The executive director for Marin Organic, Jeffrey Westman, signaled this week that he intends to resign at the end of 2015 after serving for slightly over two years. A Sebastopol resident, Mr. Westman took the reins of the nonprofit organic farming advocacy group in 2013 following a two-year leadership vacuum brought about by the departure of his predecessor, Helge Hellberg.

Mr. Westman also announced on Wednesday that the Agricultural Institute of Marin has agreed to take over administrative responsibilities for the nonprofit’s Farm Field Studies program, which brings kids on field trips to local farms to learn about agriculture techniques. So far this year, around 2,000 kids have participated in the program, up from the roughly 900 participants in 2013.

“We’re going to be able to expand the program greatly by partnering with them,” Mr. Westman said. “It’s a big deal for us.”

Marin Organic will continue to fund its Farming 101 and Food Recovery programs. The nonprofit’s office in Point Reyes Station, meanwhile, has closed, since its two employees both work remotely.

A former general manager for Yahoo! in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, Mr. Westman said that he would like to return to working in more international settings on a regular basis. 

Mr. Westman arrived as Marin Organic was struggling to fund programs and pay off a line of credit through Bank of Marin. He cut the staff from about six employees, some part-time, to three full-time employees. Now there are just two full-time employees. 

Through fundraising dinners at Stellina Osteria, outreach at farmers markets and grant writing, the nonprofit managed to eliminate its debt and refill its coffers, Mr. Westman said.

“We’re actually in great shape financially,” he said. “But it was tough.”

Founded in 2001, Marin Organic originally functioned as a network of farmers interested in creating defined standards for organic farming and promoting their products. The nonprofit has since steered more toward education and donating gleaned excess produce to vulnerable community members.

The amount of organic farms in Marin County has spiked over the past decade, from 5,188 acres in 2004 to 40,367 acres last year. In 2000, organic farms totaled only 357 acres.