Aprovecho Sustainability Education Center is a not-for-profit organization based in the vicinity of Cottage Grove, Oregon.
[1] Since 2001, Aprovecho Research Center has worked on designs for cook stoves, primarily for use in developing countries.
[4] For 29 years, Aprovecho Research Center (ARC) consultants have been designing and implementing improved biomass cooking and heating technologies in more than 60 countries worldwide.
For decades, ARC has been the world's leader in open source development of all aspects of improved cooking stoves.
Twice a year the non-profit teaches internships in the area of organic farming, appropriate technologies and sustainable forestry.