ORGANIZATION OF PERMACULTURE AND ART

OPA is the Organization of Permaculture and Art, based in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil.

OPA believes in the infusion of art and permaculture as means of creating skills and solutions towards a sustainable future, empowering people and their communities. OPA is a non-profit organization based in the city of Salvador, capital of Bahia, in the northeastern coast of Brazil.

OPA's directors are Isabela Coelho, an educator and performing artist, and Yarrow Schley a permaculture designer and licensed massage therapist.

Ongoing projects include Circo Água Viva, a circus for children, Veggie Oil Conversion to use vegetable oil to fuel automobiles, and EcoSurfistas: an educational project that combines Surf and Permaculture with underprivileged youth in Bahia.