Tucson Organic Gardeners

Postponed until February!!! Visit us at Santa Cruz Farmers Market!
2024-12-12 15:00 - 18:00 (America/Phoenix) | Santa Cruz Market, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ
Postponed until February!! Representatives of Tucson Organic Gardeners will have a table at the Santa Cruz Farmer’s Market at the MSA Annex (https://www.communityfoodbank.org/how-we-help/local-food/#market) on Thursday, December 12 from 3 – 6 pm Visit us there to get your gardening questions answered and learn more about our upcoming events!

December 17, 2024 - General Meeting - Nocturnal Creatures in the Garden
2024-12-17 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Knox Room: Park in the 3rd Street parking lot., 3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, United States
General Meeting at St. Mark’s Presbyterian, Knox Room and via Zoom. Doors open at 6:00 pm” Nocturnal Creatures in the Garden” with Courtney Christie.
Our speaker, Courtney Christie, is a reptile and invertebrate enthusiast both in her personal
time and profession. She is a zookeeper in the Herpetology, Ichthyology and Invertebrate Zoology
department (HIIZ) at the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum where she’s worked for the past eight
years, and where she’s gained a bulk of her knowledge about reptiles and invertebrates. She is also
an avid hiker, aspiring naturalist and an artist, all of which have been greatly inspired by her love
for the Sonoran Desert. Through both her job and her art, she is passionate about representing
lesser-known critters that are generally misunderstood or unknown altogether. She’s had the
opportunity to work with a wide variety of Sonoran-Desert fauna ranging from rattlesnakes and
gila monsters, to horned lizards, turtles, various amphibians, and too many invertebrates to
name. Courtney went to the University of Arizona where she majored in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
which led to her getting an internship and then her current job at the Desert Museum. Through
conservation trips, mentors, educational programs, and personal outings like hikes, blacklights,
and herping expeditions, she has gained a deep appreciation for all the strange and fascinating
wildlife that calls our desert home.
In this talk Courtney will discuss strange critters that might call your garden home, or enjoy passing
through—especially at night—including reptiles, amphibians, and various invertebrates. She will
discuss the who, what, where, why, and when, with an emphasis on behavior.

January 21, 2025 - Bugs in the Garden
2025-01-21 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Knox Room: Park in the 3rd Street parking lot., 3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, United States
General Meeting at St. Mark’s Presbyterian, Knox Room and via Zoom.
Bugs in the Garden presented by Deborah North, Master Gardener
Curious about the insects in your garden? Join us to discover some of the common insects you’re likely to encounter while gardening. As organic gardeners, it’s essential to identify and understand their life cycles so we can make informed decisions about whether action is necessary. We’ll explore both common beneficial and nuisance insects, helping you navigate the active and dynamic season ahead in our Tucson gardens. Insects being discussed:

Green lacewing
Assassin bugs
Praying mantis
Lady beetles
Larvae of butterflies and moths
Leaf footed bugs
Aphids and other soft-bodied pests
Grubs – really good guys
The good termites

Deborah North is a native of Arizona. She started gardening in the ‘80’s while living and working in Silicon Valley. Unfortunately, this did not prepare her for gardening in Tucson. Returning to Arizona in late 2003 she rapidly learned that to enjoy gardening in Tucson required significant re-training. She entered the Master Gardener program through the University of Arizona in 2004 and has never looked back! She is a subject matter expert in citrus, deciduous fruit trees and IPM (Integrated Pest Management) but loves to speak about any gardening topic. One of her joys of being a master gardener is having the opportunity to help extend the science of the university with the community.

February 18, 2025 - How to Over-Summer Your Garden
2025-02-18 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Knox Room: Park in the 3rd Street parking lot., 3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, United States
General Meeting at St. Mark’s Presbyterian, Knox Room and via Zoom.
How to Over-Summer Your Garden and keep your soil alive.
Speaker: Lorien Tersey of Dreamflower Garden
Lorien Tersey has been gardening year round in Tucson for 23 years, building a one acre urban farm using integrated organic practices. She spent three years on the grounds staff at Tohono Chul Park and was active for years with the Gardeners of Tucson. She sells plants and produce at the Santa Cruz River Farmers’ Market and from her gorgeous farm in midtown.
Over-summering the garden. Lorien will share with us suggestions on how to prepare our gardens for the Tucson summer. If you are a snow-bird who isn’t here over the summer or you are here and trying to coax along a summer garden, she will offer us tips on what we can do with plant selection and plant care, and most importantly, tips on how to keep your soil “alive” and best practices for watering.

