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08 / 25 Fall Biodiversity Plant Sale and Open House Start: 09:00 Start: Aug 25 2007 - 9:00am End: Aug 26 2007 - 5:00pm 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. more info
08 / 26 Fall Biodiversity Plant Sale and Open House End: 17:00 Start: Aug 25 2007 - 9:00am End: Aug 26 2007 - 5:00pm 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. more info
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09 / 8 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! more info
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10 / 7 Calabash - A Celebration of Gourds, Art, & the Garden - Forestville, CA Start: 13:00 End: 16:00 For more event information, click on the gourd art photo shown above. more info
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11 / 2 Starting and Sustaining Intentional Communities Start: 10:30 Start: Nov 2 2007 - 10:30am End: Nov 4 2007 - 4:00pm 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. more info
11 / 3 Starting and Sustaining Intentional Communities (all day) Start: Nov 2 2007 - 10:30am End: Nov 4 2007 - 4:00pm 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. more info
11 / 4 Starting and Sustaining Intentional Communities End: 16:00 Start: Nov 2 2007 - 10:30am End: Nov 4 2007 - 4:00pm 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. more info
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11 / 16 Introduction to Permaculture Start: 17:00 Start: Nov 16 2007 - 5:00pm End: Nov 18 2007 - 4:00pm 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. more info
11 / 17 Introduction to Permaculture (all day) Start: Nov 16 2007 - 5:00pm End: Nov 18 2007 - 4:00pm 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. more info
11 / 18 Introduction to Permaculture End: 16:00 Start: Nov 16 2007 - 5:00pm End: Nov 18 2007 - 4:00pm 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. more info
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12 / 6 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! more info
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02 / 23 Permaculture Site Tour (February) Start: 10:00 End: 13:00 The public is invited to tour the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center on Saturday, February 23. This three hour tour begins at 10 AM.This site tour will focus on the Permaculture aspects of OAEC’s gardens, wildlands and structures. “Permaculture” is a philosophy of living based in sustainable land use concepts and practices. Participants will be introduced to OAEC’s organic and bio-intensive gardens and heirloom seedsaving program, our watershed and wildland restoration work, and “natural” building methods. more info
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03 / 22 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. more info
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04 / 12 Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale (April) Start: 09:00 Start: Apr 12 2008 - 9:00am End: Apr 13 2008 - 5:00pm 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. more info 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. more info 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. more info
04 / 13 Spring Biodiversity Plant Sale (April) End: 17:00 Start: Apr 12 2008 - 9:00am End: Apr 13 2008 - 5:00pm 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. more info 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. more info 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. more info
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05 / 3 Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale (May) Start: 00:00 Start: May 3 2008 - 12:00am End: May 4 2008 - 5:00pm 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. more info 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. more info 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. more info
05 / 4 Summer Biodiversity Plant Sale (May) End: 17:00 Start: May 3 2008 - 12:00am End: May 4 2008 - 5:00pm 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. more info 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. more info 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. more info
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05 / 18 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. more info
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06 / 11 Chautauqua Series - Walter Strauss Trio with Mamadou and Vanessa Start: 20:00 End: 23:00 Date: 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 ). more info
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06 / 21 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. more info
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06 / 25 Chautauqua Series - Pink Sabbath - CANCELLED Start: 20:00 End: 23:00 We are sorry to announce that this event has been cancelled. Date: June 25th, 8 pm Tickets: $15-30 Sliding Scale (on sale at the door only) Coupling mild irreverence with unapologetic sentimentality, The Pinks, the four-gal/three-part harmony band entertains with cleverly crafted original songs along with some heavy metal favorites: playing on an eclectic mix of accordion, violin, guitar and bass. more info
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06 / 28 The Tai Chi of Gardening: Building Strength ~ Avoiding Injury Start: 09:30 End: 16:00 Offered: June 28, 2008 Time: Begins at 9:30 am and ends at 4 pm on the 28th Instructor: Michelle Vesser Cost: $110/$95 if registered two weeks in advance (lunch included) For registration information, click here. more info
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07 / 9 Chautauqua Series - Frank Olivier Start: 20:00 End: 23:00 Date: July 9th, 8 pm Tickets: $15 - $30 sliding scale (on sale at the door only) Whether it’s on the streets of San Francisco, headlining in Las Vegas, or touring with the New Old Time Chautauqua, Frank Olivier (www.funnyfrank.com and www.twistedcabaret.com) is at the top of his game. He delights crowds with an up-beat hilarious top-tier, self-contained, and clean comedy show using his well honed, outrageous skills that include world-class juggling, magic, unicycling and more! more info
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