The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC, in Occidental, California) is a magical place. Visiting for the day is like stepping out of our normal every-day world and stepping into one of those sidewalk chalk paintings in Mary Poppins. Everything looks just a bit more colorful, vivid and whimsical. And the longer you stay, the more some of that vivid color seems to rub off onto the real world you return to. You may find yourself envisioning eden-like edible gardens in the city where you live, or in your own backyard.
I have been there with my family for their tours and plant sales, and I took their Permaculture Design Course to get my Designers’ certificate, as well as taking a course on herbs and healing from the wonderful healing woman, plant whisperer and gardener Michelle Vesser.
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