Sustainable Soils Management: Surviving to Thriving
Learn the fundamentals of soil science and develop an appreciation of soil as a complex community of living beings.
What you will learn
After completing this course, you will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between sustainable agriculture principles and practices and soil health and community resilience.
- Explain how to measure and describe soils in relation to their physical properties and contexts.
- Describe how soil chemistry, nutrients and soil carbon can impact agricultural productivity.
- Explain the importance of soil biodiversity and how management practices can impact it.
- Describe a range of soil management practices to improve soil health and to remediate degraded soils.
- Describe how plants respond to their environmental conditions.
What you will do in this course
You will prepare a soil management plan to using the concepts, principles and practices from the course.
Course details
Dates
Online Classes: September 4 - October 16
Field Days: September 13 & October 4
Final Assignment Due: October 23
Course fee: $880 + GST
This micro-credential development is funded by an Innovation Grant from the Continuing Education and Training Association of BC (CETA BC).
Deepen your learning with the Farming Fundamentals suite
This course is part of a suite of three micro-credentials on sustainable farming. All three courses in this program are eligible for StrongerBC future skills grant funding.