2015 County: Polk – WNC AgOptions

2015 Counties

January 25, 2015 by webadmin

2015

Steve Modlin, Old Mule Farm

Frozen Lamb Storage and Distribution Space

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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 →

2021 Recipient: Pressley Farms

Adam Pressley, Pressley Farms Strawberry Production Expansion Grant Award: $6,000 The Pressley family started growing strawberries in 2015 with 500 plugs, ramping up their crop to about 3,500 plants on 0.17 acres by 2019. For the 2021-2022 season, they have... Read more →

2020 Recipient: Lee’s One Fortune Farm

Chue and Tou Lee, Lee’s One Fortune Farm Rice Harvester Grant Award: $6,000 One of the only rice producers in western North Carolina, Chue Lee has been providing rice to Hmong communities in western NC for a number of years.... 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 plans to purchase and install two high tunnels with end walls. The tunnels will extend the... Read more →