Garden club talk covers spring/summer vegetable gardening'

FALLBROOK – Fallbrook Garden Club is delighted to present an entertaining and informative speaker at its next meeting on Feb. 24. Roy Wilburn, known as 'Farmer Roy,' is the director of horticulture of Sunshine Care homes in Poway.

Wilburn can usually be found in one of the five organic gardens, producing high quality organic fruits and vegetables for the residents and those in need in the Poway area. His other responsibilities include maintaining Sunshine Care’s beautiful greenhouse, fruit tree orchards, Memorial Rose Garden, and the landscaping of its 32-acre facility. He also offers a series of free garden lectures and workshops once a month. Wilburn and guest speakers cover a wide variety of horticultural issues pertaining to the particular time of year.

Wilburn has more than 20 years of experience managing and operating vegetable and berry farms. Immediately after college he became an agriculturalist in the San Quintin Valley of Baja California Norte. For the next 20 years, he was a hands-on grower and eventually owner of ranches up and down the Baja Peninsula. Upon returning to San Diego, Roy worked for Herb Thyme Farms in Oceanside as grower/manager of all 16 herbs, both conventional and organic.

The public is welcome to join club members for this wonderful presentation on Tuesday, Feb. 23, at Fallbrook Community Center, 341 Heald Ln., Fallbrook. Social time and refreshments takes place from 12:30 to 1 p.m .; business meeting 1 to 2 p.m .; and program 2 to 3 p.m. Learn more at www.fallbrookgardenclub.org.