The Enhanced Comprehensive Assessment is comprised of the following parts:

1. Comprehensive Intake Survey (You complete the survey with support from us)
2. Site Visit (1.5 to 2.5 hours) with OGS Sustainability Consultant
3. Followup:
   • MP3 Recording of the Visit
   • A summary of next steps/Recommendations
   • Referral if appropriate/possible
   • Information Transfer to a Service Provider (Up to 30-minute conversation with a provider of your choice)
   • Follow-up Phone Call
4. On-site Educational Follow up (1-1.5 hours)
   This hands-on component will be a collaborative endeavor between the OGS consultant and the land/farm/homestead owner for the purpose of learning while doing. Some examples of how this time could be used include:
   • Flagging contour lines
   • Constructing an A-frame level
   • Solar site mapping
   • Soil testing
   • Meeting with a contractor or service provider
   • Hands-on demonstration of a garden, farm, or homestead task
   • Deeper explanation of a previous recommendation
   • Support with a recommended DIY project

Investment: $475.

Can’t afford this? You can choose between $400 to $550 sliding scale. We don’t want limited funds to stand in your way of support. Coupons are not applicable when choosing the sliding scale. If you can’t afford the bottom end of the sliding scale, we’d still like to work with you. Please use this form to contact us about lower cost options. 

The Comprehensive Assessment is comprised of the following parts:

1. Comprehensive Intake Survey (You complete the survey with support from us)
2. Site Visit (1.5 to 2.5 hours) with OGS Sustainability Consultant
3. Followup:
   • MP3 Recording of the Visit
   • A summary of next steps/Recommendations
   • Referral if appropriate/possible
   • Information Transfer to a Service Provider (Up to 30 minute conversation with a provider of your choice)
   • Follow-up Phone Call

Investment: $350.

Can’t afford this? You can choose between $300 to $400 sliding scale. We don’t want limited funds to stand in your way of support. Coupons are not applicable when choosing the sliding scale. If you can’t afford the bottom end of the sliding scale, we’d still like to work with you. Please use this form to contact us about lower cost options.

The Area Specific Assessment comprised of the following parts:

1. Intake Survey (You complete the survey with support from us)
2. Site Visit (1 to 1.5 hours) with OGS Sustainability Consultant (includes verbal summary of next steps/Recommendations)
3. Followup:
   • MP3 Recording of the Visit
   • Referral if appropriate/possible
   • Follow-up Email

Investment: $225

Can’t afford this? You can choose between $175 to $275 sliding scale. We don’t want limited funds to stand in your way of support. Coupons are not applicable when choosing the sliding scale. If you can’t afford the bottom end of the sliding scale, we’d still like to work with you. Please use this form to contact us about lower cost options.

There are lots of considerations to starting a farm business including whether to lease or own land, what kinds of enterprise models to use, and where to get further support, education, and networking. There is a whole lot to learn in a short amount of time. Our Sustainability Consultant can help you think through the stages and phases from strategic and site planning, land-use analysis, and holistic management, to best practices in production systems and on-the-ground infrastructure design and development such as buildings, fences, equipment, and systems (water, power, compost, and grazing)

Ideal for those who are looking for land or just bought land. Learn, on the actual ground, about Western NC region and specifically what to track on your land: contour, cardinal directions, water, altitude, climate, wind, slope, flora, fauna, insects, roads, access, structures, fences, soil, and human activity. Hone your observations skills, plan out your land-based systems, map your zones and stages, and begin the site assessment process. Our Coach can join you on a land visit with your realtor.

Considering off-grid living? Adding solar, wind, or hydro power to your home or farm? Our Sustainability Consultant has over 20 years experience with renewable energy technologies and can help you evaluate, strategize, and plan a system that’s best for your needs. This package will help assess the project, provide a financial overview, analyze technical options, site selection, system sizing, and provide options for suppliers.

Whether urban or rural, understanding and working with water in your landscape is part of sustainability and self-reliance. Discover how water flows through your landscape, how to move and/or catch water (low-tech and high-tech earthworks), your water storage potential (greywater, catchment systems, ponds, rainwater harvesting), water re-use systems, and ultimately how to retain water in your soil for lush gardens, pastures, and edible landscapes. This package offers support with system design, consulting, and education about water on your specific property for your specific needs.

If you’re struggling with the how, where, when, and what aspects of installing a garden or orchard, we can help. We’ll walk you through the process, step-by-step including choosing and flagging a location, specifics (including equipment, tools, process) for digging up the grass, next steps and timeline for soil building or acquisition, options for amendments, protection systems, water systems, and crop selection. Whether it’s 12 square feet or 1200, the goal is to get you resourced enough to do it yourself.

The Remote Assessment is comprised of the following parts:

1. Comprehensive Intake Survey (You complete the survey with support from us)
2. Phone or Skype Consult (1 hour) with OGS Sustainability Consultant (including a verbal summary of next steps/Recommendations)
3. Followup:
   • MP3 Recording of the Visit
   • Referral if appropriate/possible
   • Follow-up Email

Investment: $125.

Can’t afford this? You can choose between $75 to $175 sliding scale. We don’t want limited funds to stand in your way of support. Coupons are not applicable when choosing the sliding scale. If you can’t afford the bottom end of the sliding scale, we’d still like to work with you. Please use this form to contact us about lower cost options.

The Hourly Consulting is comprised of the following parts:

1. On-Site Consulting, minimum of 1 hour, and maximum to be determined at the time of scheduling.
2. Followup:
   • MP3 Recording of the Visit
   • Referral if appropriate/possible
   • Follow-up Email

Investment: $75/hour.

Can’t afford this? You can choose between $50 to $100 sliding scale. We don’t want limited funds to stand in your way of support. Coupons are not applicable when choosing the sliding scale. If you can’t afford the bottom end of the sliding scale, we’d still like to work with you. Please use this form to contact us about lower cost options.