To truly understand the concept of organic gardening, its important to understand that everything is just part of a cycle, including those so called nasty pests. Pests don't have to be nasty, you just need to look at them a little differently. By ensuring balance within all elements of the cycle, pests can be naturally kept under control without having to use nasty chemicals.
This is one of my favourite articles as it explains my fundamental views on organic gardening, how to become better intuned to nature, so you work with nature rather then against it.
http://www.helium.com/items/1740715-organic-pest-control
