Month: July 2014

  • Good Exterior Lighting is Good Business

    As our loyal readers know, the city of Ojai adopted an updated exterior light ordinance in August 2013, and the Coalition has been helping the city with outreach to residents. Recently, the focus has turned to businesses.

  • Summer Food Preservation Series

    Summer Food Preservation Series <img style="margin-right: 5px" Saturday, July 26 – Fermenting with Michelle Dohrn Course and teacher information here. Saturday, August 16 – Canning with Christa Bandringa Course and teacher information here. Saturday, September 6 – Dehydrating with Risa Horowitz Course and teacher information here. All demonstration courses will…

  • July e-News on Stands Now

    • Food Preservation Series Starts July 26 • First Five Businesses to Receive Dark Sky Award • Green Living Home Tour & Show Calling for Sponsors, Exhibitors and Sites • Meet Dulanie Ellis Our Food News Editor Read e-News Here

  • August e-News on Stands

    • Food Preservation Series: Course #2 Canning on August 16 • Waking Up to Water • Green Living Home Tour & Show Calling for Sponsors, Exhibitors and Sites • Help Wanted Read e-News Here

  • Do You Know Dulanie Ellis, Editor of our Food News?

    This month we’re honoring a longtime activist in Ojai’s local food movement, Dulanie Ellis. Dulanie shares, “my passion for food and agriculture developed as a result of moving to Ventura County and falling in love with the farmland. I realized if we weren’t careful and if we didn’t protect it,…

  • Thursday, Sept 11: Restoring Nature with Regenerative Agriculture

    Restoring Nature with Regenerative Agriculture: Creating Resilient Farms, Landscapes and Communities An evening presentation and panel discussion with Darren Doherty and John Roulac. Thursday, Sept. 11 – 7:00 to 9:00 pm Ojai Valley Woman’s Club – 441 E. Ojai Ave. Sponsored by with support from The Ojai Foundation, Center for…

  • Food News Summer Edition

    Advancing the growing, purchasing, and preserving of local organic food • Food News Goes Quarterly • Fermentation Festival • Ojai Food Co-op Update • Take Action to Save Bees Read Your Food News Here

  • Saturday, Sept 20: Ojai Creek Cleanup Day

    VALLEY RESIDENTS INVITED TO JOIN IN ANNUAL OJAI CREEK CLEANUP DAY <img alt="Generic%20Flyer%202014.jpg" src="https://mlztqhzi789h.i.optimole.com/w:auto/h:auto/q:mauto/f:best/https://www.ojaivalleygreencoalition.org/Generic%20Flyer%202014.jpg" div align="left" width="195" height="285" On Saturday, September 20, from 9 A.M. through noon, the Ojai Valley Green Coalition invites the public to join them and the Ventura Countywide Coalition for Coastal and Inland Waterways. That morning,…