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Welcome to Common Ground!
Creating Abundance in Community
We offer:
- hands-on classes and events in organic gardening and sustainable lifestyles
- seeds and plant starts - hundreds of edible, medicinal, native and ornamental varieties
- organic composts, fertilizers and mulches - a broad selection
- tools and natural disease and pest control products - the highest quality
- books, magazines, cards, and gift items
- volunteer opportunities and new friends.
Common Ground in the News
To view some recent articles about Common Ground appearing in local publications, visit the In the News page.
Common Ground Videos
View two informative videos about Common Ground:
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Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center
- Patricia Becker, Common Ground Center Director
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Some of the Thinking Behind the Common Ground Approach to Organic Gardening
- Bob Niederman, Common Ground Steering Committee
- Drew Harwell, Former Common Ground Demonstration Garden Manager
Thank you to Luke Seerveld of Seerveld Media for his professional video production services!
Our Relationship to Ecology Action
Common Ground is a project of Ecology Action, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization promoting the GROWBIOINTENSIVE™ method of sustainable agriculture. Under the direction of John Jeavons, author of How to Grow More Vegetables, Ecology Action has researched and promoted Biointensive agricultural methods worldwide since 1972.
For mail order seeds and supplies check out our sister organization Bountiful Gardens sells untreated open-pollinated non-GMO seed of heirloom quality for vegetables, herbs, flowers, grains, green manures, compost and carbon crops. Offering many varieties as Certified Organic, Natural, Biointensive or Grow BiointensiveTM sustainable seed.
Contributions are tax-deductible; we greatly appreciate your donations and participation!
For mail order seeds and supplies check out our sister organization Bountiful Gardens sells untreated open-pollinated non-GMO seed of heirloom quality for vegetables, herbs, flowers, grains, green manures, compost and carbon crops. Offering many varieties as Certified Organic, Natural, Biointensive or Grow BiointensiveTM sustainable seed.
Contributions are tax-deductible; we greatly appreciate your donations and participation!
Open 7 days a week
Monday-Friday: 10:00am-5:30pm
Saturday-Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Saturday-Sunday: 10:00am-5:00pm
Contact Us
Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center
559 College Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650 493-6072
Click here for a map
http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
Center Director: Patricia Becker
Click here to email the Center Director
559 College Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94306
650 493-6072
Click here for a map
http://www.commongroundinpaloalto.org
Center Director: Patricia Becker
Click here to email the Center Director
Copyright © 2007-2010, Common Ground Organic Garden Supply and Education Center.
All rights reserved worldwide.




