Occidental Arts & Ecology Center (OAEC) is a dynamic research, demonstration, advocacy, and organizing center located in beautiful Sonoma County, California. Spanning across 80 acres, OAEC is dedicated to finding innovative and sustainable solutions for community resilience on a regional scale. At OAEC, diverse communities are empowered to design their own regenerative systems, offering workshops, courses, and certifications in permaculture design.

Their experienced staff and board members collaborate with local organizations and change-makers to cultivate ecological literacy and guide communities towards a future that is economically viable, socially just, and in harmony with the natural world. In addition to their educational programs, OAEC serves as a retreat center for groups and networks committed to environmental and social change. They provide meeting facilities, housing, and delicious organic food sourced from their own garden.

Visitors can also explore their plant nursery, offering a wide variety of certified organic perennials, edible landscaping plants, and habitat plants tested in their onsite gardens. Join OAEC on their mission to protect and restore biological and cultural diversity, and be part of the movement towards a just and sustainable world