HLSM 104J - Market Farming Summer

4.5 Credits

Students will study the principles and skills needed to operate a market farm. Students analyze the characteristics and operational feasibility of different products. Students participate in hands-on, seasonally relevant experiences from different aspects of market farm operations.

Prerequisites: (2) HLSM 1010 and HLSM 1011 must be completed prior to this course.

Lecture Hours: 3.0
Lab Hours: 4.5
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Compare different animal species characteristics, nutrition and housing, health and hygiene, and stock sources
Apply scientific principles of site selection and planning to evaluate different growing environment and plants.
Relate basic plant processes to production and yield of crops.
Identify production crops by their common and botanical names.
Evaluate the different marketing options
Evaluate the current practices of an established produce production business, identify potential contamination points and recommend practices to reduce contamination

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