The University of Georgia's Organic Farm Twilight Tour takes place Thursday evening. For the sixth year, those attending will have a chance to stroll around the 90-acre organic research and horticulture farm. Faculty and researchers will be at their plots to talk about their research and best practices for small vegetable and fruit producers.
Topics include natural pest and disease control, fruit tree and vine pruning, high tunnel growing, small farm machinery, organic watermelon production, how to measure nitrogen from cover crops and more. Free and open to the public.
The field day is geared toward small to medium vegetable producers but promises to be interesting for anyone who is interested in how organic food is grown, the challenges organic growers face and how they overcome them.
The tour is 6 to 8 pm, at the Durham Horticulture Farm on Hog Mountain Road in Watkinsville.