Student Profile: Warren Lee Farm Beginnings
Share this post…When Warren Lee applied to the Organic Growers School’s year long farmer training, Farm Beginnings, they spoke about the pull and draw of their family land in Roswell, Georgia as a motivating factor. It was their great grandfather’s land and had been...
Flower Farming in Western NC
Share this post…Photo: Narcissus (daffodils), Flying Cloud Farm Our creative farmers in WNC grow a huge variety of crops. These farmers satisfy specialty and wholesale markets and the diversity of customers we have here in the mountains. If you’re eating...
Application Open, Farm Beginnings 2019- 2020
Share this post…Organic Growers School’s Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training in Western NC Enters its Fifth Year – Open for Applications! Organic Growers School’s Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training is entering its fifth year offering a year long farmer training....
Barriers to Farming in WNC Research Project
In April and May 2015, we developed an online survey in collaboration with OGS staff, board, and farmer-led committee members. The survey was divided into three concentrations; access, knowledge/expertise and lifestyle/community. Even though it was during the busy spring season, we had over 150 farmers respond!