About Organic Growers of Ireland

The OGI was set up in 2008 by growers, for growers. Our mission is to represent, support, grow and educate the growers that contribute to the Irish organic horticultural sector. Our aim is to build a resilient, interconnected community that can sustain the long-term development of Ireland’s organic horticulture sector.

Our team is made up of five voluntary board members and three part-time employees – Administrator, Network Coordinator and Internship Coordinator. In 2021 we formalised our structure by becoming a company limited by guarantee.

Our goals:

To provide a strong and united voice for organic growers in Ireland.
To provide support to organic growers across the island of Ireland.
To educate new and existing organic growers, building capacity, enhancing technical skills, efficiency, productivity, and overall sector knowledge.
To represent organic growers in discussions with stakeholder groups & lobby policy makers on behalf of our members.
To collaborate with stakeholders across organic horticulture and farming to strengthen and expand the sector.
To promote and increase awareness of organic horticulture in Ireland & support research into organic horticulture.