OLLAs in our raised bed gardens “JOAN” & “STANLEY” up at the land. An olla (pronounced oya) is an unglazed ceramic pot buried in the soil and filled with water as a method of irrigation. We made lids for the ollas to slow evaporation. The plants are crimson clover used for soil nutrition and California native wildflowers  for seed collection for our land. (Lauri)

Traditional ollas are made of unglazed porous red clay. The clay used in these ollas is soldate and is only fired to bisque. Small holes have been carved into the coiled pots to allow water to seep out into the garden.  The ollas are filled with water from nearby cistern water collected by the metal rooftop of garden shade structure.