2013 County: Avery

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February 1, 2013 by webadmin

2024 Grants Available

Grants for family farms in 2024 WNC AgOptions intent to apply deadline Oct. 13; Application deadline Nov. 17. ASHEVILLE, N.C. — WNC Agricultural Options is now accepting grant applications from farmers diversifying or expanding their businesses. With funding from the... Read more →

2024 APPLICATION AND GUIDELINES

DOWNLOAD APPLICATION: WORD PDF CLICK HERE FOR A LIST OF UPCOMING GRANT INFORMATION SESSIONS CLICK HERE FOR GRANT WRITING TIPS 2024 WNC AgOptions Grant Guidelines: Thank you for your interest in the WNC Agricultural Options Program. WNC... Read more →

2024 Regional Grant Cycle Information Sessions

The 2024 WNC AgOptions cycle has officially launched! You are invited and encouraged to attend an informational meeting about the WNC AgOptions grant program for growers and producers in 2024. Representatives from the WNC AgOptions program will be present to... Read more →

2022 Recipient: Cantrell Creek Trout Farm

Cantrell Creek Trout Farm Onsite Solid and Liquid Composting System Grant Award: $8,000 Cantrell Creek Trout Farm upgraded an old composting system on their farm. The deteriorating system, which was built in the 1990s, was in severe disrepair and could... Read more →

2023 Recipient: Paul Shoemaker, Holly Springs Farm

Paul Shoemaker, Holly Springs Farm Vegetable Season Extension Project Grant Award: $8,000 To alleviate the constraints of late spring and early fall frosts, Paul installed two high tunnels with end walls. The tunnels will extend the farm’s normal seasonal production... Read more →

2022 Recipient: Jon Klimstra, TK Family Farm

Jon Klimstra, TK Family Farm Apple Cold Storage Facility Grant Award: $8,00 Jon used his first AgOptions grant in 2016 to establish a high-density apple orchard and was able to harvest 541 bushels of apples by his third season. In... Read more →

2013

Jack W. Wiseman, Jr., D & J Trees

Tyler A. Buchanan, South Valley Nursery and Landscaping

Boyd Clyde Stines, Stines Farm