The legs and shovel of a person digging in soil.

Sustainable Soils Management

From Surviving to Thriving

Learn the fundamentals of soil science and develop an appreciation of soil as a complex community of living beings.

What you learn in this course

You deepen your understanding of how changes to soil can help communities of plants, animals and other living beings (including humans) can thrive or be regenerate.

You’ll explore all how communities in soil exist in many different environments including

  • physical
  • chemical
  • biological
  • social

You examine the importance and resilience of the inter-connected web of life that generates healthy soil.

What you do in this course

You will prepare a soil management plan to using the concepts, principles and practices from the course.

Course details

Dates
TBA

Course fee and materials: TBA

This micro-credential development is funded by an Innovation Grant from the Continuing Education and Training Association of BC (CETA BC). 

field of corn in sunshine.

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.
 

Learn more about Farming Fundamentals