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Fall Biodiversity Plant Sale and Open House
Start: 09:00
Start: 08/25/2007 - 09:00
End: 08/26/2007 - 17:00
Event Details:

One of the great joys of living in Northern California is that we can garden all year round, creating fall and winter gardens that rival the beauty, diversity and productivity of summer gardens. Now is the time to put fall and winter seedlings into the ground while the soil is still warm! Come and choose from hundreds of varieties of California Certified Organic heirloom brassicas, lettuces, salad greens, chards, leeks, and herbs as well as old-fashioned annual flowers. Select from an impressive array of ornamental and edible perennials propagated from our own collections.

In addition to plant shopping, this is an excellent opportunity to become familiar with OAEC by attending our Open House. The OAEC grounds will be open to give you a taste of our educational programs with a self-guided tour of demonstration stations from 11 am to 2 pm, and we’ll have refreshments and entertainment.
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Fall Biodiversity Plant Sale and Open House
End: 17:00
Start: 08/25/2007 - 09:00
End: 08/26/2007 - 17:00
Event Details:

One of the great joys of living in Northern California is that we can garden all year round, creating fall and winter gardens that rival the beauty, diversity and productivity of summer gardens. Now is the time to put fall and winter seedlings into the ground while the soil is still warm! Come and choose from hundreds of varieties of California Certified Organic heirloom brassicas, lettuces, salad greens, chards, leeks, and herbs as well as old-fashioned annual flowers. Select from an impressive array of ornamental and edible perennials propagated from our own collections.

In addition to plant shopping, this is an excellent opportunity to become familiar with OAEC by attending our Open House. The OAEC grounds will be open to give you a taste of our educational programs with a self-guided tour of demonstration stations from 11 am to 2 pm, and we’ll have refreshments and entertainment.
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Children's Variety Show
Start: 14:00
End: 15:00
Event Details:
$15-$8 sliding scale for adults, $6 for children (ages 3-15)

An hour-long show tailored to the whimsy of children and the innocence of all souls. Fumbling clowns, sunny sing-alongs, marvelous magic, and other wonders will leave eyes wide and hands clapping!
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Calabash - A Celebration of Gourds, Art, & the Garden - Forestville, CA
Start: 13:00
End: 16:00

gourd art piece by artist Cheek

For more event information, click on the gourd art photo shown above.

 
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Starting and Sustaining Intentional Communities
Start: 10:30
Start: 11/02/2007 - 10:30
End: 11/04/2007 - 16:00

Instructors: Dave Henson and Adam Wolpert with guests
Cost: $425/$375 if registered two weeks in advance (includes meals and lodging)
For registration information, click here.
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Starting and Sustaining Intentional Communities
(all day)
Start: 11/02/2007 - 10:30
End: 11/04/2007 - 16:00

Instructors: Dave Henson and Adam Wolpert with guests
Cost: $425/$375 if registered two weeks in advance (includes meals and lodging)
For registration information, click here.
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Starting and Sustaining Intentional Communities
End: 16:00
Start: 11/02/2007 - 10:30
End: 11/04/2007 - 16:00

Instructors: Dave Henson and Adam Wolpert with guests
Cost: $425/$375 if registered two weeks in advance (includes meals and lodging)
For registration information, click here.
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Introduction to Permaculture
Start: 17:00
Start: 11/16/2007 - 17:00
End: 11/18/2007 - 16:00
Event Details:

Instructor: Brock Dolman
Cost: $375/$325 if registered two weeks in advance (includes meals and lodging)
For registration information, click here.

Reconciling the need to meet basic human needs with concern for the sustainability and regeneration of the natural world is the essence of permacultural design. This course will expose you to the basic principles and applications of permaculture with a variety of lectures, discussions and hands-on activities in OAEC’s 80-acre garden, community and wilderness. Topics will range from water catchment to erosion control, organic and polycultural food production, natural building, site design, and more.
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Introduction to Permaculture
(all day)
Start: 11/16/2007 - 17:00
End: 11/18/2007 - 16:00
Event Details:

Instructor: Brock Dolman
Cost: $375/$325 if registered two weeks in advance (includes meals and lodging)
For registration information, click here.

