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...
New Staff & Student Profile: Dallas Robinson, Farm Beginnings
Share this post…: Dallas is new Farrmer Programs Coordinator at OGS who is working in partnership with Certified Naturally Grown, a grassroots organization that centers farmers’ control for the standards of their products. Dallas is responsible for facilitating and...
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...
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!
