What if a food bank distributed not just canned and donated goods, but fresh, organic produce grown right onsite? The Food For Thought (FFT) Food Bank in Forestville, one of OAEC’s Strategic Partners, is doing just that. Their robust one-acre garden—which OAEC Mother Garden Program Director Doug Gosling helped to develop in 1999 and still […]
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OAEC Nursery Staff Spotlights
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 […]
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, […]