Fall 2019 Course Syllabi

Week Topics and Assignments Tentative Course Outline: 4 Vegetable Cultural ID (continued) Read: • Organic farming_ why we don’t have more organic farms-National Geographic • Why Organic Food Might Be Worth the High Price _ Time • Agricultural Alternatives Organic Vegetable Production-Penn State Extension Review: Vegetable cultural ID Gourmet Greens – Tomatoes PPT Watch: NDSU Field to Fork - Spring 2018: Weed Management and Soil Fertility for Organic Vegetable Complete: Week 4 Discussion Forum (due Friday) (40pts) Complete: Week 4 Quiz (Due Sunday) (30pts) 5 Herbs Cultural ID Read: NDUS From Garden to Table: Harvesting Herbs for Healthy Eating Review: Herbs PPT Watch: NDSU Field to Fork -Spring 2017 - "Herbs: From Growing to Packing" Complete: Week 5 Discussion Forum (due Thursday due to campus holiday) (40 pts) Complete: Lab Assignment 2- Value Added Recipe (You will have to purchase food ingredients for your value added recipe as stated in course syllabus and the Live Instructor course introduction) (100pts) 6 Fruits Read: Midwest Home Fruit Product Agriculture Chapters 1,2, and 3 Review: • Fruit Production ppt • Cool fruits for cold climates video pdf Watch: NDSU Field to Fork 2019: Cold Fruits for Cold Climates Complete: Week 6 Discussion Forum (due Friday) (40pts) Complete: Week 6 Quiz (Due Sunday) (30 pts) 7 Value-Added Specialty Crop Products Read: What is Value-Added Agriculture-PennState Extension Complete: Selling Home-processed, Home-canned and Home Baked Foods Using Specialty Crops- NDSU Mini Course Complete: NDSU Mini Course Assignment (30 pts) Watch: Field to Fork - Spring 2018:' Developing and Selling Food Products That are Safe and Tasty" Video Review: Developing and Selling Food Products That are Safe and Tasty video pdf 8 Final Exam Complete: Lab Assignment 3- Garden Design (100 pts) Final Exam Due!!!! (150 pts) Relationship to Campus Theme: With the green movement to protect the environment and in today’s economy; throughout the world, it is predicted that vast numbers of people will again grow a vegetable garden. Whether it is out of necessity or just to be guaranteed fresh and chemical free food, we need to understand ways to grow and market fresh produce. The new Buzz is to Buy Local/Buy Whole foods which should be a boon for the Farmers Markets. Student Email Policy: Dakota College at Bottineau is increasingly dependent upon email as an official form of communication. A student’s campus-assigned email address will be the only one recognized by the campus for official mailings. The liability for missing or not acting upon important information conveyed via campus email rests with the student.