March 18, 2025 - Identifying Plant Diseases
2025-03-18 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Knox Room: Park in the 3rd Street parking lot., 3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, United States
General Meeting at St. Mark’s Presbyterian, Knox Room and via Zoom.
Presentation on Identifying Plant Diseases, by Toni Moore and Noemi Mills, Master Gardeners.
What’s wrong with my plant? Is it an insect pest? Disease? Fertlization problem? Watering? Learn how to identify common garden problems and what can be done to keep your garden healthy and beautiful.
As a proud member of the Master Gardener Class of 2023, Noemi joined this program to connect more deeply with the community she loves. Being a Spanish speaker, she aims to expand the program’s reach by giving talks in diverse parts of town, helping to inspire and educate a broader audience of gardeners. Though she didn’t inherit the green thumb her grandfather and father had, diving into this program has sparked a newfound passion for gardening. She is excited to continue growing—both as a gardener and as a part of this amazing community.
Toni has been a Master Gardener in Pima County since 2000. In Tucson she frequently gives talks on a variety of subjects for the Master Gardener program, both in person and on-line. In a pre-Master Gardener life, she was a math teacher and astronomer.

Tucson Organic Gardeners Spring Garden Fair
2025-03-22 08:30 - 14:00 | Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) – Plant Fair, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ
Saturday, March 22 2024 – Note no dogs allowed.
8:30 am – 2:00 pm (Note expanded hours).
Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind – 1200 W. Speedway Blvd
Free admission.

Locally grown plants & seeds -vegetables/herbs/flowers/native plants
Organic compost, fertilizers & garden supplies
Gardening & composting advice

Proceeds benefit Tucson Organic Gardeners, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization

Visit us at Tucson Village Farm
2025-04-05 09:00 - 15:00 | Tucson Village Farm, 4210 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, 85719, United States
Representatives of Tucson Organic Gardeners will have a table at the Tucson Village Farm. (https://tucsonvillagefarm.arizona.edu/) on Saturday, April 5 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. Visit us there to get your gardening questions answered and learn more about our upcoming events!

Community Gardens of Tucson - Pollinator Festival
2025-04-06 15:00 - 17:00 | New Spirit Garden, 8701 E. Old Spanish Trail, Tucson, AZ
The Community Gardens of Tucson POLLINATOR FESTIVAL Spring Fundraiser
April 6th from 3-5 pm at the New Spirit Garden, 8701 E. Old Spanish Trail

For more information, visit their website

April 12, 2025 - Garden Structures Workshop
2025-04-12 09:00 - 10:00 | GD2 Community Garden, 1933 N Bell Ave., Tucson, AZ
TOG Garden Structures Workshop at GD2 Community Garden
Free Garden Structures Workshop, Saturday, April 12 from 9 to 10 am at GD2 Community Garden, located at Kha Dang Park in Tucson’s Garden District. Address is 1933 N Bell Ave.
This hands-on, collaborative workshop will give you some ideas on how to build garden structures like a trellis, shade or frost covering, and ways to keep out insects or animals from your garden. We will give you some ideas on what materials you can use for your project. Space is limited so click here to sign up early and bring your ideas.

April 15, 2025 - General Meeting - Seed Workshop
2025-04-15 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Knox Room: Park in the 3rd Street parking lot., 3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, United States
General Meeting at St. Mark’s Presbyterian, Knox Room and via Zoom. Click HERE to join via Zoom
Seed Workshop by Nicci Romero, Horny Toad Horticulture.
Nicci Radhe is the grower and producer of seeds and plants at Horny Toad Horticulture. An all organic urban seed farm at the base of Sentinel peak. We offer wholesale plants and seeds to nurseries and do direct sales to the public at markets and events! Horny Toad grows and produces locally adapted heirloom and open pollinated seeds right here in Tucson.
In this speaker series we will enjoy a very short 30 minute seed 101 talk by Nicci about starting seeds indoors and outdoors followed by a seed harvesting and processing workshop. We will talk about seed starting mediums, containers and best practices to ensure strong and vibrant seedlings. The second part of this meetup is a hands-on workshop that will be on the patio of the Knox room. Attendees can just watch but if you wish to participate please bring gloves, a mask and wear long sleeves. We will be processing Hollyhocks, Wild Luffa, Tithonia, Artichoke and Basil and everyone will get seeds to take home!
If participants have seeds to purify please bring them to the workshop we will process those for you with our new winnower! We will have a seed/plant exchange as well so bring any extra seeds and seed bags to share with our gardening community. We will also raffle off a BIG basket of Horny Toad goodies!

