diff --git a/conda.recipe/build.sh b/conda.recipe/build.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..54c53f3191
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda.recipe/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+set -e
+set -x
+
+BLD_DIR=`pwd`
+
+SRC_DIR=$RECIPE_DIR/..
+
+pushd $SRC_DIR
+version=`git rev-parse --short HEAD`
+popd
+
+echo $version > __conda_version__.txt
+
+export CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET=""
+
+cmake -D CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="" \
+            -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX="${PREFIX}" \
+            -D MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH:STRING="${PREFIX}/include" \
+            -D MPI_C_LINK_FLAGS:STRING="-L${PREFIX}/lib/" \
+            -D MPI_C_LIBRARIES:STRING="-lmpi -lpmpi -L${PREFIX}/lib/" $SRC_DIR
+
+patch -p0 < ${RECIPE_DIR}/cmake_parmetis.patch
+
+#catch the failure here
+make -j4 || :
+cp download/parmetis/build/libparmetis/libparmetis.dylib ${PREFIX}/lib/libparmetis.dylib
+cp download/parmetis/build/metis/libmetis/libmetis.dylib ${PREFIX}/lib/libmetis.dylib
+make -j4
+
+make install
+
+cp -r ${PREFIX}/python/El ${PREFIX}/lib/python2.7/site-packages/
diff --git a/conda.recipe/cmake_parmetis.patch b/conda.recipe/cmake_parmetis.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..18d604087b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda.recipe/cmake_parmetis.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+--- CMakeFiles/project_parmetis.dir/build.make	2016-07-17 15:10:56.000000000 -0400
++++ CMakeFiles/project_parmetis.dir/build.make.fix	2016-07-17 15:13:53.000000000 -0400
+@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@
+ download/parmetis/build/stamp/project_parmetis-configure: download/parmetis/build/stamp/project_parmetis-update
+ download/parmetis/build/stamp/project_parmetis-configure: download/parmetis/build/stamp/project_parmetis-patch
+ 	@$(CMAKE_COMMAND) -E cmake_echo_color --switch=$(COLOR) --blue --bold --progress-dir=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/conda-bld/work/CMakeFiles --progress-num=$(CMAKE_PROGRESS_7) "Performing configure step for 'project_parmetis'"
+-	cd /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/conda-bld/work/download/parmetis/build && /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/bin/cmake -D PCRE=OFF -D GKREGEX=OFF -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/bin/cc -D "CMAKE_C_FLAGS= -arch x86_64 " -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -D MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/include -D MPI_C_COMPILE_FLAGS= -D "MPI_C_LIBRARIES=-lmpi -lpmpi -L/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/lib/" -D MPI_C_LINK_FLAGS=-L/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/lib/ -D DISABLE_PARMETIS_PROGRAMS=ON -D CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH=TRUE -D CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=NO -D CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=FALSE -D CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=FALSE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH=TRUE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/lib "-GUnix Makefiles" /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/conda-bld/work/download/parmetis/source
++	cd /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/conda-bld/work/download/parmetis/build && /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/bin/cmake -D CMAKE_OSX_DEPLOYMENT_TARGET="" -D PCRE=OFF -D GKREGEX=OFF -D CMAKE_C_COMPILER=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/bin/cc -D "CMAKE_C_FLAGS= -arch x86_64 " -D CMAKE_INSTALL_PREFIX=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build -D BUILD_SHARED_LIBS=ON -D MPI_C_INCLUDE_PATH=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/include -D MPI_C_COMPILE_FLAGS= -D "MPI_C_LIBRARIES=-lmpi -lpmpi -L/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/lib/" -D MPI_C_LINK_FLAGS=-L/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/lib/ -D DISABLE_PARMETIS_PROGRAMS=ON -D CMAKE_MACOSX_RPATH=TRUE -D CMAKE_SKIP_RPATH=NO -D CMAKE_SKIP_BUILD_RPATH=FALSE -D CMAKE_BUILD_WITH_INSTALL_RPATH=FALSE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH_USE_LINK_PATH=TRUE -D CMAKE_INSTALL_RPATH=/Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/lib "-GUnix Makefiles" /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/conda-bld/work/download/parmetis/source
+ 	cd /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/conda-bld/work/download/parmetis/build && /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/envs/_build/bin/cmake -E touch /Users/qmj240/anaconda3/conda-bld/work/download/parmetis/build/stamp/project_parmetis-configure
+ 
+ download/parmetis/build/stamp/project_parmetis-build: download/parmetis/build/stamp/project_parmetis-configure
diff --git a/conda.recipe/meta.yaml b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
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index 0000000000..2913201401
--- /dev/null
+++ b/conda.recipe/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package:
+  name: elemental
+  version: 'nightly'
+
+build:
+  number: 1
+
+extra:
+  channels:
+    - defaults
+    - conda-forge
+
+requirements:
+  build:
+    - gcc
+    - python <=3 
+    - numpy
+    - cmake >=2.8
+    - networkx
+    - mpich
+  run:
+    - gcc
+    - python <=3 
+    - numpy
+    - cmake >=2.8
+    - networkx
+    - mpich
+
+# tests seem to want python 3.5 on my box :(
+#test:
+#  requires:
+#    - gcc
+#    - python <=3 
+#    - numpy
+#    - cmake >=2.8
+#    - networkx
+#    - mpich
+#  imports:
+#    - El
+
+about:
+  home: http://libelemental.org/
+  license: New BSD