Reconciling the need to meet basic human needs with concern for the sustainability and regeneration of the natural world is the essence of permacultural design. This course will expose you to the basic principles and applications of permaculture with a variety of lectures, discussions and hands-on activities in OAEC’s 80-acre garden, community and wilderness. Topics will range from water catchment to erosion control, organic and polycultural food production, natural building, site design, and more.
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Introduction to Permaculture
End: 16:00
Start: 11/16/2007 - 17:00
End: 11/18/2007 - 16:00
Event Details:

Instructor: Brock Dolman
Cost: $375/$325 if registered two weeks in advance (includes meals and lodging)
For registration information, click here.

Reconciling the need to meet basic human needs with concern for the sustainability and regeneration of the natural world is the essence of permacultural design. This course will expose you to the basic principles and applications of permaculture with a variety of lectures, discussions and hands-on activities in OAEC’s 80-acre garden, community and wilderness. Topics will range from water catchment to erosion control, organic and polycultural food production, natural building, site design, and more.
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Wild Fermentation Workshop
Start: 11:00
End: 14:00

Instructor: Sandor Ellix Katz, hosted by local food expert, Chas Moore

Cost: $35, which includes a jar of kimchi you'll take home from what we make together.


Come experience how simple it is to make your own kimchi, kefir, mead, and other fermented delicacies. Learn about the healing qualities of live-culture ferments and their illustrious history. Be part of the fermentation revival!
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Garden Tour (March)
Start: 13:00
End: 14:30


The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Saturday, March 22. This tour begins at 1 PM and will run approximately 1.5 hrs in duration. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, brimmed hat or warm layers (depending on weather), and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.
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Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale (April)
Start: 09:00
Start: 04/12/2008 - 09:00
End: 04/13/2008 - 17:00

Saturday April 12th - Sunday April 13th
9AM - 5 PM

It’s time to plant your spring garden! At the spring sales we will feature many interesting ornamental perennials, as well as traditional Andean annual and perennial food crops such as yacon, kiwicha, mashua, tamarillo, oca, pepino, quinoa, and cape gooseberry.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 am and 1 pm.

At our first Spring Plant Sale we'll be selling hundreds of open-pollinated, heirloom and rare varieties – all California Certified Organic – many started from our own seed collection. All have been trialed, tasted, and savored for years in our demonstration gardens and kitchen. This sale features early Spring crops such as lettuces and greens, peas, brassicas, chards, onions, leeks, flowers, and herbs.

The OAEC garden staff will be on hand to tell you about our diverse selections and offer a tour of our gardens, where many of these plants are featured.

Click here for a list of the varieties we will offer during this April sale.

Garden Tour during Spring Plant Sale
Start: 11:00
End: 12:00

 

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, April 12, during the Center's Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Garden Tour during Spring Plant Sale
Start: 13:00
End: 14:00

 

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, April 12, during the Center's Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.
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Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale (April)
End: 17:00
Start: 04/12/2008 - 09:00
End: 04/13/2008 - 17:00

Saturday April 12th - Sunday April 13th
9AM - 5 PM

It’s time to plant your spring garden! At the spring sales we will feature many interesting ornamental perennials, as well as traditional Andean annual and perennial food crops such as yacon, kiwicha, mashua, tamarillo, oca, pepino, quinoa, and cape gooseberry.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 am and 1 pm.

At our first Spring Plant Sale we'll be selling hundreds of open-pollinated, heirloom and rare varieties – all California Certified Organic – many started from our own seed collection. All have been trialed, tasted, and savored for years in our demonstration gardens and kitchen. This sale features early Spring crops such as lettuces and greens, peas, brassicas, chards, onions, leeks, flowers, and herbs.

