Unit Award Scheme

shown knowledge of

1. what monoculture is and a typical monoculture crop grown in the UK

2. what 'the three sisters' traditional farming method is

3. at least three crops that can be grown together using companion farming in the UK

demonstrated the ability to

4. calculate the amount of fertiliser a farmer would need in a monoculture field depleted of nutrients, based on the size of the field and the type of crop to be planted

5. calculate the amount of time a monoculture crop needs to grow and the amount of nutrients it removes from the soil, in order to plan a crop rotation schedule for the next planting

6. calculate the amount of crops that could be planted in the same field, using the 'three sisters' method of companion planting, based on the spacing each of the plants needs to grow properly.