If you’re starting or expanding your farm business, we offer a path to success through training, networking, and support.
We provide you with quality gardening education, ideas for inspiration, and connections to other growers in Western NC.
Our classes, workshops, and services will inspire you, build your confidence, and support you in creating your sustainable life.
Learn to farm, garden, and live organically through our hands-on training, workshops, conferences, and partnerships.
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I can’t fully express my appreciation for the passion conveyed in the [Spring] Gardening series. Especially regarding the creation of a healthy, vibrant earth through gardening and by redefining our relationship with nature/soil. Thank you, thank you.
I love the OGS Spring Conference. Thank you all for your hard work to make it happen. I look forward to it every year and always come away inspired and ready to keep working!
What I love most about CRAFT is the networking with other farmers and visiting working farms. The sharing of information between farmers is like in no other industry. In farming, it seems, competitiveness turns into collaboration and cooperation.
Recent Blog Posts
Make A Successful Leap From Self-Sustaining Gardener To Profitable Grower
Whether you’re a commercial farmer or an organic home grower, excessive produce can quickly turn a profitable business model into a cash flow nightmare. It’s estimated that around 30% to 40% of produce goes to waste in the U.S. every year, which amounts to around...
Growing, Selling & Buying Local Food In the Time of COVID-19
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 in Yancey...
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...
Eco-Friendly Ways To Water Your Organic Garden
America is about to have a hot summer: the NOA’s Climate Prediction Center states that temperatures in the US will be above average until June 2020. Not only will families be feeling the heat of the summer months, but gardens all over the country will also need more...
Kids Thrive Outside: Simple Activities in the Garden, Forest, and Kitchen
During these unstable times, our children need us more than ever for connection and security. For many of us, the pandemic has brought a drastic change to daily rhythms and family dynamics. Spending time together outside is an enlivening way to connect, to move our...
