May 2019
Potluck Dinner
We take a break from speakers in May to share a meal. The food is always diverse and delicious, as everyone brings a dish, and the atmosphere friendly and inviting. Doors open at 6:30 and we'll eat about 7:00. Free and non-members always welcome. Join us.
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David Braden of Commonwealth Urban Farms
Our speaker this week is David Braden, co-founder of Commonwealth Urban Farms. David will discuss how to get more Lactic Acid and Bacillus in your soil. What is that, you ask? Come find out!
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Kevin Marshall of Indigo Acres
Kevin's presentation topic will be How Conventional Ag is Damaging Our Earth and is Organic the Solution to Climate Change. Edmond, Oklahoma's own Indigo Acres was launched with the mission of growing healthy healing food; free of harmful chemicals. Indigo Acres is now in its 5th year of operation, and farms a “no-till” system and…
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Dee Nash – Creating Beautiful Vegetable Gardens That Are Also Productive
Dee lives in Guthrie and is a popular garden writer and blogger, and most recently a beekeeper too. She is also the co-creator of a Podcast entitled "The Gardenangelists." Her beautiful and informative PowerPoint presentation, "Creating Beautiful Vegetable Gardens That Are Also Productive" will take us on journeys throughout the U.S. and Great Britain. Her…
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OOGA Presents Monica Arndt
Monica Arndt is the owner and grower at Skyridge Farm, an herb nursery in NE Oklahoma County. She is a founding member of the Oklahoma City Herb Society. Monica has been a member of several different farmers markets over the past 25 years and attends a number of local festivals with her plants and handcrafted paper and other projects. Her plant inventory includes a large collection of scented geraniums, miniature roses, medicinal herbs, culinary herbs and her favorite ornamentals. She grows without the use of pesticides or toxic chemicals. She lives on 10 acres with her husband Ron, her gardens, greenhouse and pet donkey. http://www.skyridgefarmokc.com
Find out more »July 2021
Professor Haldor Howard – “Our Front Yard Garden & Other Adventures”
A good friend of ours, Haldor Howard, an Associate Professor in the Horticulture Technologies Division at OSU/OKC, teaches Sustainable Horticulture Practices and many other horticulture courses. Come see a slideshow and hear about Haldor's personal front yard gardens, and other adventures. OOGA meets on the 4th Friday of the month. Monthly presentations by OOGA are…
Find out more »August 2021
AUGUST OOGA MEETING CANCELED
Dear OOGA Members and Attenders: We deeply regret canceling our August 27th, 2021 OOGA meeting, but feel it's in the best interest of everyone, based on the rapidly spreading Covid Delta Variant. We will continue to monitor the situation and address this month by month. In the meantime, organic on! All the best, TEAM OOGA
Find out more »April 2022
Earth Day with Jennifer Mabry!
Come Celebrate Earth Day with Oklahoma Organic Gardening Association as we present Jennifer Mabry! She has been teaching and leading the gardening community for many years and we are very proud to know her. Doors open at 6:30, so come chat with us! And don't leave early because we will have door prizes before we…
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Herbs, Glorious Herbs, with Monica Arndt of Skyridge Farms
Oklahoma Organic Gardening Association (“OOGA”) invites you to spend an evening with us as we experience Monica’s passion for herbs. With that passion she brings vast knowledge, delivered with joyful enthusiasm. Monica is the owner and grower at Skyridge Farm, an herb nursery in NE Oklahoma County. She is a founding member of the Oklahoma…
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Re-creating Your World with Naturalist Sean Washington
Re-creating Your World: Returning Awe to Your Home Garden. Are you missing the simple days of beautiful and fascinating animals, like the horned lizard, being a part of your home garden? Come and hear from Naturalist and Science Communicator Sean Washington as he tells us what we can do, to bring these and other wildlife…
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