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,…
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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…
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…
Water Conservation Plan
Our speaker at our August meeting is our own member, John Brooks who is a Senior Sustainability Analyst for the City of Thousand Oaks. Half of the United States is in a drought now. https://www.drought.gov shows a US drought monitor and up to date information. We are currently experiencing the 3 driest years on record (2020,…
Robert Medrano at Peach Hill Soils
At Peach Hill Soil, Robert Medrano, owner of our local organic soil company, gives the Organic Garden Club of Ventura County president, Diana Lovejoy, a tour and shows us how to create an organic raised bed veggie garden and explains the different kinds of gravel, soil, and compost for our gardens. Video by Organic Garden Club…
A Ray of Sunshine
Lori Cameron – Bringing Joy to the Community! Lori Cameron is serious about combating local food insecurity! Every week, she picks up food at the Farmers Market with Food Forward to fight hunger in Ventura County. Plus, once a week she volunteers for Shop Ahoy to bring food to the homebound. Here is Lori with…
Matt Powers: Soil Science
Sept. 30, 2020, By Debby Ellis, Recording Secretary Our Organic Garden Club of Ventura County meeting on Zoom started with a tour of Michael Wittman’s garden: He is planning to grow about 10 kinds of rare garlic. He is currently growing tomatoes and peppers, carrots, kale, marigolds, strawberries, bananas, sage, rosemary, lavender. He has a…
Plant a Victory Garden
Gardens are magical places to keep grounded in these challenging times. Are you ready to get your hands dirty? To be more self-sufficient? To get in touch with Nature? To take action to create a healthy life? Now is the time to plant a Victory Garden filled with fruits, veggies, herbs, and berries! Being in…
Eat less Water
Florencia Ramirez was the speaker at the Organic Garden Club of Ventura County’s November meeting. Her book, “Eat Less Water,” is about saving water, building soil, and cooking from scratch with organic ingredients. Her dedication to saving water started during one of California’s droughts when she read tips on saving water. She thought about inventing…
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