We are the largest nonprofit, volunteer gardening organization in the state of California with over 300 garden clubs, plant societies, affiliates and youth groups representing more than 15,000 members. Please find us at https://www.californiagardenclubs.com/.

Noyo Food Forest, located on the Fort Bragg High School campus, is a hub for hands-on education in sustainable agriculture and climate-resilient farming practices. Through its Learning Garden, NFF offers paid student internships, educational programming, and a Farm-to-School program that provides fresh produce to local school cafeterias. NFF also connects the community to locally grown food through its summer CSA program and hosts the annual community Earth Day Festival, fostering environmental stewardship and a stronger local food system.

With encouragement from Fort Bragg Garden Club members, in 2016, Fort Bragg became the first city in California to join Bee City USA. This group provides a framework for communities to come together to conserve native pollinators by providing them with healthy habitat that is rich in a variety of native plants, provides nest sites, and is protected from pesticides. As the name suggests, the focus of Bee City USA is bees, and primarily our native species. The steps that affiliates take to conserve our native bees, including creating safe habitats and hosting community events, will also help other pollinators including butterflies and moths as well as the non-native honey bee. One of the most impactful actions any affiliate can take is to encourage others to think beyond the honey bee and recognize the true diversity of bees that sustain our communities.