Partner With OGS

Our Partners support participants in reaching their organic living, farming, and growing goals.

Cultivating Community Through Partnership

 

OGS partners with farmers, growers, food and agriculture businesses, educators, wellness brands, and community organizations to expand access to organic living, protecting the environment, sustainable agriculture, and food systems education.

Through collaboration, we support hands-on learning, organic practices, and community-based programs that strengthen local food systems.

Ways to Partner

Whether you’re looking to give back locally, engage your audience, or align your work with sustainability, we offer flexible partnership opportunities that create real impact.

Give-Back Campaigns

Round-ups, percentage-of-sales donations, or featured product promotions that directly support OGS programs.

A tomato dish sititng on a rustic table setting.

Cause-Marketing Collabs

Co-create a locally-sourced product, menu item, or offering that highlights sustainability while supporting community impact.

2025 Spring Conference - Lean Farming class outside at Warren Wilson

Program Sponsorships

Sponsor organic growing & living workshops, on-farm education, and/or farm business training series that support hands-on, experiential learning.

Picture from 2024 Sow & Grow Fest, showing view of Hickory Nut Gap's barn venue where the event was held

Community Co-Hosting

Host events or educational gatherings with OGS and our community network.

In-Kind Support

Provide tools, materials, services, or space that support programming and operations.

A Cuban farmer teaching regenerative practices for OGS in 2022

Strategic Partnerships

Long-term collaborations focused on regenerative agriculture, food access, and education.

Chris Smith speaking at Utopian Seed Project's Trial to Table event in 2022

Open to New Ideas!

Do you have an idea for collaboration? We’re excited to explore new ways to partner within our community. We’d love to hear your ideas!

Our Current Partners
We’re proud to collaborate with farms, food and agriculture businesses, educators, wellness brands, and organizations committed to protecting the environment and strengthening sustainable food systems.

  • Biltmore Logo which depicts the name in their black font in all-caps

    Biltmore, once the private estate of George Vanderbilt, now welcomes guests to experience this historic destination in Asheville, NC. “In keeping with our long agricultural heritage, we support local organizations that promote food access and sustainability, nutrition education, and food safety, and those that educate and preserve our natural resources.”

  • Seven Springs Farm Supply Logo which depicts their name in black all-caps text hovering next to a yellow pear attached to a twig that has two leaves

    Seven Springs Farm Supply is a farm-based, independent supply company focused on providing the highest quality soil amendments, cover crop seed, potting mixes, and pest management solutions approved for organic farming—the farmer’s choice for over 30 years. We strive to provide effective, ecologically sound solutions, quality advising, and superior service. 

  • Reems Creek Nursery Logo which depicts their name, "est. 1979", and "garden center" - also a red watering can, spade, and yellow flowers sitting together

    Reems Creek Nursery is an award-winning garden center and gift shop. Located just 10 minutes north of downtown Asheville, it offers organic growing supplies, sustainably-raised veggie starts, seeds, fruits and berries, and herbs; plus native and pollinator plants, trees and shrubs, perennials, annuals, houseplants, and a garden shop for unique gifts, outdoor living, tools and more. Voted #1 Best Nursery in WNC for nine straight years!

  • Mother Earth Food Logo depicting a plethora of produce like a purple carrot, orange pumpkin, bread, and strawberries in front of a burgundy banner that says "Mother Earth" in white/negative space, with "Food" underneath the banner on the right

    Mother Earth Food is a family-owned, home delivery service featuring local and sustainable food from farmers and food artisans from Asheville and across Western North Carolina. “We carefully curate over 1,000 items from over 300 local farmers and food artisans and deliver them to folks in Western North Carolina—farmers market freshness, home delivery convenience. Order online, and we'll take it from there!

  • Southern SARE Logo depicting the name and converging line-like shapes signifying hilly fields in shades of green, with a sunrise toward the back; "Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education" in green font below the fields

    The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is a decentralized competitive grants and education program operating in every state and island protectorate. SARE is divided into four different regions that operate as separate entities and run grant programs for their states. SARE is a sponsor of the Forest Farming Series.

  • Logo that says "United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Marketing Service National Organic Program Transition to Organic Partnership Program" in black font next to the USDA Logo showing a circular brown outline around a white background

    United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Transition to Organic Partnership Program (TOPP) makesSpring Conference, Farm Beginnings, Journeyperson, and WNC CRAFT Farmer Network programs possible. “TOPP is a program of the USDA Organic Transition Initiative and is administered by the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) National Organic Program (NOP).”

Become a Partner

Interested in partnering with OGS? Tell us about your organization, and we’ll explore ways to collaborate.