At our Organic Garden Club Meeting, Bill Gunning, PhD, a master orchid grower, gave us this presentation on the wide world of orchids, the largest most diverse group of flowering plants on the planet. He earned notable awards for his plants at both the Santa Barbara Orchid Show and at the Huntington Orchid Show. He…
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Plant your Fall Organic Veggie Garden
It’s time to plant your fall veggies! You are what you eat! Grow a Backyard Pharmacy! Eating fresh, organic fruits and veggies saves time and money at the doctors office and on prescriptions and tastes amazing. Food is Medicine! Eat seasonally! It’s time to give up processed foods which are filled with too much salt,…
National Heirloom Expo
The Organic Garden Club exhibit at the National Heirloom Expo at the Ventura County Fairgrounds was a great success! Our display drew abundant people to our table interested in joining us at our meetings and events and learning more about organic gardening. Bill’s tasting of his yummy grapes and apples was a huge hit. Darcey…
Tour of Seaside Gardens in Carpinteria
Organic Garden Club members enjoyed a delightful day at Seaside Gardens in Carpinteria with over 3 acres and eleven garden vignettes that provide an around-the-world sampling of plants that thrive in this coastal environment. After visiting the gift shop, we arrived at the Tropical gardens filled with rare plants and trees. Organic Garden Club members…
Organic Garden Club – The Book
Are you ready to grow an organic food garden and learn to be happy, healthy, and peaceful? Hello, I’m Diana Lovejoy, President of the Organic Garden Club. Would you like to create an amazing new space that can transform your life? My book shows a way for you to put food on the table, improve…
Tour of Tracy Kimes’ Garden
Tracy Kimes is a member of the Organic Garden Club and a Garden Consultant, look for her on Instagram @Tracy by the Yard. Tracy gives us a delightful tour showing her many different containers for her veggies, which makes it easy to be able to freshen the soil every year. She’s been creating rich organic…
Members Organic Garden Tour
Our members know that being in the garden is an invigorating mood booster, stress reliever, and energy enhancer that creates a peaceful feeling of well being. On our fun and amazing Members Organic Garden Tour, we toured four members gardens. Our first stop was at Tracy’s beautiful Veggie Garden in her ¾ acre yard. She…
Backyard Lifeboats
At our Organic Garden Club meeting, Dr. Sean Anderson, California State University at Channel Islands Environmental Science professor, gave a wonderful presentation on climate change, called “Backyard Lifeboats – Proactive Tools to Survive our Biodiversity Crisis.” There has been a massive habitat destruction in the world. Only 23% of the land remains wild and it’s…
Conservation, Permeability, and Retention
Laura Bauer from the Surfrider Foundation spoke to us at our May meeting about Ocean Friendly Gardens and keeping water in our yards. The Surfrider Foundation was started by surfers who didn’t want to surf in polluted water and are committed to the protection and enjoyment of the world’s oceans and beaches through a powerful…
Growing Avocado Trees in your Backyard
Debi Markley, a California Rare Fruit Grower and Organic Garden Club member for many years, told us about her abundant backyard fruit trees at the Organic Garden Club meeting. She has been growing many of fruit trees in her yard for years. She said to grow an avocado from seed in a small pot with…
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