Education

Creating a Forest Food garden

Module code: X5701E
Level 5
15 credits in spring semester
Teaching method: Seminar
Assessment modes: Project, Presentation

In this module, you will collaborate on various practical group activities related to the forest food garden, including designing and implementing aspects of the planting and infrastructure.

As it takes several years from design to fruition in the garden, you will pass on your achievements and challenges for the next year’s cohort to develop. It places a focus on the political in relation to food growing and land use. The elective explores how to engage wider communities about sustainability issues, using creative, playful and practical approaches. There is a particular emphasis on the complexities, nuances and uncertainties of food systems, climate change and biodiversity loss.

It is not mandatory to have completed Understanding Forest Food Gardens to join this second module.

Module learning outcomes

• Demonstrate a knowledge and understanding of political factors relevant to the creation of a forest food garden
• Analyse and reflect on the possibilities and challenges of working collaboratively to address a sustainability-related issue.
• Design a teaching resource that engages other students in the complexity and uncertainty of sustainability issues, making effective use of digital and/or creative media.