter 11Text Notes: Chapter 12Week 4: Text Notes: Chapter 5.6 to end of 5 and CH 6Text Notes: Chapter 9Week 5: Text Notes: Chapter 13 Week 6: Text Notes: Chapter 14Week 8: Text Notes: Chapter 15, 18Week 9: Text Notes: Chapter 16Section 8: SEMINARWeek 1:Seminar Notes: The Essential Agrarian ReaderWeek 2:Seminar Notes: Agrarian DreamsWeek 4: Seminar Notes: The Subsistence Perspective (first half)Week 5: Seminar Notes: The Subsistence Perspective (second half)Week 6: Seminar Notes: Eat Here or Fateful HarvestWeek 7: Seminar Notes: Amish Readings on MASUWeek 8: Seminar Notes: Farm as a Natural HabitatWeek 9: Seminar Notes: GaviotasECOLOGICAL AGRICULTURE FINAL PORTFOLIO CHECKLISTDue March 17, 2006 Please check off what you have included.Section 9: NOTESWeek 1: Notes: Soil Sampling, Nancy Parkes workshop, Liza Rognas Reference LibrarianWeek 2: Video Notes: Life in the SoilWeek 3: Eco-Farm Notes Taken (those on the trip)Notes of research done (those that stayed back)Week 4: Notes: Debrief of Eco-Farm, Intro to GIS for mapping soil properties, Farm Internships or Campus Sustainability PresentationSummary of Independent Research Topic and Soil Texture LabWeek 5: Notes: Spreadsheet Workshop: Nitrogen release from compost and fertilizers Week 6:Notes on Workshop: Compost Tea and Compost Quality (Steve Thursday)Week 7: Field Trip Notes on Puyallup Compost Facility, WSU (Steve)Notes: Nutrient Cycling on Farm Calculations, Mycorrhizae and P uptake (Martha), Agricultural Policy WorkshopWeek 8: Video Notes: Little Ice Age: The Big ChillVideo Notes: Amish: Not to be ModernNotes from SynergyWeek 9: Lab NotesWeek 10: Presentation Notes: Student Research Presentations- TuesdaySeminar Notes: Synthesis Discussion- WednesdayPresentation Notes: Student Research Presentations- ThursdayPresentation Notes: Student Research Presentations-
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