Scouting eggplant at a UMass-sponsord field walk, July 2013
In this series, learn to identify and scout fruit and vegetable pests and select integrated pest management strategies that work for you. We will walk the fields with Extension Educators and Farmers in Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont to learn how each area and farm is practicing IPM. Bring a hand lens if you have one. This series is funded in part by a Northeast IPM Center grant. Each field walk includes 2 education credits for certified pesticide applicators.
High Meadows Farm is Vermont's oldest certified organic farm. They specialize in growing organic potted herbs year round in over 12,000 sq ft of greenhouses. They have over 65 rolling acres and are proud to show visitors around. They retail their crops at the Brattleboro Farmers Market and wholesale their crops throughout New England. This field walk is being organized by NOFA-VT and will feature: Ann Hazelrigg, UVM extension plant pathologist and director of the Plant Diagnostic Clinic; Mollie Klepack, UVM Extension Summer Vegetable scout; and Katie Campbell-Nelson, UMass Extension Vegetable Educator. Space is limited; pre-registration is required (RSVP to info@nofavt.org or 802-434-4122). $10 NOFA-VT & VVBGA members, $20 non-members.
