OAEC supports diverse communities to design their own regenerative systems at the regional and local scale.
Our cookbook is a collection of inventive recipes inspired by seasonal eating from our biodiverse Mother Garden, orchards and Wildlands Preserve.
Experience the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center through beautiful slideshows of our Guest Houses, Meeting Hall, Kitchen, Garden, Wildlands and more.
OAEC serves as a retreat center for networks, public agencies, foundations and other groups working towards social and environmental change.
Our 100% Certified Organic plant nursery specializes in open-pollinated perennials including edible landscaping plants, rare and endangered food crops, drought tolerant ornamentals and habitat plants - all tested in our onsite gardens and appropriate for our bioregion.
OAEC offers the longest consistently running two-week Permaculture Design Certification course in the West. Immerse yourself in information, ideas and inspiration on how to design sustainable, regenerative systems in balance with your home ecosystem.
Please consider taking your support to the next level with a convenient, automatic monthly recurring gift. Donations are tax-deductible.
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For assistance with your donation or to make a donation to a specific program, please contact (707) 874-1557 x104 or email .A gift of securities, most commonly crypto currency or shares of appreciated stocks, bonds, or mutual funds that you have owned for more than one year, is a wonderful donation option for both the donor and OAEC. Gifts of appreciated assets are tax deductible and free from capital gains tax.
We accept Bitcoin and other forms of crypto currency using a non-profit third party called The Giving Block.
Mail a check with the Memo "Donation" to:
Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
15290 Coleman Valley Rd.
Occidental CA 95465
Please include your email address, mailing address and (optionally) phone number.
Learn by doing in the Mother Garden or Wildlands Preserve, or help with the production of our Plant Sales and Chautauqua Series!