Join us for the "Tour de Bugs" Saturday, August 19th in the children’s garden at Honest Farm from 2 to 4 pm. The event, which is free and open to the public, includes a scavenger hunt for creepy crawlies (otherwise known as native beneficial insect species of Kentucky).

Bug Meisters Ric Bessin, professor of entymology at the University of Kentucky, and certified arborist, Larry Hanks, of Georgetown, KY, will present an entertaining program to children and introduce them to the insect friends who help our plants grow and thrive by feasting on undesirable garden pests. (Without toxic chemicals we need all the help we can get).

Children will receive posters of insects, tattoos and stickers, and prizes and have the opportunity to mingle with cockroaches and monster beetles. Adults are welcome but must behave themselves. No drug tests will be administered though we frown upon high levels of testosterone in general.

Please email us at if you would like to bring children and let us know how many will be in your party so we’ll have enough materials. (The bug hunt will be cancelled if it’s raining.)

The farm stand will also be open as usual on August 19th from 9 am to 1 pm.