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The Lompoc Valley Botanic & Horticultural Society will hold its next meeting on Sunday, March 15, at 2pm. Meetings are held in the Fireside Room at the First United Methodist Church, located at 925 North F Street in Lompoc. All are invited to attend. Shelby Wild from Explore Ecology will speak on teaching gardening. Ms. Wild is one of two Garden Educators working at Lompoc schools. She currently manages 4 school gardens, three under Explore Ecology and one with the support of the Village Farmers Market Association. She teaches about 20 lessons a week to an average of about 450 students who plant, harvest fruits and vegetables and maintain the gardens. LVBHS members are already planning their Annual Plant Sale so save the date for April 19th from 1-4pm. Plants are donated by Floranova Ltd., Becky's Creative Landscape & Design, Cabrillo H.S. and other LVBHS members. Be sure to LIKE Lompoc Valley Botanic & Horticultural Society on Facebook to keep abreast of news and events and read the newsletter https://www.facebook.com/LVBHS. Please see the website www.lvbhs.org for a membership form or contact Mimi Erland at mimierland1@gmail.com with questions. LVBHS is a non-profit organization offering membership to the general public. It?s stated purposes are: to study plants native to the California Central Coast, to increase public interest in a local chaparral botanic garden, to increase horticultural interest in locally propagated plants, to sponsor displays of living plants in public places and to co-sponsor projects with other organizations.