Pima County Master Gardeners Plant Sale
2025-04-19 08:00 - 11:00 | Master Gardeners, 4210 N. Campbell Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85719
Pima County Master Gardeners Spring Plant Sale
Come one, come all for a morning of plant shopping. The sale will run from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. We’ll have a “fabulous selection of plants, cacti, and succulents, perennials, and a wide variety of water-wise plantings well suited for our Tucson area.” We will send out a plant list closer to the sale date.
Do you need compost, soil probes, or our Master Gardener’s Handbook? We will have that and more for sale. Master gardeners will also be on hand to answer all of your questions. Consider spending some time touring our Demonstration Gardens for inspiration.
For more information, visit their website:
https://extension.arizona.edu/events/spring-pima-county-master-gardener-plant-sale

Sheep Manure Sale!!
2025-04-26 08:00 - 2025-04-27 17:00 | AZ
Sheep Poopalooza Spring-2025
Beryl Baker (Long time TOG Member) is looking to empty out her sheep pens of manure and is offering up lots of great poop for your gardens and composting areas!
Cost will be $50/load (Truck or Trailer) for the 1st Load! Cost will be $10 for each additional load! You can also load up buckets, boxes, tubs and more for $5 each!
A small skid loader will be available to use to load trailers and trucks quickly! We are looking for individuals to run the skid loader with a reward of as much manure as you want and some snacks to boot!
Here are the details!
Date: 04/26-27/2025 (Sat & Sun)
Time: 8AM – 5PM
Location: Mission Rd and 36 Street
Please RSVP to Beryl, by 04/20/25 so that we can secure a loader for the event! Beryl Baker can be reached at 520-624-1614 for exact directions and to confirm your order.
You can also arrange to pick up during a different time and date but loading will be done by hand only!
This is a great deal and sheep poop is great for supplementing your gardens and she uses as much organic inputs as possible to boot!
This is a great opportunity for the green thumbs in our community!! We hope to see you there!

May 24, 2025 - Member's Only Summer Potluck
2025-05-24 09:00 - 12:00 | Dreamflower Garden, 3227 East Glenn St, Tucson, AZ
Member’s Only Summer Potluck at Dreamflower Garden
9 am – noon
Sign up to attend HERE
If you are not sure if your membership is current, please email us at tucsonorganicgardeners@gmail.com
If you would like to join our club or renew your membership, it is just $15/year. Join HERE
Dreamflower Garden hosted by Lorien Tersey – Lorien runs a beautiful urban farm in the middle of Tucson. There are also four chicken coops on her property. We will have an indoor room with cooling to enjoy our food. Lorien will give one to two tours of her current crops on her half acre lot throughout the morning. Crops are grown year round with veggie, herbs and flowers changing throughout the seasons. Address: Dreamflower Garden Alley, 3227 East Glenn St, Tucson.
We will provide drinks and would like an approximate headcount for planning purposes. Please bring a dish to share and re-usable table service (plates, cups and cutlery) for all members of your party. You will be taking all your items and table service home with you. If you have a chair, please bring that too. Create a label for your food item with a list of ingredients for the food sensitive, and any attributes like gluten free, etc. Please include your name so we can get your container back to you (just in case!)

June 28, 2025 - Member's Only Summer Potluck
2025-06-28 09:00 - 12:00 | Watershed Management Group: Limited on-site parking. Ample on-street parking on Bellevue, 1137 N Dodge Blvd, Tucson, 85716, United States
Member’s Only Summer Potluck at Watershed Management Group
9 am – noon
Sign up to attend HERE
If you are not sure if your membership is current, please email us at tucsonorganicgardeners@gmail.com
If you would like to join our club or renew your membership, it is just $15/year. Join HERE
If you haven’t been to WMG’s Living Lab you are in for a treat! There is a small summer veggie garden currently growing but WMG’s mission is water management here in the desert and plants native to the Tucson area. We will have the choice of using a shady patio area to enjoy our food or we will be able to use their learning center if it’s crazy hot. There are all kinds of examples of passive rain collecting to active collecting along with the native plants. There is also a greywater watering system and compost toilets on property. We are also inviting the WMG crew including their volunteers to relax and have brunch with us. Address: 1137 N Dodge Blvd, Tucson.
We will provide drinks and would like an approximate headcount for planning purposes. Please bring a dish to share and re-usable table service (plates, cups and cutlery) for all members of your party. You will be taking all your items and table service home with you. If you have a chair, please bring that too. Create a label for your food item with a list of ingredients for the food sensitive, and any attributes like gluten free, etc. Please include your name so we can get your container back to you (just in case!)

