Sustainable Agroecosystems
The “Complex vegetable systems challenge” is an integral part of the bachelor level lecture “Sustainable Agroecosystems I”. Students work in small teams to design and implement vertical gardens on plots of four square meters. The learning environment is a greenhouse close to the ETH main building. Students practice systemʼs thinking and take self-responsibility for their plots and group work dynamics. Failure, e.g. yield loss, is allowed and seen as a promoter of learning.