Behind the scenes at OAEC are dozens of talented hourly and part-time staff members. Here are some of the wonderful people who give their time, energy and love to the OAEC Nursery, our 100% California Certified Organic nursery specializing in heirloom and often rare annuals and perennials, many of which are drought-tolerant. Come meet them (the people and the plants) at our Fall […]
Category: Garden & Nursery News
Last Summer Plant Sale Weekend
Saturday and Sunday are the last two days of the Summer Plant Sale until our Plant Sales resume for our Fall Plant Sale! We still have an incredibly wide array of beautiful heirloom varieties of 100% California Certified Organic seedlings for your summer garden: dozens of varieties of tomatoes hot and sweet peppers eggplants cucumbers summer and winter […]
The OAEC Cookbook is Here! Plus: Sample Recipe
We are thrilled to announce that the long-awaited Occidental Arts & Ecology Center Cookbook has arrived! Published by Chelsea Green and with a foreword by Alice Waters, the Cookbook shares the abundance of the OAEC Mother Garden through delicious recipes, stories and photos. Congratulations to the book’s facilitator and co-author, Kitchen Manager Olivia Rathbone, who kneaded love, seasonal know-how, […]
It’s Spring! What To Be Planting Now
Annuals Gardeners — the days are getting longer and warmer, so we know you’ve got the itch to start playing in your garden beds! There are many crops that you can start planting now. At our Spring Plant Sale (first 2 weekends in April), we will have hundreds of 100% Organic seedlings of the following annuals: Brassicas such […]