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Unit description
Provides an overview and socio-cultural history of ‘organics’, starting literally from the ground up. Introduces types of organic farming, and evaluates basic agroecological and regenerative food production principles. Critically evaluates the scientific evidence for the benefits and impacts associated with organics.
Unit content
Module 1: From the ground up: An introduction to organics
Module 2: History of organic farming principles
Module 3: Agroecology and regenerative land use
Module 4: Integrative soil ecology and good soil health
Module 5: Understanding the science of organics
Module 6: Impacts of organic food production and consumption
Learning outcomes
Unit Learning Outcomes express learning achievement in terms of what a student should know, understand and be able to do on completion of a unit. These outcomes are aligned with the graduate attributes. The unit learning outcomes and graduate attributes are also the basis of evaluating prior learning.
| On completion of this unit, students should be able to: | |
|---|---|
| 1 | define and evaluate 'organics', tracing its environmental, socio-cultural and indigenous roots. |
| 2 | explain agroecology and apply basic principles of regenerative land practice |
| 3 | critically evaluate the philosophical principle that 'healthy soils generate healthy crops' |
| 4 | evaluate the potential impact of organic farming on resource use, productivity and food security including climate change. |
On completion of this unit, students should be able to:
- define and evaluate 'organics', tracing its environmental, socio-cultural and indigenous roots.
- explain agroecology and apply basic principles of regenerative land practice
- critically evaluate the philosophical principle that 'healthy soils generate healthy crops'
- evaluate the potential impact of organic farming on resource use, productivity and food security including climate change.
Teaching and assessment
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