5. Pests & Disease

• 1. Starting a Garden
  • 1.1 Gardening in New Orleans
  • 1.3 Tools
  • 1.4 Seasonal Planting Calendar
  • 1.5 Design Options: Square Foot Gardening, Raised Beds, In Ground, Containers, Integrating Compost
  • 1.7 Square Foot Gardening
  • 1.8 Container Gardening
  • 1.9 Raised Bed Gardening
  • 1.10 Small Scale Farming
• 2. Soil
  • 2.1 Composting Methods
  • 2.2 pH
  • 2.4 Soil Test
  • 2.5 Lead
• 3. Structures
  • 3.2 Irrigation Systems
  • 3.3 Rain Water Collection
  • 3.4 Compost Bin Structures
  • 3.5 Hoop Houses
• 4. Planting Techniques
  • 4.1 Overview
  • 4.3 Spacing and Thinning
  • 4.4 Planting Log
  • 4.5 Square Foot/SPIN
  • 4.6 Cover Cropping Basics
• 5. Pests & Disease
  • 5.1 Managing Pests
  • 5.3 Minimizing Vegetable Disease
  • 5.4 Natural Pesticides
  • 5.5 Beneficial Insects
• 6. Farm Animals
  • 6.1 Bees
  • 6.2 Goats
  • 6.3 Chickens
  • 6.4 Rabbits
• 7. Field to Table
  • 7.1 Harvest Calendar
  • 7.2 Storing
  • 7.3 Drying
  • 7.4 Freezing
  • 7.5 Pressure Canning

or Mail a Donation:

Please make checks payable to New Orleans Food & Farm Network and mail to:

New Orleans Food & Farm Network

4840 Banks Street, NOLA 70119

All donations will receive an acknowledgement letter.

NOFFN is a non-profit group supported by grants and donations from individuals like you.

• - Gardening tools: shovels, hoes, etc.
• - Handheld gardening tools: hand cultivator, spades, etc.
• - Canning supplies for food preservation demonstrations
• - Freezer bags for food preservation workshops
• - Concrete blocks for raised beds
• - Lumber for garden structures
• - Fencing
• - Seed starting trays
• - Vegetable seeds
• - Plant stakes and twine
• - Large containers for container gardening
• - 50 Gallon Drums to use as water barrels
• - And last but definitely not least, growing medium – soil, compost, manure, mulch, etc. – for growing.

All donations are tax-deductible!
If you have items you would like to and can donate, please contact us to arrange for drop off or pick up
Thanks!