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2018 County: Cherokee

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March 9, 2018 by webadmin

2018

Farm Diversification, Expansion & Demonstration headline

Deborah Witt Anderson, Mission Valley Farms photo

Deborah Witt Anderson, Mission Valley Farms

Efficient Drip Irrigation and UV Water Purification for FSMA

Topics: Equipment & Supplies |  Expansion |  Irrigation |  Vegetables | 


 
Josh and Brooke Postell, Postell Hollow Farm photo

Josh and Brooke Postell, Postell Hollow Farm

Economical Sheep Feeding Area

Topics: Buildings |  Equipment & Supplies |  Feed |  Sheep & Lambs | 


 

 

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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 →

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2020 Recipient: Edmundson Produce Farm

Randy and Carolyn Edmundson, Edmundson Produce Farm Value-added Acidified Food Kitchen Grant Award: $6,000 Based on years of feedback from customers wanting to enjoy the Edmundson’s produce year round, Edmundson Produce Farm has added a permanent value-added acidified food kitchen... Read more →

2022 Recipient: Sara Martin and Dustin Cornelison, Two Trees Farm/Sustainabillies LLC

  Sara Martin and Dustin Cornelison, Two Trees Farm/Sustainabillies LLC Welcoming Back the Public to Two Trees Farm Grant Award: $4,000 In 2020 and 2021 as the pandemic swept the world, Two Trees farm halted their on-farm classes and tours... Read more →

2020 Recipient: Mountainwise Farm

Casy Jordaan, Mountainwise Farm Caterpillar Tunnels for Vegetable Production and Season Extension Grant Award: $6,000 Mountainwise Farm has added multiple additional caterpillar tunnels to their primary garden plot for the use of season extension, pest/disease control and environmental control. In... Read more →

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