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Occidental Arts & Ecology Center
  • Our Work
        • OAEC supports diverse communities to design their own regenerative systems at the regional and local scale.

          • Vision & Strategy
          • Mother Garden Biodiversity
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          • WATER Institute
          • Wildlands Restoration
          • Movement Building
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  • About OAEC
        • Visual Tour
        • Experience the Occidental Arts & Ecology Center through beautiful slideshows of our Guest Houses, Meeting Hall, Kitchen, Garden, Wildlands and more.

          • About OAEC
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  • Group Retreats
        • OAEC serves as a retreat center for networks, public agencies, foundations and other groups working towards social and environmental change.

          • The Land
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  • Plant Nursery
        • 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 Nursery Information
  • Courses & Events
        • Permaculture Design Certification
        • 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.

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Sonoma Youth Ecology Corps

OAEC hosts youth workers from SYEC to tend our 70-acre Wildlands Preserve. SYEC is a jobs, workforce training and ecoliteracy education program aimed at employing young at-risk adults while teaching them about environmental stewardship.

Sonoma Youth Ecology Corps at OAEC
The Occidental Arts & Ecology Center (OAEC) is an 80-acre research, demonstration, advocacy and organizing center in Sonoma County, California that develops strategies for regional-scale community resilience.
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Plant Nursery Open April - October

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(707) 874 1557
15290 Coleman Valley Rd. Occidental, CA 95465

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