Here is a book for families wanting to grow pesticide free foods.
I tried growing pesticide free foods. fifty years ago. I had all the Rodale Books on gardening.
I planted corn and had one of the best crops grow I ever had seen in my life! Then the WORMS hit it!
I carefully read the Rodale books and found mineral oil squirted on the ear of corn would stop them. It did not.
I tried a second crop, same problem. BUGS AND WORMS.
I went back and read the Rodale books carefully and found each “how to grow” section was carefully worded so that no where was it said these methods ACTUALLY WORKED, just that OTHER people CLAIMED THEY WORKED.
They did not. I then trashed the Rodale Books and have had decent gardens since.