Sera Deva, Author at Organic Growers School

Apprentice & Farm Hand Orientation w/New Roots Market Garden – WNC CRAFT

by Sera Deva | Sep 19, 2020 | Organic Farming

The WNC Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training (WNC CRAFT) is a farmer network dedicated to training the next generation of farmers by building community, collective education, networking, and support. There is a place for every level of farmer in CRAFT,...

Why You’ll Lose at the Hemp Game – An Opinion Piece for Small Farmers in NC

by Sera Deva | Nov 22, 2019 | Organic Farming

Reprinted with permission from Letters to the Editor. Original is here. Dear Editor, This is a plea for my friends and neighbors who are small-scale farmers — the people who I feel are doing the most important job on the planet. Please don’t fall for the hemp game!...

Hemp Farming at Franny’s Farm – WNC CRAFT

by Sera Deva | Sep 1, 2019 | Organic Farming

Our August 2019 CRAFT Farm Tour was well attended even for a particularly hot day at Franny’s Farm(acy) where we discussed hemp, a much anticipated topic for WNC CRAFT members and the wider OGS community. A ‘budding’ industry, hemp was nationally legalized for use in...

Pasture Management & Rotational Grazing – Belflower Farms – WNC CRAFT

by Sera Deva | Aug 4, 2019 | Organic Farming

Jeff and Katie Belflower of Belflower Farms currently stewards a 75 acre lot of pasture, with 30 acres of forest, gardens, and homestead in Bostic, NC. This past month, the CRAFT members came to Belflower to discuss Pasture Management & Rotational Grazing for...

Travel to Cuba, Legally!

by Sera Deva | Jul 19, 2019 | Events & Programs, Organic Farming

There are a lot of misunderstandings regarding the legal restrictions of Cuban travel. Here’s a break down of what you need to know to be able to legally travel to Cuba: Everyone traveling to Cuba from the USA (regardless of citizenship) is regulated by the...