Please Contact:
Ryan Wanamaker, Garden and Grounds Manager
garden@campstevens.org
760 765 0028

…About the Garden

Since 2000, Camp Stevens' Organic Garden has grown from being a small vegetable and herb garden into two year round productive sites with about 2 acres under cultivation, striving to provide vegetables, fruit, flowers, herbs, craft material and sacred space for reflection; nourishing our residents and guests. In the gardens, there are hundreds of varieties of plants and fruit trees, many of which are rare, heirloom types. In our greenhouse and coldframes, seeds are propagated and nurtured until planting time. The compost piles, created from food waste and other natural materials, contribute nutrients which are essential to building healthy soil. Our evolving methods of French intensive hand dug beds, chemical free plant care, and permaculture principles demonstrate practical techniques for a variety of visitors. We utilize cob construction (an alternative sustainable building technique using clay, sand, and straw) for garden structures.

Our garden serves as an outdoor classroom for children in our summer camp program and our 6th grade outdoor education programs. Adults also have the opportunity to learn in the garden during our numerous Saturday and full weekend gardening workshops, or by joining our weekly garden tours and occasional craft days when visiting for a weekend conference or retreat.

What you will learn…

• Organic Vegetable, Flower, Fruit and Herb production
• Biointensive/French Intensive methods
• Orchard care
• Seed Propagation
• Greenhouse Management
• Irrigation
• Native Landscaping
• Beekeeping
• Various Composting Methods
• Seed saving
• Season extension techniques
• Cob building
• Agricultural/Environmental Education

Volunteer Perks

• Fresh organic vegetables
• Chef prepared organic meals
• Great community
• Beautiful Natural Setting
• Free organic gardening workshops
• Great Hikes
• Field trips to a local organic orchard, farm, and garden