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Orange Home Grown
  • Home
  • About
  • Farmers Market
  • Education Farm
  • Programs
    • Youth Food Literacy
    • OHG Scholarships
    • Seed Lending Library
    • Orange Grove Gleaning
  • Fundraisers
    • Farm to Table Dinners
    • Community Cookbook
  • Contact Us
Welcome

Who We Are

Orange Home Grown was started in 2009 as a grass-roots effort by a group of Orange residents dedicated to bringing locally grown, nutrient-dense, sustainable food to their community. Their hard work & determination created the foundation for this community-based 501 c3 non-profit committed to serving their community.  

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OHG Mission

Orange Home Grown strives to cultivate a healthy community through enhanced awareness, education, and action.

OHG Goals & Objectives

Foster Community

Provide Education

Foster Community

Promote community by offering resources that support hands-on learning, volunteerism, and camaraderie Work towards a healthy, just, and sustainable food system through education and action in our local community

Respect the Land

Provide Education

Foster Community

 Support the continued use of Orange County land for the benefit of food and agriculture systems

Provide Education

Provide Education

Provide Education

 Cultivate community and inspire change through activities that foster education, awareness and create benefits for the greater good

Sustainability

Sustainability

Provide Education

Practice and model environmentally sustainable behaviors

Our Heritage

Sustainability

Collaboration

Celebrate Southern California’s rich agricultural heritage

Collaboration

Sustainability

Collaboration

Collaborate with like-minded organizations and provide support to local nonprofits through program awareness and donations

Financial Support

Financial Support

Financial Support

 Foster higher education in the areas of sustainable agriculture, environmental science and health, through our Orange Home Grown Scholarship Program

Local Agriculture

Financial Support

Financial Support

Increase public awareness to locally grown food and support sustainable agriculture

OHG TIMELINE OF EVENTS

MAY 2009

JANUARY 2011

JANUARY 2011

OHG Board was formed

JANUARY 2011

JANUARY 2011

JANUARY 2011

OHG non-profit officially established

MAY 2011

JANUARY 2011

MAY 2011

First farmer's market hosted on Chapman University's campus

MAY 2013

APRIL 2016

MAY 2011

OHG Scholarship program established

APRIL 2016

APRIL 2016

APRIL 2016

Orange Seed Lending Library created in partnership with the Orange Public Library Foundation

JULY 2016

APRIL 2016

APRIL 2016

OHG breaks ground on the OHG Education Farm

MAY 2017

August 2022

August 2022

OHG receives grant to establish the OHG Youth Food Literacy Program

August 2022

August 2022

August 2022

Publication of the first OHG Community Cookbook.

Community Partnerships

Check out this great video sharing the partnership of Orange Home Grown + Chapman University

OHG Board Members

Glory Johnson- President

Nedra Kunisch- Vice President

Nedra Kunisch- Vice President

Nedra Kunisch- Vice President

Nedra Kunisch- Vice President

Nedra Kunisch- Vice President

Brian Kunisch- Treasurer

Nedra Kunisch- Vice President

Brian Kunisch- Treasurer

Vicky Kisow- Secretary

Vicky Kisow- Secretary

Brian Kunisch- Treasurer

Betsy Elliott

Vicky Kisow- Secretary

Betsy Elliott

Martha Turner

Vicky Kisow- Secretary

Betsy Elliott

Paula Soest

Michael Millar

Renee Canuso

Renee Canuso

Michael Millar

Renee Canuso

Michael Millar

Michael Millar

Sabrina Schaffer

Sabrina Schaffer

Sabrina Schaffer

Sabrina Schaffer

Alex Tomko

Sabrina Schaffer

Shannon Tucker

Shannon Tucker

Sabrina Schaffer

Shannon Tucker

Doug Turner

Aimee Armstrong

Aimee Armstrong

Aimee Armstrong

Aimee Armstrong

Aimee Armstrong

Anna Pehoushek

Aimee Armstrong

Anna Pehoushek

ohg advisory board

Jack Carlisle

Deanna Durigon

Deanna Durigon

Deanna Durigon

Deanna Durigon

Deanna Durigon

Dean Kim

Deanna Durigon

Anne MacPherson

Anne MacPherson

Anne MacPherson

Anne MacPherson

Vikki Murphy

Anne MacPherson

Vikki Murphy

Dan Slater

Anne MacPherson

Vikki Murphy

Al Zelinka

Al Zelinka

Al Zelinka

Orange Home grown Staff

Megan Penn- Executive Director

Paul Sargeant- Creative Manager/Assistant Market Manager

Paul Sargeant- Creative Manager/Assistant Market Manager

Paul Sargeant- Creative Manager/Assistant Market Manager

Paul Sargeant- Creative Manager/Assistant Market Manager

Paul Sargeant- Creative Manager/Assistant Market Manager

Devyn Montanez- Market Manager

Evan Bui- Assistant Market Manager

Evan Bui- Assistant Market Manager

Evan Bui- Assistant Market Manager

Evan Bui- Assistant Market Manager

Evan Bui- Assistant Market Manager

It's About the People

Check out this great video

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