The OAEC garden staff will be on hand to tell you about our diverse selections and offer a tour of our gardens, where many of these plants are featured.

Click here for a list of the varieties we will offer during this April sale.

Garden Tour during Spring Plant Sale
Start: 11:00
End: 12:00

 

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, April 13, during the Center's Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Garden Tour during Spring Plant Sale
Start: 13:00
End: 14:00

 

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, April 13, during the Center's Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.
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Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale (May)
Start: 00:00
Start: 05/03/2008 - 00:00
End: 05/04/2008 - 17:00

Saturday May 3rd - Sunday May 4th
9 AM - 5 PM

It’s time to plant your summer garden! Our Summer Plant Sale features hundreds of varieties of warm season summer crops, including basil, summer and winter squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, eggplants, melons, cucumbers, and gourds. We will continue to offer many interesting ornamental perennials.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 AM and 1 PM.

Click here for a list of the plant varieties we will offer during this May sale.

Garden Tour during Summer Plant Sale
Start: 11:00

 

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, May 3, during the Center's Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Garden Tour during Summer Plant Sale
Start: 13:00
End: 14:00

 

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Saturday, May 3, during the Center's Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.
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Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale (May)
End: 17:00
Start: 05/03/2008 - 00:00
End: 05/04/2008 - 17:00

Saturday May 3rd - Sunday May 4th
9 AM - 5 PM

It’s time to plant your summer garden! Our Summer Plant Sale features hundreds of varieties of warm season summer crops, including basil, summer and winter squash, pumpkins, tomatoes, hot and sweet peppers, eggplants, melons, cucumbers, and gourds. We will continue to offer many interesting ornamental perennials.

This is a free event with Garden Tours at 11 AM and 1 PM.

Click here for a list of the plant varieties we will offer during this May sale.

Garden Tour during Summer Plant Sale
Start: 11:00
End: 12:00

 

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, May 4, during the Center's Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the first, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 11 AM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.

Garden Tour during Summer Plant Sale
Start: 13:00
End: 14:00

 

The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts and Ecology Center on Sunday, May 4, during the Center's Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale. This will be the second, hour-long tour of the day, beginning at 1 PM. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, sunblock or hat, and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.
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Garden Tour (May)
Start: 10:00
End: 11:30


The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Sunday, May 18. This tour begins at 10 AM and will run approximately 1.5 hrs in duration. Tour participants will be introduced to the Center's organic gardens, which preserve thousands of varieties of rare and endangered food, medicinal, and ornamental plants. Sturdy shoes, brimmed hat or warm layers (depending on weather), and personal water bottles are recommended. A suggested donation of $10 per person is requested. For information call (707) 874-1557 x201.
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Chautauqua Series - Walter Strauss Trio with Mamadou and Vanessa
Start: 20:00
End: 23:00

Walter StraussDate: June 11th, 8 pm

Tickets: $15-$30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only)

Walter Strauss (www.walterstrauss.com ) is a spellbinding finger-style guitarist whose fiery technique conjures several instruments playing a once. With roots in American music and musicality that evokes far reaches of the globe, he weaves world beat, Americana, and jazz into a brand uniquely his own. Walter’s Trio fills out with bassist Sam Bevan and drummer/percussionist Kendrick Freeman. Walter will be joined for a second set of transcultural collaboration by Mamadou and Vanessa (www.musicmali.com ).
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Medicinal Plant Walk (June)
Start: 13:00
End: 15:00

This special tour on Saturday June 21, will explore OAEC’s gardens from the perspective of our medicinal plant collection. Led by gardener Michelle Vesser, the tour will cover plant identification, medicinal and garden uses, as well as ways of incorporating medicinal plants into the garden design. $25 (meal not included). For advance registration, click here, or call 707.874.1557 ext.201 for more information.
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