Even though Certified Naturally Grown and Certified Organic allow organic natural substance pesticides, we feel that even these pesticides are not good for the environment. Natural pesticides kill both bad and good bugs.

At In The Woods Market Garden, we use barriers to control bugs, such as collars around springtime transplants to help control cut worms. We also plant a variety of flowers in and around the garden beds to attract the good bugs, many birdhouses so the birds have a place to nest while devouring the bad bugs, and tall grass growing around the garden for snakes and other wildlife habitats.

Our soil fertility management is based on feeding the microorganisms that live in the soil. Photosynthesis is feeding the soil by keeping the soil planted as much as possible with vegetable plants and cover crops. By mulching heavily with leaf matter, weeding is cut down and it breaks down and feeds the bacteria and fungi that live in the soil. To boost the plants’ micro-nutrients and the soil’s microorganisms, we use Korean Natural Farming techniques and apply homemade Fermented Plant Juice (FPJ) made from dandelions and homemade leaf mold biology.