Meetings

Past President Bill Brandt speaking on “Growing Fruit in your Backyard”

Organic Garden Club Meetings

January  13, 2026: Meeting –   Ron Whitehurst “It’s a Bug Eat Bug World” / Andy Lopez “How to care for an Earthworm Farm

February 10, 2026: Meeting: Dale Harshberger, “Pruning and Maintaining Roses

February 18, 2025: Zoom Meeting -Dr. David White – “The Soil Doctor”

March 25, 2025: Meeting: Mike Roberts, “The Future of Food and the Farmivore Food Hub”

April 22,2025: Meeting: Dale Harshberger, Growing Tomatoes from Starter Plants

May 20, 2025: Meeting – Larry Santoyo – Permaculture

May 27, 2025 – Zoom Meeting: Alex Zadeh “AZ Organic Ranch”

June 17, 2025: Meeting –  Antonio Sanchez, Rancho Sierra Vista Native Plant Nursery

July 15 , 2025: Meeting – Summer Potluck

August 19, 2025: Meeting – John Schoustra “Greenwood Day Lily Farm”

September 16, 2025: Meeting – Paul Talley – “Multiple Varieties of Figs”

October 21, 2025: Meeting –  Michael Wittman “Renewing your Soil for Fall Planting”

November 18, 2025: Meeting – Tracy Kimes ” Kitchen Garden Trends”

December 9, 2025: Holiday Potluck 

Our monthly meetings are usually held on the third or fourth Tuesday of each month from 6 – 8 pm in the Newbury Park Branch Library conference room. We meet monthly all year. Please see our home page for the exact date.

Our T-shirts are available for purchase at our meetings.

Organic Garden Clubs 2025 Events

January 14 : Dinner at Urban Plates

January 25: Oxnard Native Plant Fest

February 8: Propagation Workshop for Earth Day

February 21:  Nature Wellness Walk with Irene Rowland   

February 25: Lunch at Grabba Green              

March 11: Seed Bank Party

 March 16: Santa Barbara Botanical Garden with Bob Sussman

April 19: Booth at Thousand Oaks Arbor / Earth Day                                               

April  24: Rose Days, Otto and Sons – tour, class, and lunch 

May 3 – Grand Opening of Santa Paula Community Garden

May 3 – Arroyo Conejo Creek Walk  with Dr. Sean Anderson and Antonio Sanchez 

May 10 – One Acre Farm Blueberry and Strawberry picking 

May 24 – Tour Greenwood Day Lily Gardens with John Schoustra

June 10 – Dinner at Mendocino Farms

June 14 – Members Garden tour 2025

June 21 – Frog Creek Farm Lavender Fields in Ojai

July 25 – Dee Lyons – Bird watching in Malibu Lagoon 

August 9 – Organic AZ Ranch, Farm Store, and Nursery

August 26 – Dinner at Sharky’s Mexican Grill

September  25 – Tour of Mulberry Lane Farm

September 30 – Tour of Paul Talley’s Orchard in Simi

October 7 – Seed Bank Party

October 11 – Native Plantapoloza and Eco Fest

November 11 – Lunch at Joi Cafe

December 6 – Holiday Wreath Making Workshop

California Garden Clubs, Pacific Region Garden Clubs, and Channel Island District Meetings

January 27, 2025: California Garden Clubs Winter Board Meeting, Virtual

March 7, 2025: Channel Island District Meeting, Thousand Oaks, CA

May 12, 2025: Channel Island District Luncheon, Malibu, CA

May 18 – 21, 2025: National Garden Clubs Convention, Charleston, SC

June 2 – 5, 2025: California Garden Clubs Convention, Laguna Hills, CA

September 12, 2025: Channel Islands District Meeting, Camarillo, CA

The Organic Garden Club of Ventura County was awarded the National Garden Club 20 year award by our Channel Island District Director, Linda Malone. We also won the California Garden Clubs Blue Ribbon Certificate!