Late Spring Freeze: How to Protect your Summer Plants (for the backyard grower)
Variable Weather Patterns The western NC mountains are known for their variable weather patterns. Warm spells in January and cool spells in the summer are not uncommon. Many of us backyard growers and gardeners get very excited by 70 and 80 degree days in April and...
A Farewell Letter from our Executive Director
Dear OGS Family, I will be leaving OGS on June 5, 2020 after more than six years in the Executive Director role. I am so very grateful for having had the opportunity to serve the sustainable agriculture community in Western NC and the Southern Appalachians. Our...
Social Justice as a Strategic Priority – The Commitment and Challenges
Reprinted with permission. Original is here. Organic Growers School (OGS) came into 2019 with some big questions. Our goal was to engage in a strategic planning process, not with the intention to reinvent our mission, vision, or values, but to figure out the next...