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…

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…

Albert Bates – “Permaculture, Biochar, Eco Village”

Albert Bates, a recent Santa Barbara Permaculture Eco Hero, is the founder of the Global Eco Village Network, an ongoing delegate to the United Nations Climate Conferences, lawyer,  and author of more than 20 books. He left his law practice and started an Eco Village, The Farm, in Tennessee, in 1972, where he started a…

Regenerate Your Soil – Dr. David White

Our Zoom Meeting with Dr. David White, The Soil Doctor from Ojai, is an incredible harvest of information about regenerative organic techniques and the importance of healthy soil. He is passionate about composting, bacteria, fungi, native plants, and is spreading the word that organic gardening can save the world by restoring the soil, water, and…