Week 4 | 9/24 –
keywords: agroecology, carbon sequestration, food, sustenance
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Reading:
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Toward a Climate Stabilizing Agricultural System
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Participatory Plant Breeding to Promote Farmer's Rights
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Prospects for Developing Perennial Grain Crops
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Optional:
Farming to Fight Climate Change with Nate Kleinman
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Task: Harvest Bittersweet. We will travel by van to Haverford at 2:45 pm to harvest bittersweet. We will not complete the Harvest of bittersweet until 4:30 p.m., so please plan accordingly.
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sept 20 is the climate strike. join if you want (not required); Philadelphia city hall, 10 a.m.
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Week 5 | 10/1 –
keyword/s: community-control of land
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Reading:
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The Ten Elements of Agroecology
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Optional:
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The Power to Think Ahead in a Reckless Age
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Task: Experimental Farm Network Visit, Salem, New Jersey. We will leave campus at 1:00 p.m. sharp and will not return to campus until 7:00 p.m. This is a required trip for the course.
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Week 6 | 10/8 –
keyword/s: urban agriculture, carbon footprint, recuperative justice
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Reading:
A Food Crisis Is Coming, But Urban America Already Has It Solved
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Resilient Cities: Building Community Control in a Shifting Climate
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Task: In-Class Research Session on Bryn Mawr's & Haverford's agroecology/carbon farming capacity; USDA seed order.
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