Grow. Learn. Gather.
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About The Garden
The Cook’s Garden has called Abbot Kinney home for nearly a decade. Being situated in the middle of one of the most popular shopping destinations in the country, we are a bit of a shock to most passers-by. While the crow of our rooster, cluck of our chickens, or quack of our ducks from our animal sanctuary may draw you in at first, the sight of our production garden, edible plant nursery, and garden shop are reasons to stay awhile. This peaceful sanctuary of sustainability welcomes visitors. Through our work, we hope to nourish bodies and souls as much as we do plants! So come grow, learn and gather with us.
Grow and Learn
We’re here to help you on your journey to bring the growing of food closer to the consumption of food. Whether you join our Harvesting Subscription programs, become a nursery client, visit the animals, browse through our shop or take our classes, we’ve got all you need to succeed in our garden or yours.
Gather
Especially now, we believe gathering with our community is important. After the re-opening of our society following COVID, our in-person learning events and classes have returned. In addition to exploring new creative and mind-expanding experiences, our events and workshops offer a social experience that we have so sorely missed since the pandemic. We hope you’ll join us!
Should you not be able to visit in person, we’re offering this virtual tour which will guide you through our garden’s past and present. See you in the garden soon.
NOTE: The pandemic was life-changing for all of us which we’ll be recovering from for years. Prior to 2020, ninety percent of our business was growing for fine dining restaurants. Although we were able to pivot more heavily to growing subscriptions for local residents allowing us to stay open during the lock-down, our restaurant business is still slow in returning. We are optimistic but know that this is a new era in our decades-long tenure here.
While we continue to serve restaurants, we are focusing more on our classes and events. We are also concentrating on our community work through our small animal sanctuary. During the devastating Palisades fire, we evacuated and sheltered flocks from the fire areas of Malibu, Mandeville, Santa Monica and east of 405 fwy. If you’d like to donate to support our sanctuary, please go to our FRIENDS OF THE FLOCK page to see ways you can help. Any amount is appreciated. These small donations will help us sustain our animal sanctuary and help us be there to take in the next chicken, duck, turkey or bunny that needs us.
“I thought I was pretty cool until I realized that plants eat sunshine and poop air.”
– Jim Bugg
“How we eat [and farm] can change the world.”
– Alice Waters
"My bliss? Dirt under my nails.”
- Geri Miller
