Pre-Owned OAEC Cookbook

Note: This beloved cookbook is currently out of print, but we have a limited number of gently used copies available. Each book has a bit of history (and maybe a little batter splatter!). Condition varies and may include library stamps, stickers, or even a personal note or dedication from the author. Every purchase directly supports OAEC’s educational programs and nonprofit mission. Thank you!

The Occidental Arts & Ecology Center Cookbook: Fresh-from-the-Garden Recipes for Gatherings Large and Small, by the OAEC Staff Collective and former Kitchen Manager Olivia Rathbone, is a collection of inventive recipes from OAEC.

• A Foreword by Alice Waters
• Over 200 recipes based on the Mother Garden’s collection of rare, open-pollinated food crop varieties from around the world, as well as “weeds” and foraged ingredients from the OAEC wildlands ecological preserve.
• Lush photographs, rich with the beauty and magic of the OAEC experience.
• Measurements for family style (4 to 6) and for crowds (30 to 40); a unique resource for potlucks, family gatherings, and community celebrations
• Civil Eats named the OAEC Cookbook one of the best food and farm books of 2015.  Read the interview with Olivia in Civil Eats.
  
• The OAEC Cookbook Wins an International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Award in the Food Matters Category!  Read the Press Democrat article.
• Get the complete digital press kit from Chelsea Green Publishing.