2005 County: Watauga – WNC AgOptions

2005 Counties

January 4, 2005 by webadmin

2005

Doug Clawson

Choose and Cut Christmas Tree Farm

Topics: Buildings | Choose & Cut | Trees |

Jerry Ellison

Pick Your Own Pumpkins

Topics: Pumpkins | U-Pick |

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2021 Grantees Announced!

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2020 Recipient: High Country Fungi

Avery Hughes, High Country Fungi Upgrades to Production Facility Grant Award: $3,000 To increase consistency of his product and expand production to meet demand of culinary and medicinal mushrooms, High Country Fungi made improvements to their current growing facility. They... Read more →

2022 Recipient: Stacy Fields, Raspberry Fields

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