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        • OAEC supports diverse communities to design their own regenerative systems at the regional and local scale.

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        • 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.

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        • 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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Action Alert: Support Healthy Soils Initiative

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Call your Reps. and tell them to support sustainable agricultural solutions to climate change. Good news!  Governor Jerry Brown is staying the course and is again calling for $20 million … Read more

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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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