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.
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Where Wild Hopes Come True
The Apprentice Link database connects people who are serious about learning the sustainable farming trade with farmers who are willing to teach them in an apprenticeship setting. Our programs’ emphasis is specifically in the Southern Appalachians, with a focus on...
2021 Spring Conference Schedule & Registration Available!
Since its inception 28 years ago, the OGS Spring Conference has provided a one-of-a-kind venue for knowledge exchange and community building among growers in Appalachia while remaining practical, affordable, and accessible. This year, as we take the event online for...
Spring Conference Keynote Speakers
Introducing our 2021 Spring Conference Keynotes We are thrilled to welcome such accomplished and knowledgeable Keynote Speakers to our 28th Annual Spring Conference. The educators featured in our Keynote Talks and Track Workshops are sure to inspire and equip you with...
Renaming Homestead Dreams
The Problematic term “Homestead” In light of the need for a long-overdue acknowledgment that our nation is built on unceded land stolen from Indigenous peoples, we at Organic Growers School will be changing the name of our Homestead Dreams class. We want to provide an...
It’s Learning Season
Winter has arrived in the Southern Appalachian region. The morning earth is often covered in frost, and the days are still short. Winter is the perfect time for learning and deepening your knowledge. We have a host of wonderful learning opportunities coming up for you...