2006 Recipient: William Holbrook

2006 Recipients

January 16, 2006 by webadmin

William Holbrook

Greenhouse Tomatoes

Grant Award: $3,500 Grant

Retrofitting greenhouse to grow specialty tomatoes during off-season.

Haywood County

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