Cancelled: August 10, 2025 - Member's Only Summer Potluck
2025-08-10 08:30 - 11:30 | 2627 N. Geronimo Ave., 2627 N. Geronimo Ave., Tucson
Member’s Only Summer Potluck with the Compost Queen
8:30 – 11:30 am
Sign up to attend HERE
If you are not sure if your membership is current, please email us at tucsonorganicgardeners@gmail.com
If you would like to join our club or renew your membership, it is just $15/year. Join HERE
Member Joy Holdread is a master composter and we will have lots of information about composting. Joy will donate a bag of compost as a prize and has chickens for children to feed. She will show her rain water harvesting basins, passive systems, and cisterns. Address: 2627 N. Geronimo Ave. Tucson .
We will provide drinks and would like an approximate headcount for planning purposes. Please bring a dish to share and re-usable table service (plates, cups and cutlery) for all members of your party. You will be taking all your items and table service home with you. If you have a chair, please bring that too. Create a label for your food item with a list of ingredients for the food sensitive, and any attributes like gluten free, etc. Please include your name so we can get your container back to you (just in case!)

August 26 - Organic Gardening in Tucson's Desert for the Absolute Beginner
2025-08-26 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Tuesday, August 26 on Zoom at 6:30 pm. Click HERE for Zoom access
Organic Gardening in Tucson’s Desert for the Absolute Beginner is a supplemental presentation by TOG Board member, Melody Peters. This online talk is geared to those wanting the basics of starting an organic garden in Tucson — those totally new to gardening as well as more experienced gardeners who are new to the desert or in the process of switching over to organic gardening practices. We will talk about the philosophy behind organic gardening followed by basics such as choosing a garden site, digging your garden, basic soil ecology, the use of compost, mulch and organic soil amendments, and the importance of planting the right crops at the right time of year. This Zoom talk will be repeated after the Fall Fair on October 28.
Since her retirement as an art educator, Melody has been devoting much of her time to gardening and gardening groups. A long-time member of TOG and a frequent TOG Board member, she has also served for 13 years as coordinator of Rincon Heights Community Garden. You can meet her in person at TOG’s semi-annual fairs where she sells plants to benefit the Pollinator Equity Project, an endeavor that raises native pollinator plants for donation to sectors of the Tucson community that cannot afford to buy them.

September 16, 2025 - General Meeting - Soil Building
2025-09-16 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Knox Room: Park in the 3rd Street parking lot., 3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, United States
General Meeting at St. Mark’s Presbyterian, Knox Room and via Zoom.
“Soil Building”
Speaker: Kathleen Opeka of Desert Primrose Gardens
Kathleen Opeka is the founder of Desert Primrose Gardens, a Tucson-based garden educator and permaculture designer. With a background in environmental studies and wilderness education, she brings decades of hands-on gardening experience from the Colorado Plateau to the Sonoran Desert. Kathleen’s passion lies in connecting people to plants, community, and place.
Join us for an engaging discussion on building healthy soil in desert environments. This class will touch on strategies and principles for improving soil fertility through natural and regenerative approaches. Great for gardeners at any stage.
In conjunction with this presentation, we have a members-only tour of Alpine Goat Girl farm on September 24.

