Oracle Community Learning Garden at Wood Field

Oracle Community Learning Garden at Wood Field The Oracle Community Learning Garden (OCLG) is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in Oracle, Arizona. The location for the garden is at 1034 E. Mt.

Lemmon Rd (where John Adams intersects with Mt. Lemmon Rd) was always known as "Wood Field" after Elizabeth Lambert Wood. She was a local philanthropist who donated the land for the children of Oracle. For many years it had a well with a hand pump that anyone in the community could use, including horseback riders passing by the site. At one point it was used as a skate park. In the fall of 2016,

a group of Oracle residents began pursuing the idea of leasing the property from Pinal County for a community garden, and dedicate it to the children of Oracle. During 2017, we held more Community wide meetings, gaining ideas and discussing a vision for the project. We also attained nonprofit 501(c)3 status - Creative Community Solutions serves as our fiscal sponsor. We created a page, and our email list of interested people continued to grow. We are all excited for this vision to become a reality! In February of 2018, we published our first newsletter titled “Garden Talk”. On April 18, 2018, the Pinal County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously to accept the lease on the garden property. Throughout June and July 2018, numerous volunteers from the Oracle Community stepped up and joined in a variety of work crews to erect a fence, eradicate bermuda grass, build raised beds, and more. On July 31, 2018 we held our inaugural event “Dessert in the Garden”. It was a great celebration, and the first seeds were planted by attendees. Weeks later, we had the first bed filled with rapidly growing and lush plants of amaranth, zinnias, green beans, zucchini, basil, and more! On October 28, 2018, we re-ignited the tradition of Fiesta de las Calabazas. There were garden-related activities for all ages, including seed planting, pumpkin decorating, a singalong with Freddie Terry (Oracle’s Singing Beekeeper), hopscotch, and music by Mother Cody. Wendy and Dan were selling their delicious tacos, with all proceeds going to the Garden. We also had a ceremony to dedicate the raised garden beds. We plan to make this an annual event!

Hoping to see you at our annual Meet and Greet at the garden on May 21!
05/13/2026

Hoping to see you at our annual Meet and Greet at the garden on May 21!

05/01/2026

MAY DAY POP UP PLANT SALE at OCLG
Tomorrow afternoon (Friday May 1) 3 to 6 pm
All plants half price!!!!
Cash preferred.

04/24/2026

Did you know that we have Community Garden Work Party Days - Every other Saturday 10:00 a.m. to noon?

Join us tomorrow, Saturday April 25, 10:00 a.m. to noon. Bring your gloves to pull grass, mulch trees, repair shingles and hoop house. Snacks and drinks are provided. Get a free plant!

04/22/2026
04/17/2026

Our spring plant sale starts tomorrow - Friday - at the Garden. Join us!

We will be selling our vegetable and flower starts at the Oracle Oaks Festival this coming Saturday, April 11, a week be...
04/08/2026

We will be selling our vegetable and flower starts at the Oracle Oaks Festival this coming Saturday, April 11, a week before our sale at the Garden. Visit our booth for beautiful tomato, squash, tomatillo, basil, flowers, and cucumber plant starts, and to learn more about the Community Garden.
All sales support our mission to Cultivate Common Ground.

We're having a garden work day tomorrow - Saturday April 4th - from 9 am until noon. We need a few people to help dig an...
04/03/2026

We're having a garden work day tomorrow - Saturday April 4th - from 9 am until noon. We need a few people to help dig and move mature pollinator plants from Kyle's garden to our OCLG pollinator garden. Come on over to help us dig holes and dig up plants to put into the holes to expand our Pollination Station.

03/25/2026

This Saturday, March 28th our KidsRR will be running at the Garden from 9 am til noon. Join Craig Anderson to learn about the history of railroads in Arizona!

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1034 E. Mt Lemmon Highway
Oracle, AZ
85623

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