Where Food Comes From: An Introduction to Agriculture
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Where Food Comes From: An Introduction to Agriculture.
- Level
- Level 1 — Beginner
- Learning time
- 5 hours
- Planned CEUs
- 0.5 CEUs
Student Portal · Agriculture & Food Systems
Explore soil, water, crops, livestock, food systems, agricultural technology, and land stewardship through a transparent curriculum map.
Agriculture & Food Systems courses in this portal
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Start with the connections between farms, food, plants, animals, soil, and agricultural systems.
40 hours · View pathway ↓Explore soil, nutrients, fertility, conservation, and the living foundation of agriculture.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Study how plants grow, how crops are managed, and the science behind production.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Build practical skills for gardens, local food growing, seasonal planning, and intensive small-scale production.
50 hours · View pathway ↓Learn about fruits, vegetables, ornamentals, specialty crops, and horticultural production.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Examine farm animals, animal care, livestock systems, welfare, and production.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Explore poultry, egg, and small-livestock care, production, and farm integration.
50 hours · View pathway ↓Follow food production from water through aquaculture, fisheries, and sustainable systems.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Learn about irrigation, drainage, conservation, and agricultural water management.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Build awareness of agricultural tools, machinery, safety, engineering, and mechanized production.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Explore sensors, drones, GPS, digital tools, data, automation, and AI on the farm.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Connect weather, seasons, climate risk, adaptation, and farm resilience.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Study farming practices that support long-term ecological, economic, and community health.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Explore soil restoration, cover crops, compost, ecosystem management, and agroecosystem design.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Learn organic-growing principles, ecological crop management, and agroecology.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Examine farming with trees, silvopasture, alley cropping, and landscape management.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Build skills for healthy plants, pest and disease management, and integrated pest management.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Explore seed saving, crop diversity, plant genetics, breeding, and biotechnology.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Learn from traditional ecological knowledge, land stewardship, food sovereignty, and global Indigenous agriculture.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Compare farming cultures, crops, livestock, development, and agricultural transformation worldwide.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Follow food from farms through processing, distribution, logistics, and global supply chains.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Study harvesting, storage, food quality, post-harvest technology, and food-loss prevention.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Examine hunger, community food systems, agricultural resilience, and humanitarian response.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Learn farm planning, budgets, recordkeeping, marketing, management, and agribusiness.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Explore food prices, commodity markets, international trade, and agricultural policy.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Connect farms, livelihoods, rural communities, agricultural extension, and public policy.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Explore small-space growing, community gardens, urban farming, and local food systems.
55 hours · View pathway ↓Study indoor growing, hydroponics, aquaponics, vertical farming, and controlled-environment production.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Connect farming, wildlife, water, habitat, landscape ecology, and biodiversity management.
65 hours · View pathway ↓Use systems analysis, policy, sustainability, and global development to examine modern food systems.
105 hours · View pathway ↓120-course curriculum map
Every card shows its learning level, estimated learning time, and planned CEU value. Courses that are open show a direct link; the rest remain part of the development map.
01 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 40 hours · 4.0 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Where Food Comes From: An Introduction to Agriculture.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Plants, Animals, Soil & the Farm.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agriculture Essentials: From Production to Plate.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Introduction to Agricultural Systems.
02 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Discovering Soil: The Foundation Beneath Our Feet.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Soil, Nutrients & Healthy Plants.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Soil Fertility, Conservation & Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Soil Science & Biogeochemistry.
03 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: How Plants Grow.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Growing Crops: Seeds, Seasons & Harvests.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Crop Production & Plant Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Crop Science & Plant Physiology.
04 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 50 hours · 5.0 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Growing Your First Food Garden.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Vegetable, Fruit & Herb Gardening.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Year-Round Garden Planning & Production.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Intensive Small-Scale Food Production.
05 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Introduction to Fruits, Vegetables & Ornamental Plants.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Horticulture Fundamentals.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Fruit, Vegetable & Specialty Crop Production.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Horticultural Science & Production.
06 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Farm Animals & How We Care for Them.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Livestock Care, Feeding & Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Animal Production Systems & Welfare.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Animal Science & Livestock Production.
07 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 50 hours · 5.0 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Introduction to Chickens & Poultry.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Poultry, Egg & Small-Animal Production.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Small Livestock Management & Farm Integration.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Poultry & Small Livestock Systems.
