[STOCKSCH 100] - Final Exam Guide - Everything you need to know! (92 pages long)

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Stockbridge Sch of Agriculture
• Course: STOCKSCH 100
• Professor: Sarah Berquist

Document Summary

* baobab tree or adansonia tree: found in madagascar, africa and australia, up to 45 feet in diameter, can live to be 3,000 years old. 16. author of a national wild refuge series: ecology at home and in the garden. Oikos = eco: the greek word for home or household is the root of both of the english words economy and ecology . The ecological rules for gardening (and living: 1. John gerber"s garden: mulch use to protect seeds from light and provide moisture. What you can do in your apartments of dorms: barrels, planters, hanging baskets. What you can do in your small yard. What you can do in your large yard. Chickens: hoop house greens are planted sequentially, winter cover for greens. 22. they rely on sunlight for energy (solar power, drying clothes outside) 23. cycle everything material (compost, feeding chickens with old vegetables) 24. and are biologically diverse (lawns, sustainable gardens, animals: ecology.