NATURE INTENDEDGROWING VEGETABLES THE WAY

Speaker: Tom Peterson

Agriculture Education Coordinator for

Appalachian Sustainable Development

Thursday, February 16, 2012—7:00 p.m.

Recreation Building

Warriors Path State Par

Tom Peterson will be talking about ways that folks can raise healthy, productive, beautiful vegetable gardens without resorting to expensive fertilizers or potentially dangerous chemicals. He will cover building a rich, living soil, thwarting pests and diseases through smart garden planning and management and simple ways to keep weeds in check. He will discuss vegetable varieties and helpful resources for organic gardening.

Tom Peterson is the Agriculture Education Coordinator for Appalachian Sustainable Development (ASD) – a regional not-for-profit organization that seeks to strengthen and diversify the rural economy in southwest Virginia and east Tennessee. He works to support the Appalachian Harvest network (a group of over 60 organic farmers in the area who collectively sell fresh produce to supermarkets throughout the southeast U.S.), regional farmers markets, and others interested in sustainable agriculture through developing workshops and farm tours and offering personal farm consultations. Tom is a founding member of the Appalachian Farmers Market Association.

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