How many standard pesticides do we use here on our homestead? None. How many organic pesticides do we use? None. So the real question is – how the heck do we do that? We’ve battled asparagus beetles, squash beetles, flea beetles, stinkbugs, Mexican bean beetles, cabbage loopers and more. Yet we still have real abundance in our growing areas and each year we deal with fewer and fewer pests. Come find out how to reduce pests to a minimum (no, you will never be completely pest free but there is a way to live without the pesticides that infect your foods and kills the good bugs along with the bad ones).

We’ll also talk about other pest pressures – like deer, rabbits, squirrels, groundhogs and roaming neighborhood dogs. It’s gardening in the mountains! Come join us!

Taught by a certified advanced North Carolina gardener with years of experience growing in the challenging conditions of the western NC mountains.