ABOUT OMPAS*
A collective of concepts operating together to support a non-profit initiative dedicated to creating a network of safe and sustainable spaces to connect Communities to one another and the Environment
through the Arts, Education, Events, and Ecology.
A Non-Profit Arts & Production Studio
Arts & the Humanities have proven consistently throughout Time to be essential components of well rounded cultures, yet we are watching in real time as our education system is stripped of arts programming and the Arts and It's Artists are struggling now more than ever to continue to find safe and sustainable spaces to practice their gifts.
As a non-profit, we help connect developing and established artists with studio space, a platform for them to publish their work, and opportunities thru storefronts and events for them to share it with others, and a safe community to grow within.
Our Family Farms &
(Allergen Friendly) Food Truck
Born out of the need to have safe water access during events, OMPA Eats has slowly grown from there. We are creating a network of gardens and small farms within our network to supply our food truck with most of the ingredients we use,
as well as produce small scale batches of artisian honeys, jams, jellies, and a slowly rotating assortment of other home made foodstuffs.
A small simple menu made with ingredients grown on our own farms in the Ompa Outdoors program, Ompa Eats also provides safe and sustainable catering for our Ompa Events.
OMPA EVENTS*
Outreach, Education, & Entertainment
What began as a solo camping retreat on a friend's land slowly grew into a desire to help my friends get out and get barefoot in the grass and get some grounding into their lives... helping them take a breath and disengage from the stress for just a moment and feel the sunshine. Smell the campfire. Hear the wind and taste a moment of peace.
Our events have slowly grown from there to include outdoor music, small festivals, and themed camping trips...but the heart of every event is still to get people back outside and connected with the ecology and environment around them that supports what's within them.
Ompa events works with the rest of the OMPA team to provide safe and sustainable spaces for events, artists to share their work, and the Ompa Eats division ensures clean and safe food access
for participants.
Educational Farming, Ecology, & Safe Sustainable Outdoor Event Spaces
Ompa Outdoors is a network of gardens, small farms, and large yards across the region networked together in a cooperative effort with the OMPA organization to support one another thru trading labor, goods, and finances as necessary in order to help provide safe and sustainable access to outdoor education, ecology, farming, and event access.
This is a huge part of where the magic of what we do comes from; by linking up sites across the region, we are able to serve a larger population area while also expanding the access and impact areas available to our production and education teams.
One of the goals and missions of Ompa Outdoors is to provide people with safe and sustainable access to the simple blessing of being able to put your toes in the grass and breathe for a minute...and to then share and teach others about the reasons why that's so good and necessary for us all.
