Organic Growers School provides year-round opportunities for farmers and home-growers of all levels. Whether your interest is in farming, gardening, homesteading, healthy food, or organic community, our classes, workshops, and services will inspire you, build your confidence, and support you in creating your sustainable life.
Learn more about our strategic vision, our leadership structure, and our theory of change.
Annual Report
We are thrilled to be able to share about the difference we have made in our region with the help of our funders, constituents, and partners. The 2020 impact report is a compilation of data collected over the last three years. Many thanks to the vigilance of staff in collecting this data, to participants for giving the data, and for our supporters for helping us compile and make sense of the data.
Press about OGS
2020
Victory Gardens 2.0: Gardening in the Pandemic Era
ECT News Network
July 27, 2020
Year One: Start Small
Modern Farmer
July 5, 2020
Beginning Farmers Navigate COVID-19 Disruptions, Challenges
The Laurel of Asheville
June 24, 2020
Eat Your View: Lee Warren’s Legacy
The Laurel of Asheville
June 3, 2020
Friday Feature: Farm Beginnings, A One-Year Training Program Teaching Folks To Be Successful Farmers
WNCW
June 1, 2020
Social Justice as a Strategic Priority – the Commitment and Challenges
North Carolina Center for Non-Profits
January 22, 2020
2019
Farmers Can Fix WNC’s Health and Hunger Crisis
Mountain XPress
October 9, 2019
Support Systems – Nine Doable Investments to Support Regeneration
Capital at Play
August 2019
Farm Beginnings students impacting the local economy
Morning Ag Clips
July 29, 2019
Women Leading Way as Hemp Revival Sweeps North Carolina
Chicago Tribune
July 23, 2019
Beyond sustainability — restoring, repairing and creating resiliency in our community
Mountain Xpress
April 7, 2019
2018
Soil is Wealth
Capital at Play
May 2018
Organic Growers School diversifies in 25th year
Mountain Xpress
February 24, 2018
