Omega Center for Sustainable Living

Regenerative Thinking and Design

The Omega Center for Sustainable Living (OCSL) demonstrates and teaches what is possible through regenerative thinking and design. Our award-winning building, Eco-Machine, community organizing, and innovative educational programs offer visitors and students a path toward a sustainable, just, resilient, and regenerative future. We envision a world where all people can awaken their full human potential while caring for each other and the Earth.

Now more than ever, we need each other

We are working hard to find new ways to be a source of wisdom and inspiration in the wake of COVID-19 and the temporary closure of Omega's campus. Thanks to the support of our community, we are developing new ways to engage online so that we can continue to forge a path toward a more sustainable, regenerative future. Will you help?

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The Power of Motivational Interviewing

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Refrigerants: Global Warming's Overlooked Solution


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How Pain Can Drive Climate Action

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Truth to Power: A Young Climate Activist’s Journey

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DIY All-Natural Body Cream

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Workshops & Events

Workshop

Grow Food Everywhere

  • Jul 03 - Jul 05 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
It is possible to do something positive to help reverse climate change, while improving your well-being and developing a more sacred connection to the land. Now is the critical moment in time to build personal and community resilience, healthy soil, and good food for all. This weekend, through discussion, contemplative practice ... Learn More
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Earth Wisdom of the Teyuna Elders

  • Jul 05 - Jul 10 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
The Teyuna Elders, indigenous spiritual leaders from Colombia’s Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, are journeying to Omega so they can share their earth wisdom with Westerners. Join this rare opportunity to experience spiritual guidance and healing in a sacred space. The Teyuna—a name that means “thinker of clear thoughts” ... Learn More
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Educating for a Sustainable Future

  • Aug 02 - Aug 07 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
The Cloud Institute for Sustainability Education prepares pre-K-16 school systems by inspiring educators and engaging students through meaningful content and learner-centered, place-based, inquiry-based, and project-based instruction. Research shows that the Education for Sustainability (EfS) framework has multiple positive eff ... Learn More
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Reaffirming Indigeneity

  • Aug 02 - Aug 07 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
In this presentation from Omega’s 2018 Making Peace With the Earth conference, Dr. Yellow Bird reveals how long-embedded cultural assumptions continue to undermine indigenous rights. Though we recognize that every population faces challe ... Learn More
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Healing the Wounds of Turtle Island

  • Aug 09 - Aug 14 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
“Right now, indigenous knowledge is at the heart of human survival.”—Sherri Mitchell In a time marked by societal upheaval and dramatic environmental changes, it is common to feel overwhelmed and hopeless. Indigenous wisdom offers insights that can help us understand how we arrived at this point, and provides a pathway to ... Learn More
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Permission to Care

  • Sep 18 - Sep 20 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Climate change is one of the most important and existential issues of our times, but many people become overwhelmed or avoid the discussion out of anxiety, fear, or hopelessness. The issue is especially poignant for the youth of today, who often feel the world is ending around them. Real resilience and capacity has to include o ... Learn More
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Handcrafted Herbal Body-Care

  • Oct 09 - Oct 11 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Are you looking for a better way to treat yourself and the planet? Learn to make customized, nontoxic, personal-care products perfectly suited to your skin, hair, and body. Whether you want to avoid the chemicals found in many products, are interested in a zero-waste lifestyle, or simply enjoy making things, herbalist Dina Falc ... Learn More
Conference

Orion Environmental Writers' Workshop

  • Oct 25 - Oct 30 2020
  • Rhinebeck, NY
Please note: This workshop was originally scheduled June 21-26, 2020. The new workshop date is October 25-30, 2020. Are you passionate about nature writing or writing about the land? The annual Orion Environmental Writers' Workshop is a unique opportunity to connect with Orion magazine writers and editors to understand more dee ... Learn More

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Past Programs

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Design
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Meet Some of the ELIP Participants

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Commercial Passive House


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Energy
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Design by Nature Conference Keynote

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How Nature Inspires Innovations in Engineering

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Commercial Passive House

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Food
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The Commons Are the Web of Life

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Saving Seeds Is Our Duty

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Living
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Clearwater Receives the First Leadership in Sustainable Education Award

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Everything That Is Good for the Environment Is a Job

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Planet
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3 Biggest Ways to Reduce Your Environmental Impact

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What Permaculture Teaches Us About Leadership

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We’re All Seed Savers, Even If We Don’t Know It

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Water
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Our Fate Hinges on Water Reclamation

Omega in Action

Who Lives in Omega's Lake?

OCSL in Action

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An Earth Day Message From Omega's CEO

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Center for Sustainable Living Inspires Architects

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Drawdown Learn Educates Rhinebeck School Leaders

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From Climate Change Frustration to Euphoria

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Climate Action: It's Time for Elders to Be Allies

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Reflections From a UN Climate Conference

Press Release

Omega Center for Sustainable Living Marks 10th Anniversary of Environmental Innovation & Commitment to Climate Action

July 16, 2019
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Facing the New Recycling Challenge

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Passion and Concern on Display at Climate Strikes

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4 Ways to Bring Drawdown Into Your Kitchen

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Drawdown Learn Satellites Propel Climate Action

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Omega Center for Sustainable Living & Project Drawdown Join Forces to Catalyze Global Education Coalition to Reverse Global Warming by Year 2050

September 05, 2018

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