HORT 435

Fall 2026 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 24-Dec 9

Urban Food Production

Credit: 3 hours.

Explore opportunities and challenges for maximizing the productivity and sustainability of urban food production systems, considering agricultural, environmental, energy, social, and economic issues. Students will examine the science and practice of urban agriculture through scientific and popular literature, case studies, online discussion, and service-learning opportunities. Production systems covered will include both outdoor (e.g., vacant lot urban farms) and controlled environment (e.g., hydroponics and aquaponics) agriculture.

3 undergraduate hours. 3 graduate hours. Prerequisite: HORT 100 or CPSC 112 or equivalent introductory course in plant science.

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HORT 435 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			63675	Online	ONL	ARRANGED	n.a.	n.a.	McCoy, J	Availability: Open Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Section Info: Online scheduled class sessions require each student have high speed internet access and either a headset with microphone or an external microphone and speakers so they may participate in the class discussions. Students are required to log in and use canvas in order to complete this course