September 20, 2025 - Last Member's Only Summer Potluck
2025-09-20 08:30 - 11:30 | 1259 E Ellis St. Tucson, 1259 E. Ellis St., Tucson
Last 2025 Member’s Only Summer Potluck
8:30 – 11:30 am
Sign up to attend HERE
If you are not sure if your membership is current, please email us at tucsonorganicgardeners@gmail.com
If you would like to join our club or renew your membership, it is just $15/year. Join HERE
Member Shelley Newkirk has been in her house for just a few short years, but has already had a huge impact in the yard. She has planted many native trees and pollinator plants, created passive and active rainwater systems, and created a beautiful home sanctuary that she has offered to share with us
Address: 1259 E Ellis St , Tucson
We will provide drinks and would like an approximate headcount for planning purposes. Please bring a dish to share and re-usable table service (plates, cups and cutlery) for all members of your party. You will be taking all your items and table service home with you. If you have a chair, please bring that too. Create a label for your food item with a list of ingredients for the food sensitive, and any attributes like gluten free, etc. Please include your name so we can get your container back to you (just in case!)

September 24, 2025 - Member's Only Tour of Alpine Goat Girl
2025-09-24 09:00 - 22:30 | Alpine Goat Girl, 30566 E. Knofler Lane, Marana, AZ
Sign up to attend HERE
If you are not sure if your membership is current, please email us at tucsonorganicgardeners@gmail.com
If you would like to join our club or renew your membership, it is just $15/year. Join HERE
Member’s Only Tour of Alpine Goat Girl
This Tucson Organic Gardeners Members Only Tour of Alpine Goat Girl will take place Wednesday, September 24 from 9-10:30 am. Address is 30566 E. Knofler Lane, Marana.
For those who wish, we will be carpooling from the Safeway at Silverbell Rd and Grant Rd (2140 W. Grant Rd), meeting here at 8:00 am.
Our mission statement is: Keep it Local, Keep it Healthy, Keep it Spectacular. We pride ourselves on feeding our goats an organic, non-GMO, non processed diet. All of the ingredients in Alpine Goat Girl products are the highest quality, organic and pure in nature.

Sale at Udall Park Farmers Market
2025-10-03 09:00 - 13:00 | AZ
Get a jump on your fall garden!!!
Tucson Organic Gardeners is partnering with Cooking Roots this Friday at the Heirloom Farmers Market in Udall Park this Friday 9am to 1 pm., to promote our Fall Garden Fair on October 25th. Cooking Roots is a local organic, family run plant nursery, Come and meet Bill Garber and his son Hayden. They will have gorgeous vegetables, herbs and more available. They are offering 6″ herb plants, culinary and medicinal at 25% off for TOG members. Come and see us, 7202 E Tanque Verde Rd, Tucson, AZ. 85715.

Pio Decimo Garden Community Plant/Yard Sale
2025-10-04 08:30 - 12:30 | AZ

Visit us at the Rillito Farmers Market!
2025-10-12 09:00 - 13:00 | Rillito Park, 4502 North 1st Avenue, Tucson, AZ, 85719, United States
Representatives of Tucson Organic Gardeners will have a table at the Heirloom Farmer’s Market at Rillito Park (https://www.heirloomfm.org/markets/rillito-park/) on Sunday, October 12 from 9 am – 1 pm Visit us there to get your gardening questions answered and learn more about our upcoming events!

October 15, 2025 - Member's Only Tour of Native Seeds Search
2025-10-15 08:00 - 09:30 | Native Seeds Search, 3584 E River Rd, Tucson, AZ, 85718
Sign up to attend HERE
If you are not sure if your membership is current, please email us at tucsonorganicgardeners@gmail.com
If you would like to join our club or renew your membership, it is just $15/year. Join HERE
Member’s Only Tour of Native Seeds Search with Joel Johnson
Native Seeds/SEARCH conserves and shares the seeds of the people of the desert Southwest and Mexico so that these arid-adapted crops may benefit communities and nourish a changing world. The Native Seeds/SEARCH Conservation Center is a working farm and seed bank, not open for drop-in visits so join us for a behind the scenes tour of this fascinating place!
Pima County Public Library supports the use of the streaming tool, Kanopy. You can watch the documentary, Open Sesame – The Story of Seeds, for free on Kanopy. Native Seeds Search is prominent in the film.

Visit us at the Santa Cruz Farmers Market!
2025-10-16 15:00 - 18:00 | Santa Cruz Market, 267 South Avenida del Convento, Tucson, AZ
Representatives of Tucson Organic Gardeners will have a table at the Santa Cruz Farmer’s Market at the MSA Annex on Thursday, October 16 from 3 – 6 pm Visit us there to get your gardening questions answered and learn more about our upcoming events!

