Article published in Spring 2003 issue of Edible Ojai magazine about the Ventura River Preserve property at the time of its acquisition by the Ojai Valley Land Conservancy.
“Edible Plants of the Ventura River and Ranch Property”
Ojai & Southern California Herb Walks with Lanny Kaufer
Foraging edible and medicinal plants of Ojai, Ventura, Santa Barbara, and Los Angeles area. Home of Medicinal Herbs of California by Lanny Kaufer
I live in Hesperia Ca and came to your town for the first time a couple months ago. I was amazed with the plants and the atmosphere and would like to incorporate some of that energy into my own backyard. There really was a different feel to your town. I plan on coming back and discovering more!
Walter Lukjanowitsch
Hesperia, Ca
Hi Walter, Thanks for saying hi. Yes, we are blessed here in Ojai with a great climate and much plant diversity. If you plan on returning and going on one of my walks, hikes or workshops, please use the “Join the Mailing List” button to sign up for a monthly email newsletter. In the meantime, my page of Links to Resources includes a section on “Growing Native” and a section on nurseries that stock native plants. One of the links will take you to a free online guide to native plants for the garden published by the Las Virgenes Municipal Water District. Here is the link below. There is much more info on that links page. Happy trails, Lanny
http://www.lvmwd.com/other-services/publications/a-california-friendly-guide