Project Type: Education Only
Funds awarded in 2024: $39,702.00
Projected End Date: 03/31/2026
Grant Recipients:
Tennessee Local Food; SE TN Young Farmers; Rooted East; Brooklyn Heights Community Garden; Sequatchie Cove Farm; Villa Acres; Nashville Grown; Bugtussle Farm
Region: Southern
State: Tennessee
Principal Investigator:
Natalie Seevers
Tennessee Local Food
Description:
New and seasoned growers often struggle with pests and disease in their gardens. It can be a frustrating experience to try and grow your own food organically to avoid consuming harmful pesticides only to see your bountiful harvest overtaken by bugs, fungus, and disease.
In this presentation, Laila Malik of Rooted East Knoxville provides a basic overview of common garden pest and disease problems, along with prevention and treatment tactics that organic growers use to keep their crops healthy.
In this presentation, Laila Malik of Rooted East Knoxville provides a basic overview of common garden pest and disease problems, along with prevention and treatment tactics that organic growers use to keep their crops healthy.
Type:
Video
This product is associated with the project "Increasing Sustainable Agriculture and Economic Viability of Farms in Tennessee Through Education"
Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and should not be construed to represent any official USDA or U.S. Government determination or policy.