Interested in starting your own vegetable garden? Not sure where to start? Ask an experienced farmer for tips and tricks on how to begin and maintain your own garden at the Nature Speaker Series. Quinta Mazatlán World Birding Center hosts UTRGV research farmer Stephanie Kasper on March 3 for a special presentation on sustainable agriculture and growing food in the Rio Grande Valley.

This presentation will discuss strategies for starting and maintaining vegetable gardens under challenging South Texas conditions.

Kasper is a research farmer at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Here, she studies soil health practices and manages the Hub of Prosperity Farm. The farm began in 2019 for community-facing sustainable agriculture research and education. With agricultural experience at scales ranging from apartment patio to 200-acre ranch, she believes everyone can be involved in creative and sustainable food production solutions.

Tickets are $5 and available for purchase at quintamazatlan.ticketleap.com.