by Diane | Jun 15, 2018 | News
Turning Point Foundation, a nonprofit Ventura County organization that provides shelter, supported housing and rehabilitation programs for the homeless, recently cleared a site that will become its Growing Works nursery. The nursery will provide horticultural therapy... 
by Diane | May 4, 2018 | News
Kellogg Park, located in Ventura’s Westside, officially opened April 14 after eight years of planning and fundraising. The 2.5-acre park is a naturally landscaped green space with two playgrounds, walking path, fitness equipment and native plantings. It has... 
by Chris | Apr 4, 2018 | News
Planters along downtown Oxnard streets are putting on their best show for spring. These succulents are about at their peak. They receive care throughout the year but in March, they got an extra shot of potting soil from Agromin. Twenty-five bags of our potting mix... 
by Chris | Mar 30, 2018 | News
The wet weather in March has turned everything green–a good motivator to plant an ambitious garden this spring. Prepare Your Garden Before Planting For most, the gardening bug only hits in spring. That means gardens have been given minimal attention during fall... 
by Chris | Mar 20, 2018 | News
The Child Development Center (CDC) at Oxnard College has a brand new butterfly/hummingbird garden–with the help of members of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and the college’s maintenance and operations department. The CDC had five small landscaped... 
by Chris | Mar 16, 2018 | News
About 80 second graders from Earths Magnet School in Newbury Park recently visited Agromin’s Oxnard composting facility. Each year, the school’s second grade classes come to Agromin to learn how green waste turns into compost and watch how it is then... 