Organic Growers Alliance
If you are not aware of the Organic Growers Alliance, it is a recently-created organisation, formed by organic horticultural growers. It was felt by many growers, who have been ‘in the game’ for a long time, that the status of producers within the organic movement was falling and that their interests weren’t being adequately represented.
Producers have always been the heart of the organic movement, but in recent years with the rise of organic food sales in supermarkets and the general expansion of the organic market (now worth over £2bn per year), producers have not been at the forefront.
The Organic Growers Alliance is for growers, run by growers. They have gained a wide membership quite quickly, are running several excellent events this year, publish a superb quarterly publication The Organic Grower, and have a great new website.
Anyone working in, or wanting to work in, organic horticulture should become a member. It’s a great way to network, share ideas and experiences and benefit from the clout of lots of growers working together.