Michelle Vesser
Michelle Vesser has returned to work in OAEC’s Mother Garden where she started gardening in 1986. As Assistant Gardener and Production Manager she concentrates on increasing the amount of vibrant produce available to the Center’s renowned kitchen. . Michelle managed a Community Support Agriculture project for 8 seasons, in the Sierra foothills. Over the years, she has been dedicated to passing on the knowledge of hand-tilled agriculture through extension and apprenticeship in the U.S., Philippines, Nepal, and Mexico. Her other passions are working with herbs, exploring food as medicine, and practicing Tai Chi. She has recently incorporated these skills in a variety of OAEC workshops.
Michelle teaches and co-instructs in the following OAEC courses & programs:
- Tai Chi of Gardening: Building Strength ~ Avoiding Injury
- Healing through Food, Gardening, Herbs, and Ceremony: Remembering Our Way
- School Garden Teacher Training Program
- Public Garden Tours & Medicinal Plant Walks