Spencer Langdon is a Jayhawker who has found his way to community gardening by way of Boulder and Seattle. Spencer is married to his one and only Josephine and is father of 2 and grandfather of 4. Spencer is a biology teacher and a Barcelona fan.

Julie Bolton is a family physician who practices locally. Dr. Bolton works primarily in low-income and underserved communities in Long Beach and also teaches medical students and residents at Pacific Hospital of Long Beach. A large portion the patients she sees suffer from obesity and diet-related chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and resulting heart disease. She believes that the best way to help her patients be well is by preventing disease in the first place through creating a healthy food environment. She envisions a city where all residents, regardless of income, can have access to nutritious food either by growing it in a neighborhood community garden, and through other local solutions like Community Supported Agriculture.

Dale has been gardening at the Wild Oats Community Garden since it's inception in 2004. Dale joined the LBO board in May of 2009 and was elected to Treasurer in the winter of the same year. He also serves on his neighborhood association board, Bluff Heights, as Treasurer. In addition to gardening, Dale enjoys cooking the
fresh vegetables he grows and has a love for camping, horseback riding, and designing and rebuilding bathrooms and kitchens.

Joe has been passionate about compost from an early age, and has been gardening his entire life. After several years at the Wild Oats Garden he joined the Board of Directors in Fall of 2008. He is also an artist and a personal chef.

Resident of Long Beach for the past forty-six years. College Professor Emeritus of biology, with degrees from Fresno State, the Ohio State, and Cornell Universities. Consultant on home care, redevelopment, and labor management, and a home gardener for forty years. Past member and President, LBCC Personnel Commission, and Board of Trustees. A member of the American Institute of Archeologists, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

A wide variety of community service experience in Long Beach, and a current member of the U.S. Navy Restoration Advisory Board for the Long Beach Naval complex, the LBCC Personnel Commission, and Director of Long Beach Organic

Coming from a long line of farmers, Josi didn't fully appreciate her heritage until she and her husband, Spencer, first turned the rich soil of a community garden plot in Seattle's P-Patch Program. Since then she has been an advocate for all that community gardens have to offer, both to individuals and the community. She has tilled the soil at the Wild Oats Community Garden since 2004 and likes to visit community gardens in places where she travels.

Josi hopes to help develop an intern program for Long Beach Organic. Her day job includes making maps for a local SoCal city.

A seven-year resident of SoCal and originally from Detroit, Gabrielle has been a backyard gardener since a wee tot. Always fascinated by what happens when seeds are thrown into the earth, given moisture and sunshine - it's nothing short of miraculous. An avid cook, outdoorsy type and mother of one grown son, Gabrielle brings her passion for good living to her gardening and is committed to supporting urban gardening, sustainable lifestyles and wellness.