On Farm Day, the Organic Garden Club members were so happy to celebrate our local farmers who grow our food! The beautiful shirts of our Organic Garden Club members were much appreciated at Farm Day and got people talking about eating and growing organic foods! It’s time to go Organic! We started the day at…
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A Celebration of Heirloom Foods
Last week, September 10 – 12, 2024, was a celebration of Heirloom Foods at the National Heirloom Exposition, sponsored by Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds in Ventura, CA. Table after table filled with gorgeous displays of hundreds of unique varieties of veggies and seeds. Showing just a few: Paul with his Greek Red Butternut Squash, petite…
Summer Seed Party
Eighteen Organic Garden Club members enjoyed planting cool season veggie seeds in Bill Brandt’s lovely garden. We planted six 6-packs on each flat with Michael Wittman’s special Blue Sky Living Soil! We used Baker Creek Heirloom seeds and Botanical Interests Organic seeds. We soaked the planted seeds in Michael’s rich mix of Blue Sky nutrients! We…
Michael Wittman – Brix Level Workshop
At the Organic Garden Club meeting, Michael Whitman, Blue Sky Biochar, spoke about BRIX testing for our plants. BRIX measures the sugar content of the plant or tree. The higher sugar levels create better nutrition density and creates a better immunity against insects. You should test the BRIX level in the early afternoon and test…
Field Day in Camarillo
Organic Garden Club members were treated to an incredible experience on Central Coast Field Day! The first stop was at at the new University of California Agricultural Research Center in Camarillo. A Cool Season Annual Cover Crop Trial was planted there January 30, with 20 plots of different cover crops repeated three times for scientific…
Organic Food Gardening
Organic permaculture gardening has the power to restore ecosystems, promote soil health, and create a sustainable future for generations. Several of our Organic Garden Club members, like Dr. Jeff Bass, have made hugelkutur mounds, a centuries old permaculture technique, in their backyard, where they started with tree logs, dirt, compost, sticks, twigs, and more compost…
Andy Lopez – The Invisible Gardener, “Don’t Panic, It’s Organic”
At our Organic Garden Club meeting, Andy Lopez told us about soil biology and why it is important in healing your plants and growing abundant organic veggies and fruits. He has over fifty years of magic in the garden, finding wholistic connections to attain maximum growth, working with Mother Nature for a better environment. Soil…
Ventura County Farm Day, 2023
Organic Garden Club members had a wonderful time on Ventura County Farm Day! Starting at Duda Farm, we met farmers who grow Dandy produce. Duda Farm shared package celery, cabbage, and lettuce with us! Plus we took home veggie starter plants for our gardens! On Ventura County Farm Day, Organic Garden Club’s second stop was…
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…
Organic Garden Club of Ventura County 