2013 County: Avery

2013 Counties

February 1, 2013 by webadmin

2023 Grantees Announced!

2023 grant awards will support projects that improve efficiencies on the farm to increase income, allow for growth and provide additional benefits in the communities where the grantees farm. Over half of the awarded projects will be investing in equipment... Read more →

2023 Grant Cycle CLOSED

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 →

2023 Recipient: Emily Patrick, Carolina Flowers

Emily Patrick, Carolina Flowers Dried Flower Processing Chamber Grant Award: $8,000 Carolina Flowers will add a dried flower processing chamber to their operation to increase dried flower production. The dried flower processing chamber will be an insulated structure with temperature... Read more →

2023 Recipient: Matthew Nichols, Nichols Beef Farm

Matthew Nichols, Nichols Beef Farm Working Facilities and Bulk Feed Trailer Grant Award: $8,000 To provide a safer and more efficient system for maintaining his herd of beef cattle, Matthew will purchase a squeeze chute, scales, and a bulk feed... Read more →

2023 Recipient: Chue Lee, Lee’s One Fortune Farm

Chue and Tou Lee, Lee’s One Fortune Farm Rice Huller Grant Award: $8,000 The Lee’s used their 2020 AgOptions grant to purchase a small-scale combine harvester, which allowed them to add an additional 6 acres to their family farm, the... Read more →

2013

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

Tyler A. Buchanan, South Valley Nursery and Landscaping

Boyd Clyde Stines, Stines Farm