2008 County: Avery – WNC AgOptions

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January 4, 2008 by webadmin

2008

Rebecca Daniels

Ornamentals; Nursery Plants; Greenhouses & Buildings

Topics: Diversification | Fruit | Greenhouse |

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The 2023 WNC AgOptions grant cycle is closed Please check back in March for the list of the 2023 grantees The 2024 cycle will launch in late summer 2023. Please email us HERE to be notified! Read more →

2022 GRANTEES ANNOUNCED!

Recipients of 2022 farm grants reflect the strength of the agricultural system in western North Carolina by growing their farm businesses and demonstrating innovative agricultural projects Forty-one farm businesses in western North Carolina were awarded a total of $320,000 in... Read more →

2022 Grant Cycle Closed

The 2022 WNC AgOptions grant cycle is closed. Please check back in March for the list of the 2022 grantees! The 2023 cycle will launch in the late summer. Please email us HERE to be notified! Read more →

2022 Recipient: Regina Jodie McCord, Great Blue Farms

Regina Jodie McCord, Great Blue Farms Seed to Bloom to Bouquet Grant Award: $8,000 Having grown up on her family’s tobacco/vegetable farm, Jodie has been growing annuals, perennials, bi-annuals and shrubs for weddings and events on the same farm since... Read more →

2022 Recipient: Ray Nations, Ray’s Florist & Greenhouse

Ray Nations, Ray’s Florist & Greenhouse Greenhouse Solar Panels Grant Award: $8,000 Ray will be adding solar panels to one of his three active greenhouses. The goal of this project is to aid in the growth and sustainability of their... Read more →

2020 Recipient: High Country Herbs

Heather Bryant and Kris Gupton, High Country Herbs Greenhouse and Transplanter Upgrades Grant Award: $6,000 Building on their successful 2019 AgOptions grant project, High Country Herbs upgraded their greenhouse and purchased a transplanter. With their past grant, Heather and Kris... Read more →