08 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Fish, Farms & Food from Water.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Introduction to Aquaculture.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Aquaculture Production & Fisheries Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Aquaculture & Sustainable Fisheries Systems.
09 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Water on the Farm.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Irrigation, Drainage & Water Conservation.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agricultural Water Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Irrigation Engineering & Water Resource Management.
10 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Farm Tools & Equipment Basics.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Machinery, Equipment & Agricultural Safety.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Modern Agricultural Machinery & Automation.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agricultural Engineering & Mechanized Production Systems.
11 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Technology on the Modern Farm.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Sensors, Drones, GPS & Digital Agriculture.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Precision Agriculture & Farm Data Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Digital Agriculture, Automation & AI.
12 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Weather, Seasons & Farming.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Climate & Crop Production.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agricultural Meteorology & Climate Risk.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Climate Adaptation & Agricultural Resilience.
13 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Farming with Nature.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Sustainable Farming Fundamentals.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Sustainable Crop & Livestock Systems.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Sustainable Agricultural Systems.
14 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Healthy Soil, Healthy Farms.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Cover Crops, Compost & Soil Restoration.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Regenerative Farming & Ecosystem Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Regenerative Agriculture & Agroecosystem Design.
15 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Introduction to Organic Growing.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Organic Farming Principles & Practices.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Ecological Crop Management & Organic Production.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Organic Agriculture & Agroecology.
16 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Farming with Trees.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Introduction to Agroforestry.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Silvopasture, Alley Cropping & Integrated Production.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Agroforestry & Landscape Management.
17 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Garden Pests & Healthy Plants.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Managing Weeds, Insects & Crop Disease.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Integrated Pest Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Plant Pathology & Pest Management.
18 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Seeds: Where Crops Begin.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Seed Saving, Plant Breeding & Crop Diversity.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Plant Genetics & Crop Improvement.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Plant Breeding, Genetics & Biotechnology.
19 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Traditional Ways of Growing Food.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Indigenous Agriculture Around the World.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Traditional Ecological Knowledge & Agricultural Practice.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Indigenous Food Systems, Land Stewardship & Food Sovereignty.
20 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Farming Around the World.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Crops, Livestock & Farming Cultures Across Continents.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Comparative Global Agricultural Systems.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Global Agriculture, Development & Agricultural Transformation.
21 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: How Food Travels from Farm to Table.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Food Processing, Transportation & Distribution.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agricultural Supply Chains & Food System Logistics.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Global Food Supply Chain Management.
22 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Keeping Harvested Food Fresh.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Harvesting, Storage & Reducing Food Loss.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Post-Harvest Management & Food Quality.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Post-Harvest Technology & Food Loss Prevention.
23 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Food for Everyone: Understanding Food Security.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Hunger, Agriculture & Community Food Systems.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Food Security, Agricultural Resilience & Humanitarian Response.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Global Food Security & Resilient Food Systems.
24 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Running a Farm: The Basics.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Farm Planning, Budgets & Recordkeeping.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agribusiness, Marketing & Farm Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness Management.
25 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Why Food Costs What It Does.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agriculture, Markets & International Trade.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Commodity Markets, Agricultural Economics & Trade.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Global Agricultural Economics & Trade Policy.
26 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Farms, Families & Rural Communities.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agriculture & Community Development.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Rural Development, Livelihoods & Agricultural Extension.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Rural Development & Agricultural Policy.
27 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 55 hours · 5.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Growing Food in Small Spaces.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Community Gardens & Urban Farming.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Urban Agriculture & Local Food Systems.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Urban Food Systems & Controlled Production.
28 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Growing Plants Without a Traditional Field.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Greenhouses, Hydroponics & Indoor Growing.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Controlled Environment Agriculture.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Hydroponics, Aquaponics & Vertical Farming.
29 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 65 hours · 6.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Farms, Wildlife & Biodiversity.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Protecting Soil, Water & Habitat on Agricultural Lands.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Agricultural Conservation & Biodiversity Management.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Landscape Ecology, Conservation Agriculture & Biodiversity.
30 · Agriculture & Food Systems pathway
4 courses · 105 hours · 10.5 CEUs
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Understanding the Modern Food System.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Food Systems Analysis: Production, Distribution & Consumption.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Food Systems Policy, Sustainability & Global Development.
Planned Agriculture & Food Systems course: Advanced Agriculture & Food Systems: A Global Systems Approach.