Horticultural Production

Certificate

Horticultural Production

• One year certificate program (Sept – May)

• September 2011 - 1st intake of students

• 15 person capacity

• Focus on teaching and research

• Tie with Manitoba Institute of Culinary Arts

Curriculum Development

• November, 2009 - Advisory board meeting

• Outcome based curriculum design process

• Two faculty - onboard mid April

Course Listing

• Ag & Enviro Communications 1• Co-op Work Placement - HORT• Customer Service • Food Safety and Security• Fruits and Vegetables• Greenhouse• Growing Media• Horticultural Equipment• Horticultural Field Methods 1• Horticultural Field Methods 2• Horticultural Health & Safety• Horticultural IPM• Horticultural Mathematics

• Horticultural Pest Management• Horticultural Science• Introduction to Horticulture• Irrigation• Nursery• Parks and Landscape

Horticultural Research

• 3 year, MAFRI research partnership– Establish a Manitoba based horticultural applied

research program with a focus on fruit and vegetables field and greenhouse production.

• Research will include sustainable energy and northern food production

• Applied in nature

Greenhouse

• Re-establishing the greenhouse on the 1st

street north campus

• Combination of traditional greenhouse (2400 ft2)

and sustainable energy greenhouse. (1200 ft2)

• Currently in design phase

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AgribusinessHorticultural Production

Culinary Arts

Hotel & Restaurant Management

Environmental Technologies

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