{"id":86420,"date":"2026-02-03T12:30:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T17:30:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=86420"},"modified":"2026-04-06T13:08:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T17:08:38","slug":"science-for-self-reliance-gardening-with-responsible-pest-management-beneficial-habitat","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/www.mofga.org\/event-calendar\/science-for-self-reliance-gardening-with-responsible-pest-management-beneficial-habitat\/","title":{"rendered":"Science for Self-Reliance: Gardening with Responsible Pest Management + Beneficial Habitat"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"tec_event_single_static\" data-elementor-id=\"86420\" class=\"elementor elementor-86420\" data-elementor-post-type=\"tribe_events\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-b9bf548 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b9bf548\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f84848\" data-id=\"2f84848\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d2171b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8d2171b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><em>This event was originally scheduled for April 16. The date has been updated to May 20.<\/em><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: black;\"><span data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\">Join MOFGA\u2019s Crop Specialist, Caleb Goossen, for a discussion on organic management of common pests in the vegetable garden. Caleb will start by sharing strategies used to minimize the presence of pests from the outset using cultural practices such as promoting the presence of &#8220;beneficials&#8221;. But sometimes pests show up anyway, despite our best efforts or during particularly challenging growing seasons. So, Caleb will also discuss what can be done when pests emerge.<\/span><\/span><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><a href=\"https:\/\/curtislibrary.libcal.com\/event\/15786917\"><strong>Click here to learn more<\/strong><\/a><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><span style=\"color: black;\"><strong>About the speaker: <\/strong>Caleb has a bachelor\u2019s degree in plant biology and sustainable agriculture from Hampshire College and he completed his PhD from the University of Vermont, where he studied the fatty acid content of storage crops. He farmed organic vegetables in Vermont for nine years before graduate school. He also has experience with organic heirloom seed production and organic orchard maintenance on farms in New Zealand.<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This event was originally scheduled for April 16. 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