Urban Agriculture: Episode Content
If you are looking for specific topics, we hope the information on this page will be helpful. The videos can be watched as part of any science learning opportunities! But if you are interested in direct ties to Saskatchewan Curriculum, here are a few:
- LT1.2 Analyze different ways in which plants, animals, and humans interact with various natural and constructed environments to meet their basic needs.
- PL3.2 Analyze the interdependence among plants, individuals, society, and the environment.
- ES3.1 Investigate the characteristics, including soil composition and ability to absorb water, of different types of soils in their environment.
EP01: Meet Grant Wood
| About Grant and his work | 0:13 |
| Why did Grant become a scientist? | 1:03 |
| Grant's identity as a scientist | 2:06 |
| How Grant sees his place in the world | 3:32 |
| What is the next big scientific question? | 5:43 |
EP02: Rural vs Urban
| What is rural agriculture? | 0:13 |
| What is urban agriculture? | 1:22 |
| Urban market gardening as a business | 4:11 |
EP03: Edible Landscaping
| Pretty berry shrubs | 0:13 |
| The edible garden at the university | 1:51 |
| Street apple trees | 2:35 |
| Fruit rescue service | 4:34 |
| Vegetable ornamental plants | 5:16 |
EP04: Opportunities and Projects
| Yards: alternatives to grass | 0:13 |
| Boulevard gardening | 2:03 |
| Wildwood Mennonite Church plot | 2:56 |
| Saskation Food Bank and Learning Centre plot | 4:26 |
| Other empty land plots | 5:31 |
| The Askiy project near Station 20 West | 6:17 |
| Edible plants in school yards | 9:09 |
EP05: Summary and Rooftop Garden
| What did we learn about urban agriculture? | 0:13 |
| The USask Rooftop Garden | 0:54 |