2025 Spring Conference: March 14-16, 2025

New Society Publishers has been a leader in sustainable publishing for over 40 years. We are an activist, solutions-oriented publisher focused on bringing you tools for a world of change.

Find guidance for growers of all levels with books from Storey Publishing, written by expert authors sharing valuable insights and hard-won knowledge on topics from starting seeds to growing food year-round, organic pest control, soil development, keeping chickens, and more.

Earth Tools is the Nation's leading supplier of Walk-Behind Tractors & compatible implements, and a major supplier of professional-quality hand-held gardening tools. We stock over $2 million in inventory (including over $250,000 in spare parts) and we provide free tech support for all products purchased here. We ship Nationwide!

Reems Creek Nursery is an award-winning Garden Center offering organic growing supplies, fruits & berries, homegrown veggie starts, seeds, and herbs; plus a broad selection of trees & shrubs, native plants, pollinator plants, perennials, annuals, houseplants, and a garden shop for gifts, tools, outdoor living, and more.

Sow True Seed is a small, dedicated employee-owned cooperative committed to making gardening approachable for everyone. We provide high-quality, open-pollinated seeds in support of sustainable food production and regenerative agriculture. We strive to help our customers cultivate a sense of empowerment and connection in an era of disengagement from nature, food, and community. We're proud to call Asheville, North Carolina home.

WNC magazine, a quarterly publication, captures the grandeur of the North Carolina mountains and the lifestyle of its residents through stunning photography and captivating storytelling. Every issue is a celebration of the people and culture of WNC. Appealing to residents and visitors, WNC focuses on the entire 24-county region.

Life sciences are transforming the world. Vaccines prevent disease. Gene therapies and precision health data cure them. Advances in agriculture feed the planet. Here in North Carolina, NCBiotech catalyzes the many transformations that are improving the quality of life worldwide. We connect companies with university researchers and introduce entrepreneurs to potential funders. Transformation happens individually as job seekers find their dream opportunity in the life sciences field.

Madison County is a gem in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Western North Carolina — just 20 minutes from Asheville. Home to over 55,000 acres of National Forest, it provides a majestic backdrop to the French Broad River. The county boasts a timeless tradition of musical history that accompanies the majesty of nature and its small-town heritage. There are outdoor sports for all -- rafting, cycling, horseback riding or hiking on the Appalachian Trail.

The Barnes-Berry Family Trust was established to sponsor education opportunities and management of regenerative small family farms and to promote the Southeastern Seed and Plant Share. Our goals include sponsoring year round underfunded educational opportunities for new and developing small farms, primarily in the Carolinas and Southeast United States.

Fedco is a 45-year-old Maine-based worker/consumer-owned cooperative specializing in vegetable, herb, and flower seeds; seed potatoes and onion plants; garlic and flower bulbs; perennial plants and cold hardy trees; and organic growing supplies from our three warehouses in Clinton, ME.

The Southern SARE program supports a more sustainable and just farm system nationwide, providing agriculture research and education grants, professional development opportunities, event sponsorships, and educational materials developed from decades of SARE-funded research. A grassroots functioning team centered around farmers' needs, we focus on profitability, stewardship and quality of life.

WNCW-FM 88.7 is a public radio station that broadcasts throughout western North Carolina, upstate South Carolina, eastern Tennessee, and worldwide at wncw.org. Our eclectic music mix includes Americana, bluegrass, blues, jazz, reggae, world, and other roots music styles, in addition to weekly spotlights on jam bands, Frank Zappa, and more.

A boutique real estate agency born and built in the heart of Asheville, N.C., Mosaic Community Lifestyle Realty offers impeccable service while upholding its commitment to community and the environment. Erin Walton-Haggerty, broker with Mosaic Realty, is passionate about collaborating, teaching and connecting authentically with her clients. Connect with Erin at 828-767-2748 or Erin@MyMosaicRealty.com.

Living Web Farms, We Build LIFE! Enjoy over 700 educational videos teaching all about organic growing, regenerative agriculture and resilient living. Subscribe and join us for our new live streaming workshops online, ask questions and participate from anywhere in the world. We are proud to be an anchor OGS sponsor!

Pollinate Real Estate specializes in listing properties to call in their next stewards, and helps homesteaders find home and belonging in these mountains.

AgLaunch is a national platform for innovative farmers from diverse farming operations that crowdsources due diligence, shares data, coordinates field trials, and provides investment capital to support agtech startup companies from idea-to-scale. AgLaunch-affiliated farmers own a portion of the agtech companies we work with. This model promotes equitable ownership within the value chain and ensures the technologies we help develop directly benefit the farmers who use them.
AgLaunch’s platform bridges the gap between how we farm now and the way we will farm in the future. AgLaunch believes that the future of farming includes nutrient dense crops, carbon neutral farms, and more equitable ownership in the value chain.

The Virginia Association for Biological Farming is a community of farmers, gardeners, homesteaders, students, teachers, researchers, advocates, and general supporters of local and sustainable food systems. Our mission is to educate about, advocate for, and promote organic and biological farming and gardening in Virginia.

The Land Loss Prevention Project (LLPP) is a nonprofit law firm providing comprehensive legal services, technical assistance, and community education free of charge to historically underserved farmers, landowners, and homeowners across North Carolina. The LLPP is dedicated to the preservation of North Carolina land ownership.