Application Open, Farm Beginnings 2020-2021
Share this post… Organic Growers School’s Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training in Western NC Open for Applications! Organic Growers School’s Farm Beginnings® Farmer Training is entering its sixth year offering a year long farmer training. Organic Growers School has...
Innovations from WNC Farmers Amidst COVID-19
Share this post…We all know that farmers are adaptive, and we are seeing it in spades as a result of COVID-19. In our WNC region, farmers in the Organic Growers School networks are leaders in this domain. Patchwork Alliance, a newly-launched farmer cooperative, is...
Growing, Selling & Buying Local Food In the Time of COVID-19
Share this post…The last month has been super crazy for us all. As a farmer, the marketing channel disruptions were the most stressful this past month, as we struggled to figure out where we would be able to sell our food. I farm with my husband at Green Toe Ground...
Farm Beginnings Graduates impacting the local food economy. Apply by August 1st!
Share this post…The Farm Beginnings graduates are starting to make an impact in WNC as they spread out into the farming and marketing community. Sam Finkelstein, 2017 Farm Beginnings graduate is a crew leader at Full Sun Farm in Sandy Mush, NC where he runs a crew of...