Organic Garden Club members learned so much at AZ-Ranch organic farm in Agoura, California from farmer Alex Zadeh and his folks. We tasted organic malabar spinach, leek greens, various mint and basil varieties, Meyer lemon water, and blackberries. For several years, Alex has organically raised ducks and used their manure to make his unique soil…
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Members Fruit and Veggie Garden Tour, June 14, 2025
The Organic Garden Club has a mission to inspire you to grow an Organic Food Garden where you live. Our Members Fruit and Veggie Garden Tour did just that! Thanks to our hosts Francis and Kim, Sue, Michael, and William! Twenty eight of us had a great day, each sharing tips and discoveries from our…
Oxnard Native Plant Fest
The Oxnard Native Plant Fest was a great event with the Theodore Payne Foundation, Growing Works, Birdwatching, Lenny Kaufer’s Herb talk, the Wishtoyo Chumash Foundantion, and had lots of booths of local art, crafts, plant shops, and garden accessories. At the Oxnard Native Plant Fest, we visited the Santa Monica Mountain Fund booth. Rancho Sierra…
Magnificent Veggie Mushroom Puff Pastry
The Magnificent Veggie Mushroom Puff Pastry is a Holiday dinner for 6 people and can be served with your favorite salad. Use all organic ingredients from your garden or local farm. Read all instructions first. Ingredients: Slice 8 oz of organic mushrooms, 1 celery, and 1 carrot. Chop ¼ cup onion, 1 clove garlic, ¼…
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…
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…
OGCVC Members’ Fruit and Veggie Garden Tour
When you choose to grow an organic food garden, you will discover that your garden gives you not only food, but peace and happiness. A garden is restorative, giving you a sense of birth, growth, death, and new life, while nurturing your soul. Gardeners, like our members, are wonderful down to earth folks who make…
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