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Winter Quarter:
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Week 1: Introduction to Soils,
Physical Properties
Week 2: Soil Fauna, Organic
Matter
Week 3: Eco-Farm, Research
Project (In-depth)
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Eco-Farm Notes Taken
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Notes of research done and
meeting notes with Liza Rognas at 1pm on Tues at the Ref Librarians Desk
and arrange another time to meet with her.
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Steve's Email week reminder on
what to do!
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Week 4: Water and Acidity
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Lecture Notes:
Soil Water and the
hydrologic cycle (Steve Tues)
Study Question, BW 5.6 to end and CH 6
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Lecture Notes:
Soil Acidity and
Chemistry Review (Martha and Steve) Study Question, CH 9
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Lab Notes: Lab Soil pH and Lime
Requirements
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Seminar Notes: The Subsistence
Perspective (first half)
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Other Notes: Debrief of Eco-Farm,
Intro to GIS for mapping soil properties, Farm Internships or Campus
Sustainability Presentation
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Summary of Independent Research
Topic and Soil Texture Lab
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Cover Crop Observations
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Week 5: Nitrogen, Sulphur,
Nitrogen-fix
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Lecture Notes:
Nitrogen and
Sulfur Economy of Soils (Steve Tuesday)
Study Questions, CH 13
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Lecture Notes:
Nitrogen Fixation
(Martha Tuesday)
Study Questions
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Lab Notes: Soil Microorganisms
(Steve and Martha)
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Seminar Notes: The Subsistence
Perspective (second half)
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Other Notes: Spreadsheet
Workshop: Nitrogen release from compost and fertilizers (Steve)
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PROGRAM JOURNAL DUE! Due:
Notes, Study Questions, and all other work done to this point as mentioned
above!
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Week 6: Compost
Microorganisms, P, K
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Lecture:
Soil Microorganisms
(Steve Tuesday)
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Lecture
Soil N,P,K (Martha
Friday) Study Questions, CH 14
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Notes on Workshop: Compost Tea
and Compost Quality (Steve Thursday)
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Lab Notes: Continuation of week 5
Soil Microorganisms Observation and Drawing
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Seminar Notes: Fateful Harvest.
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Week 7: Field Trip,
Mycorrhizae Policy
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Field Trip Notes on Puyallup
Compost Facility, WSU (Steve)
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Seminar Notes: Omish Readings on
MASU
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Lab Notes: Mycorrhizae
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Other Notes: Nutrient Cycling on
Farm Calculations, Mycorrhizae and P uptake (Martha), Agricultural Policy
Workshop
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Cover Crop Observations
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Video Notes: Not to be Amish
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Draft of Library Research
Paper Due
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Week 8: Heavy Metals and
Micron Nutrients, Synergy
Week 9: Practical Management
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Lecture Notes: Practical Nutrient
Management (Martha) Study Questions
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Lab Notes: Workshop on how to
read a soil analysis report; Hands-on soil amendments with Gary Kline (Steve
and Martha)
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Seminar Notes: Gaviotas
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Cover Crop Observations
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Soils Final Exam
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Week 10: Presentations
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Presentation Notes: Student
Research Presentations
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Seminar Notes: Synthesis
Discussion
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Cover Crop Observations
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Program Journal DUE with ALL
WORK
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