Veggie Garden Pest Management [Online]

Tuesday, July 19, 6:30 – 7:30 pm  
$5 members, $10 nonmembers (free for GIAB members and community gardeners) 
Location: Your Computer 

Instructor: Courtney Tchida, MSHS Community Programs Director 

Vegetable plants can attract a wide variety of pests. Learn how to manage them and minimize their impact on your harvest. Get the inside scoop on integrated pest management tools for everything from Squash vine borers and flea beetles to cabbage loopers.  

Courtney Tchida is the Community Programs Director for the Minnesota State Horticultural Society. Courtney has over 20 years of experience working in horticulture and food-systems education. She spent 16 years at the University of Minnesota coordinating the Student Programs in Sustainable Agriculture and managing Cornercopia Student Organic Farm. She has experience growing a wide variety of edible crops, planning and implementing gardens for schools, farms and food shelf gardens.

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