Local Organic Y'All is led by veteran farm and food advocate Fred Broadwell, with offices in Durham, NC.
A native of the Carolinas, Fred is the former Education Director and board member of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association where he organized conferences, policy work, beginning farmer programs and farm tours. He is also the former sustainability leader at the Self-Help Ventures Fund, a multi billion dollar community development financial institution. Through Organic Leaf Press, he is the editor and publisher of "What I Stand On," the popular memoir of organic and direct marketing pioneer Bill Dow. In the 1990s, he lived in California, working in the foundation world, and where he got turned onto organic farming. Before returning to NC, he lived and worked for a year on a 500 acre family farm in New England. Fred is a graduate of Davidson College and holds graduate degrees from UNC-Chapel Hill and UCLA. He lives in Durham with his wife and stepson. These days, they are growing salad greens, peppers, herbs and asparagus in their urban pollinator garden.
The project is currently self-funded and does not accept corporate donations. We welcome small private gifts.
Local Organic Y'All is assisted by a volunteer advisory committee. Members include small scale farmers, chefs, food entrepreneurs and food activists,