Visit Us at the Oro Valley Steam Pump Ranch Farmers Market
2025-10-18 09:00 - 13:00 | Steam Pump Ranch, 10901 North Oracle Road, Oro Valley, AZ, United States
Visit us at the Oro Valley Steam Pump Ranch Farmers Market. Get your gardening questions answered and learn more about our upcoming events!

October 21, 2025 - General Meeting - Bees
2025-10-21 18:30 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Knox Room: Park in the 3rd Street parking lot., 3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, United States
General Meeting at St. Mark’s Presbyterian, Knox Room and via Zoom.
“Pollinators, Pesticides, and Africanized Bees”
Speaker: Monica King – Southern Arizona Beekeepers Association
Monica King is a third generation beekeeper, continuing in the family field that was started in 1936. In her adolescence her parents raised queen bees and were commercial migratory honey producers. In her teens the family focused full time on queen rearing. Monica’s parents over the years became world-renowned. Today, Monica specializes in working with Africanized bees. She removes them live, from unwanted locations, takes them to her apiary where they undergo honeybee “rehab”. She changes the hives genetics to the more docile European strains. Monica also teaches new beekeepers and encourages pollinator protection by doing talks and presentations on these topics.
“Pollinators, Pesticides, and Africanized Bees” is a presentation that takes attendees on a journey from worldwide pollinators and their importance to the Sonoran Desert and the status of our backyard honey bees. With over 1 million colonies lost nationwide in the past couple years, it is more important than ever to discuss what we can do to help save the pollinators. The honey bee is the poster child and beekeepers looking into our hives are sounding the alarm. Let’s put food on our tables in a more sustainable and environmentally conscience way. It starts with you soiling your hands.
In conjunction with this presentation, we have a members-only tour of Native Seeds Search on October 15.

Tucson Organic Gardeners Fall Garden Fair
2025-10-25 08:30 - 14:00 | Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind (ASDB) – Plant Fair, 1200 W. Speedway Blvd, Tucson, AZ
Saturday, October 25, 2025 – Note no dogs allowed.
8:30 am – 2:00 pm (Note expanded hours).
Arizona State School for the Deaf and Blind – 1200 W. Speedway Blvd
Free admission.

Locally grown plants & seeds -vegetables/herbs/flowers/native plants
Organic compost, fertilizers & garden supplies
Gardening & composting advice

Proceeds benefit Tucson Organic Gardeners, a 501(c)3 non-profit organization

October 28 - Organic Gardening in Tucson's Desert for the Absolute Beginner
2025-10-28 18:30 - 20:00 | Zoom
Tuesday, October 28 on Zoom at 6:30 pm. Click HERE for Zoom access
Organic Gardening in Tucson’s Desert for the Absolute Beginner is a supplemental presentation by TOG Board member, Melody Peters. This online talk is geared to those wanting the basics of starting an organic garden in Tucson — those totally new to gardening as well as more experienced gardeners who are new to the desert or in the process of switching over to organic gardening practices. We will talk about the philosophy behind organic gardening followed by basics such as choosing a garden site, digging your garden, basic soil ecology, the use of compost, mulch and organic soil amendments, and the importance of planting the right crops at the right time of year. This Zoom talk is a repeat from August 26.
Since her retirement as an art educator, Melody has been devoting much of her time to gardening and gardening groups. A long-time member of TOG and a frequent TOG Board member, she has also served for 13 years as coordinator of Rincon Heights Community Garden. You can meet her in person at TOG’s semi-annual fairs where she sells plants to benefit the Pollinator Equity Project, an endeavor that raises native pollinator plants for donation to sectors of the Tucson community that cannot afford to buy them.

Gardening Workshops with CGT
2025-11-15 09:30 - 16:00 | CGT Pio Decimo Garden, 835 S. 7th Ave, Tucson, AZ, 85701

November 18, 2025 - Welcome Fall Potluck Meeting
2025-11-18 18:00 - 20:00 | St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church Knox Room: Park in the 3rd Street parking lot., 3809 E. 3rd St., Tucson, United States
Tuesday, November 18, 6:00 p.m. at St. Mark’s Presbyterian Church, Knox Room. Doors open at 5:45 pm to set up food.

Please join us for a good old-fashioned potluck/pitch in/feast to welcome Fall to Tucson. Sign up HERE to bring a dish or beverage to share, and MAKE SURE to bring your own plate and silverware. There will be a seed and plant swap (so bring things to share, too!)

This meeting will be in person; there will not be a Zoom component.
