What's New at OVF

Native Plant Club Field Trip

Please join the OVF NPC for an educational walk-and-talk hosted by the El Segundo Blue Butterfly Conservancy (ESBBC) at their habitat restoration and conservation site in El Segundo! We'll learn about the endangered El Segundo blue butterfly, the CA native plants that support them, ESBBC restoration and maintenance efforts, and the wider El Segundo Blue Coalition.

The field trip is scheduled during the next NPC meeting - so Sunday, September 6th, from 1 pm to 3 pm. Please RSVP to ovf-native-plant-club+owners@googlegroups.com by Wednesday, September 2nd, if you’d like to join. Carpooling, location details, etc. to be sent a few days before the event.

 

An El Segundo blue butterfly (Euphilotes allyni) next to a European honey bee (Apis mellifera), both nectaring on a seacliff buckwheat (Eriogonum parvifolium).  © Tracy Drake. Some rights reserved. Found via iNaturalist.

 

OVF July / August Newsletter

OVF's July / August 2026 Newsletter is available here 

 

OVF May / June Newsletter

OVF's May / June 2026 Newsletter is available here 

 

2026 OVF Election Results

Thank you to everyone who voted and participated in the 2026 Board of Directors election!

We are pleased to announce the election results here 

Special thanks to OVF’s Election Coordinator Mary Funsten and the election volunteers!

 

OVF Mar / Apr Newsletter

OVF's Mar / Apr 2026 Newsletter is available here 

 

OVF 2026 Election Information

It’s time for our annual OVF elections for Board & Phase Rep positions.  

The 2026 Election Slate and Candidate Statements are available here. 

 

Ways to Vote:

• Online: Sunday, March 29th through Friday, April 10 midnight:
  • Log in to your OVF member account and click on the green "VOTE ONLINE" button

• E-Mail : Sunday, March 29th through Friday, April 10 midnight:
  • Send an email to the OVF Election Coordinator at elections@oceanviewfarms.net 

• In Person  :  At the General Meeting - Saturday, April 11, 2026,  1pm
  • Vote at the meeting via paper ballot

See the 2026 Election Flyer here. 

Please contact the OVF Election Coordinator, with any questions at elections@oceanviewfarms.net

 

OVF Jan / Feb Newsletter

OVF's Jan / Feb 2026 Newsletter is available here 

 

Membership Renewal Info For 2026

Happy New Year!

It's that time of year when membership renewal notices are sent out!

Did you get your renewal notice?  If you have an e-mail address on file, you should have received an e-mail notification from "OVF Renewals " with your renewal status and membership dues for 2026.   If you did not receive an e-mail in your inbox,  you may want to check if it landed in your spam or junk e-mail folder.  

Members can also view and pay their 2026 fees by using OVF's Online Bill Pay  .   Payments can be made online using a credit card or by sending a check via US Mail..

2026 fees are:

• $100/plot
• $20 for associates (one per member)

Please be advised of the following deadlines for membership dues:

• FEBRUARY 25, 2026  to postmark, if you plan to send a check payment by US mail.

If sending by US mail, please write your plot # on your check and mail payment to:
Ocean View Farms
PO Box 661425
Mar Vista, CA 90066

OR

• MARCH 1, 2026  if you wish to pay your 2026 dues, using OVF's Online Bill Pay, 

Please  contact us,  if you have any further questions. 

 

 

OVF December Newsletter

OVF's December 2025 Newsletter is available here 

 

OVF October Newsletter

OVF's October 2025 Newsletter is available here 

 

OVF September Newsletter

OVF's September 2025 Newsletter is available here

 

OVF August Newsletter

OVF's August 2025 Newsletter is available here

 

OVF July Newsletter

OVF's July 2025 Newsletter is available here

 

OVF June Newsletter

OVF's June 2025 Newsletter is available here

 

OVF May Newsletter

OVF's May 2025 Newsletter is available here

 

OVF April Newsletter

OVF's April 2025 Newsletter is available here

 

Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have any questions