Organizations Filed Purposes:
Organic Growers School inspires, educates, and supports people to farm, garden and live organically.
OGS hosted the 26th annual sustainable living spring conference, which is the largest grassroots gathering of this kind in the Southeastern US, attracting over 1900 attendees from 28 states in 2019. OGS held the 6th annual Harvest Conference in September of 2019 featuring three two-day workshops. OGS conducts workshops, maintains a blog, educational website, and monthly newsletter for home gardeners and consumers throughout the year, promoting healthy and sustainable living.
OGS offers a one-day exploratory workshop entitled "Farm Dreams? Explore your Vision," and held the event twice in 2019 to help aspiring new farmers on their way to successful farm businesses. OGS offers training to commercial farmers and aspiring farmers through a farmer- mentoring program called CRAFT (Collaborative Regional Alliance for Farmer Training). Over half of CRAFT program participants are categorized by the USDA as minority or limited resource farmers, and 100% of program participants report a change in knowledge or capability as a result of participating in the program. This program empowers established farmers to train the next generation of food producers, and creates a social and educational community for commercial growers.
OGS offers Farm Beginnings program for the 4th time. Many skills are required to start and expand a successful farm business: passion, clear goals, production experience, financial and marketing know-how and more. Farm Beginnings helps build these skills during a one year farmer-led training, mentoring and networking.
Executives Listed on Filing
Total Salary includes financial earnings, benefits, and all related organization earnings listed on tax filing
| Name | Title | Hours Per Week | Total Salary |
|---|
| Eileen Lee Warren | Executive Director | 40 | $44,294 |
| Rodney Bowling | Chief Financial Officer | 40 | $17,999 |
| Zo Mpofu | Board Member | 2.5 | $0 |
| Macon Costlow | Board Member | 2.5 | $0 |
| Ellen Chelmis | Board Member | 2.5 | $0 |
| Kimberly Hunter | Board Member | 2.5 | $0 |
| Ta'Rin'Ii Shanaii | Board Member | 2.5 | $0 |
| Alison Czeczuga | Board Member | 2.5 | $0 |
| Bob Goettling | Treasurer | 2.5 | $0 |
| Mary Bulan | Secretary | 2.5 | $0 |
| Cathy Cleary | Vice President | 2.5 | $0 |
| Elloe Wigodsky | President | 2.5 | $0 |
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