The Organic Garden Club has been participating in Thousand Oaks Earth Day for many years. Earth Day is about celebrating an organic way of life. Growing and eating food that heals our bodies as well as the soil, water, and air of our planet. Each decision we make, from what we buy to how we…
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Organic Regenerative Agriculture in Camarillo
We had a fabulous Organic Garden Club meeting! Longtime local farmer, Phil McGrath, told us the history of his family and their 150 year old farms in Ventura County. They originally came from Ireland and started farming on the Oxnard Plain in 1871. They started out as sheep farmers. Phil’s great-grandfather had fourteen children. Around 1920,…
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…
Organic Garden Club of Ventura County 