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...
Farming While Black with Leah Penniman in Asheville, NC in March 2020
Farming While Black Lecture on March 6, 2020 with an introduction by Rasid Nuri Followup Panel of Black Farmers Facilitated by Ta’rin’ii Shanai For more information about the event, click here.
Social Justice Group Norms at the 27th Annual Organic Growers School Spring Conference in March 2020
GROUP NORMS OUR GOAL OGS aspires to develop, promote, and sustain an organizational culture that acknowledges, values, and nurtures equity, diversity and inclusion in board, staff, volunteers, audience, leaders, and programs. We define diversity as: race, gender,...
Organic Growers School Hosts Farming While Black author, Leah Penniman, for Evening Lecture
PRESS RELEASE February 2020 For Immediate Release: Organic Growers School Hosts Farming While Black author, Leah Penniman, for Evening Lecture Asheville, NC. Organic Growers School is hosting Leah Penniman, author of Farming While Black, and local farmer panelists...