2015 County: Madison

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January 25, 2015 by webadmin

Expanding traditions Family-owned farm in Marion — and known internationally — gets grant for producing more foods

With help from a grant, a family-owned and operated farm plans to increase its production of rice and other foods here in the fields of McDowell County. Lee’s One Fortune Farm, which has been featured in the national news media,... Read more →

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 →

2021 Recipient: Winding Stair Farm and Nursery

Stacy Bredendieck, Winding Stair Farm and Nursery Greenhouse Conversion to Propagation House Grant Award: $6,000 Winding Stair Farm, a multi-location farm, nursery and retail garden center, has converted an existing 96-foot by 28-foot greenhouse to a propagation facility for growing... Read more →

2020 Recipient: Longview Farm

Roy Joseph Bledsoe, Longview Farm Improvements to Cattle Business Grant Award: $6,000 A former tobacco farmer who stopped growing tobacco in 2004, Mr. Bledsoe has been concentrating on selling cattle and is looking to improve practices on the farm. With... Read more →

2021 Recipient: Mountain Cheesery, LLC

Linda and Perry Carringer, Mountain Cheesery at Town Mountain Farm Milking Room Grant Award: $6,000 The Carringers have completed the construction of a new, larger milking room to help expand their artisan cheese business. Mountain Cheesery recently invested about $65,000... Read more →

2015

Andrea Van Gunst, Down to Earth Farm

Ernest and Kim Ramsey, Jewel Hill Farms

Robin Reeves Singleton, Reeves Home Place Farm