Assignment: Field Feedback

Field Feedback will occur every Thursday morning at 8:00am during the Crop and Soil Management Class. Students will share with the rest of the class, instructor and the farm manager on their regenerative agriculture aspect of the Education Garden space. The student will be evaluated on their care of the Education Garden space over the week by the following rubric [0=did not participate; 1=poor; 2=fair; 3=average; 4=above average; 5=excellent] and ability to respond to the following questions.

Field Feedback: [15pts. Total]

Name:

Focus Area:

What did you notice, observe, find? [5pts.]

What tasks did do? Did you ask for help? (remember we are all in this together) [5 pts.]

What do you anticipate next? [5 pts.]

Comments:

Common Focus Areas:

• Water Management/The water cycle: Irrigation systems (set/maintain/check if they are working or for leaks); hand water if necessary

• Nutrient Cycling: legumes, cover crops, composts

• Crop rotation

• Diversity: Genetic Diversity; polycultures;

• Pollinators

• Soil Health: no till, mulching, compost - bacterial or fungal dominated soils

• Integrated Pest Management: Scout for pests/diseases; apply appropriate methods if necessary

• Weeds: Scout for weeds and manage according to planting calendar

• Perennials: monitor perennial beds; make sure this area of the garden is not neglected

• Herbs: care for the herb patch; make sure this area of the garden is not neglected

• Record keeping: Keep up the Garden notebook: daily weather, observations, tasks, harvests etc.

• General Maintenance: Preform garden maintenance (weed whacking, mowing); mulch care; assist others as needed