Join us in the Garden
The Organic Garden Club of Ventura County and its members are members of California Garden Clubs http://californiagardenclubs.com/ and members of the parent organization National Garden Clubs, Inc.http://www.gardenclub.org/. The National Garden Clubs members are one of the most recognized non-profits in the United States and the largest volunteer gardening organization in the world. We connect you with people, plants and programs that provide inspiration, information and valuable resources.
Organic Garden Club of Ventura County Dues
Dues for July 1, 2026 – June 30, 2027
$35.00
Our mission is to inspire you to grow an Organic Food Garden!
Companion Planting Guide: https://www.motherearthnews.com/organic-gardening/companion-planting-guide-zmaz81mjzraw
Southern California Vegetable Planting Timetable: https://www.plantgoodseed.com/pages/southern-california-seasonal-planting-guide-when-to-grow
Organic Garden Club of Ventura County
August 25 Meeting
When: Tuesday
Time: 6 – 8 pm
Where: Newbury Park Library
2331 Borchard Road, Newbury Park, CA
Chris Sayer – Petty Ranch Avocados
Jamey Sinardi – “Eat the Rainbow”
Over the years, Chris Sayer has given many of our members tours of his Petty Ranch in Saticoy, an avocado orchard that uses cover crops, beneficial insects, and highly efficient irrigation to produce the best fruit. Petty Ranch is also home to the Farm Day Hub, which many members have visited, and SEEAG’s farm-based educational program Farm Lab, where 3rd Graders learn about California Agriculture, insects, soil, and plant biology.
Our member, Jamey Sinardi, who just got her MPPA degree from Cal Lutheran, will talk on nutritional psychiatry and the mind-gut-earth connection.
Tommy Teeple – Edible LandscapingTommy Teeple enjoys sharing his love of nature, organic home grown food, and organic gardening techniques with the community. For 20 years he has installed raised bed gardens, roof gardens, living walls, and food forests in local backyards.
Upcoming Garden Adventures
August 11 – Dinner at Sharky’s Mexican Grill – Join us at Sharky’s Mexican Grill in Janss Marketplace, next to the fountain, for a Mexican dinner with organic ingredients and talk about what’s growing in our gardens.
August 21 – Ventura Botanical Gardens – Summer Hummerz – Enjoy a fun exhibit with ocean views and breezes! Walk through gardens representing the earth’s five Mediterranean climate zones and their native plants.
September 1 – Dinner at Sweetgreen in Westlake Promenade – Join us for dinner in the Westlake Promenade for a mostly organic meal and encourage more restaurants to go organic. They use as much organic, local, and sustainably sourced ingredients as possible and have lovely outdoor seating.
Farmivore: Get organic produce fresh from the Farm! Come by the new Farmivore store from our past speaker, Farmer Mike Roberts, and powered by McGrath Family Farmers! Visit the Organic McGrath Family Farm Store: 1012 W. Ventura Blvd, Camarillo, open 9 am to 6 pm. Support their Six Ventura School Districts Food Hub mission!
Ventura County Senior Nutrition Garden: An organic farm on 2 acres with fruits and veggies maintained by volunteers: 4156 Southbank Road, Oxnard. Sign up to volunteer in the garden, Monday – Friday mornings. Email Leslie Suarez, Volunteer Coordinator: leslie.suarez@ventura.org.
“Love Thy Nature”, an informative and uplifting documentary about planetary evolution, the wonders of nature, and our relationship with the natural world. https://youtu.be/e7yljPRMZJA?si=HsuPJzDKBW_34kFw
“Need to Grow”, a beautiful documentary about regenerative agriculture and growing our food in living soil with rich nutrients. https://grow.foodrevolution.org/screening/
“Kiss the Ground” is a wonderful, must see documentary about regenerative agriculture and how building our soil with compost, no-till, and cover crops can reverse climate change. Watch it: https://kissthegroundmovie.com
Ventura Botanical Garden, 9 am – 5 pm, 567 Poll Street, Ventura, with gardens representing the earth’s five Mediterranean climate zones and their native plants and gorgeous ocean views.
Farmer’s Markets: Thursdays, Oaks Mall, Thousand Oaks; Saturday, 2220 Ventura Blvd, Camarillo; Saturday and Sunday, 4667 Telegraph Rd, Ventura; Sunday, 2797 Agoura Rd, Westlake Village.
Conejo Valley Botanical Garden, 7 am – 5 pm, 400 W. Gainsborough Road, Thousand Oaks, Kids Adventure Garden and Plant Sale, Sunday 11 am – 3 pm.
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Organic Garden Blog posts
Food Sovereignty and the Vital role of Fermentation
At our Organic Garden Club meeting, members loved the fun fermenting presentation by Michele Lopez! Michelle is a well known Ojai biologist who ferments for the human microbiome. Her company, Wild at Heart, offers a diversity of wild-crafted probiotics, sourced from organic local farms, like Earthtrine Farms, Frecker Farm, and Steve Sprinkle’s Rancho Del Pueblo…
Dr. David White “The Soil Doctor at Local Schools”
At the Organic Garden Club Meeting, Dr. David White, the Soil Doctor from Ojai, talked about soil care, composting, compost extracts and actively aerated compost teas and his adventures with students composting at local schools with his Once Upon a Watershed program.
California Garden Clubs Channel Island District Luncheon
Our California Garden Clubs Channel Island District Director and the Organic Garden Club of Ventura County’s founding President, Darcey Lober, gave the seven Garden Clubs attending the Luncheon at Buca di Beppo Restaurant in Thousand Oaks updates from the recent California Garden Club Convention that she went to in San Diego. The theme of the…
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