Phil Foster first experimented with hedgerows by planting two mixed native hedges on opposite sides of their organically managed vegetable fields in the mid 1990s. After observing insect predators and parasitoids on the newly planted natives, he knew the experiment had paid off. Today, Phil has hedgerows along many field edges and insectary habitat interspersed within much of their crops.

This video features Phil and his wife Katherine discussing the benefits of habitat alongside Dr. Tara Pisani Gareau of Boston College. Tara shares her research about the distance from hedgerows that beneficial insects will travel on farms, and which native plants they particularly like.