Farm and Garden Events at Campus Point
by California Farm and Garden
2026 Event List:
Botanical Dyes
DATE(s):
February 11th at 12:00
February 13th at 12:00
LOCATION: On the farm!
We want to celebrate our loved ones by creating Valentine’s cards using watercolor paints derived from botanical dyes. We will discuss how you can harness the pigments from common garden produce. We also encourage participants to bring in pre-owned garments to dye them as well, if desired.
Spring Wellness Recipes
DATE(s):
April 15th at 12:00
April 17th at 12:00
LOCATION: On the farm!
The garden has the potential to offer lots of healing effects. Using herbs and flowers from the farm, we will discuss some common benefits of each, plus create candles, herbal salts, and reed diffusers.
Mother’s Day Flower Bouquets
DATE(s):
May 6th at 12:00
May 8th at 12:00
LOCATION: On the farm!
We will teach participants how to grow cut flowers at home and build long-lasting bouquets. We will also discuss the difference between annual and perennial pollinators and the implications of each. Everyone will leave with a bouquet to take home for all the mother figures in their lives.
Food Preservation Methods
DATE(s):
September 23rd at 12:00
September 25th at 12:00
LOCATION: On the farm!
The end of summer always creates abundance at the farm, so this workshop aims to teach participants how to extend the shelf-life and seasonality of their produce. We will highlight a few crops that we have an excess of and demonstrate how to preserve them for extended use.
Pressed Flowers and Pumpkin Painting
DATE(s):
September 23rd at 12:00
September 25th at 12:00
LOCATION: On the farm!
Celebrate autumn with us at our annual pumpkin harvest! We will press flowers from the farm so all participants can decorate a pumpkin to bring home.
Holiday Wreath Making
DATE(s):
December 16th at 12:00
December 18th at 12:00
LOCATION: On the farm!
With our final seasonal event of the year, visit the farm to create an awesome take-home item! Create beautiful, aromatic dried herb and flower bundles or wreaths with our knowledgeable and creative farmers
About the Farm:
Alexandria Real Estate (“ARE”) and California Farm and Garden have partnered to provide tenants established at Campus Point a truly unique amenity. Tucked at the end of Campus Point Dr., on the edge of a beautiful canyon, is a half-acre urban farm brimming with seasonal vegetables and herbs, fruiting trees and vines, flowers, and California native plants.
Established over a decade ago, the farm has been organically maintained by California Farm and Garden and its expert team of farmers ever since. More than 86,000 pounds of produce has been harvested by hand here before being walked straight to the Green Acre restaurant or the weekly farm stand. Even when the campus emptied out at the height of COVID lockdown protocols in 2020, the farm was still producing - giving ARE and California Farm and Garden the opportunity to donate nearly 2,000 pounds of fresh produce to San Diego food banks.
Today, California Farm and Garden continues its efforts to maximize this amenity for Campus Point tenants by hosting both a weekly farm stand (with free produce for Campus Point employees!) and regular classes and events. Additionally, the farmers work diligently to exceed ARE’s environmental, sustainability, and wellness goals in less obvious ways: food scraps are collected from the Green Acre kitchen then composted on the farm, creating a sustainable closed-loop system; California native plants are grown to foster and sustain local habitats; and there is ongoing resource management by way of water conscious irrigation, carbon sequestration, and more.
As an employee on Campus Point, please feel free to visit the farm to relax or learn! California Farm and Garden farmers are typically on-site Monday-Friday each week, and more than happy to chat.
If you happen to miss the farmers, we’ll happily answer your questions via email at info@cafarmandgarden.com.
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