In February 2019 the WNC Agricultural Options program awarded 39 farm businesses grants totaling $216,000 to assist in farm diversification and expansion. Six of the farm businesses received $3,000, and 33 received $6,000.
The N.C. Tobacco Trust Fund Commission is the exclusive financial supporter of WNC AgOptions, which aims to build sustainable farming communities in the mountain region by providing resources directly to farmers.
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County — Award; Farm; Project Name
Agritourism
Avery — Grant Award: $6,000; Skye2Farm LLC; Skye Lavender Farm Venue
Burke — Grant Award: $6,000; “Pick Dee’s Berries” at Skydance Farm; “Park and Potty” Agritourism Infrastructure for “You-Pick” Berry Farm
Madison — Grant Award: $6,000; Mountain Harvest Organics; Pizza Farm
Building
Buncombe — Grant Award: $6,000; Addison Farms Vineyard; Crush, Cold Storage and Drying Facility
Buncombe — Grant Award: $6,000; Wild Berry Farm; Multi-Use Shed
Cleveland — Grant Award: $6,000; Hudson Poultry Farm, LLC; Grain Storage for Expanded Marketing
Henderson — Grant Award: $6,000; Holt Orchards; Building Enclosure to House Packing Line
Henderson — Grant Award: $6,000; Bee-utiful Farm and Garden; Honey House
Madison — Grant Award: $6,000; Highgate Farm; Post Harvest Cure and Storage Facility
Rutherford — Grant Award: $6,000; Moss & Thistle Flower Farm; Sustainable Floriculture for Local Markets
Watauga — Grant Award: $3,000; Mountainwise Farm LLC; Wash, Pack and Storage Facility
Watauga — Grant Award: $6,000; Heartwood Farms Ltd; Rabbitry
Yancey — Grant Award: $6,000; Pink Boots Farm LLC; Goat Barn Renovation/Milking Operation
Cattle
Macon — Grant Award: $3,000; Bateman Girls’ Cattle Farm; Heifer Replacement Program
Madison — Grant Award: $6,000; Jenkins Angus Farm; AI Cattle Working System
Chickens
Madison — Grant Award: $6,000; Dry Ridge Farm LLC; Laying Hen Expansion
Diversification
Caldwell — Grant Award: $6,000; Blue Ridge Apiaries; Value Added Diversification: Session Mead Production
EBCI — Grant Award: $3,000; Long Family Farms and Gallery; Mushroom and Medicinal Extracts and Oils
Watauga — Grant Award: $6,000; 3M Livestock; Diversifying Farm Operations
Equipment
Buncombe — Grant Award: $6,000; S.D. Morgan Farms; Less Sediment/More Seed
Caldwell — Grant Award: $6,000; High Country Herbs LLC; Farm Mechanization
EBCI — Grant Award: $6,000; Dugan Farms; Mechanical Cultivation for Sustainable Weed Management
Haywood — Grant Award: $6,000; Rice Family Farms LLC; Bulldog Wrangler Portable Corral
Henderson — Grant Award: $6,000; McConnell Farms; Enable to Label – A Custom Labeling Project
McDowell — Grant Award: $6,000; Beekeeper INC; Bee Hive Transportation Upgrade
Mitchell — Grant Award: $3,000; Tater Hill Farms; Tater Washer
Mitchell — Grant Award: $6,000; Sink Hole Creek Farms; No Till Seeder
Polk — Grant Award: $6,000; TK Family Farm; TEW model M-4 Fruit Packing/Sorting Line
Transylvania — Grant Award: $3,000; The Farm at Gwynn Valley; Produce Packing Shed
Transylvania — Grant Award: $6,000; Clem’s Organic Gardens; Machinery for Storage Vegetable Production
Transylvania — Grant Award: $6,000; Pitch Pine Farm; Mechanized Root Harvesting Equipment
Watauga — Grant Award: $3,000; Full Moon Farm; Paperpot Transplanter for Increased Production
Watauga — Grant Award: $6,000; Trebuchet Hill; Cucumber Beetle Suppression with Alternative Row Cover and Introduced Pollinators
Expansion
Buncombe — Grant Award: $6,000; Gaining Ground Farm; Expansion of Heirloom Wheat and Rye Flour Production
Cherokee — Grant Award: $6,000; Two Crows Farm; Product Production Expansion for Third Quality Fiber
Cleveland — Grant Award: $6,000; Dollar Down Farm; Growing Under Rolling Thunder
Haywood — Grant Award: $6,000; Two Trees Farm/Sustainabillies LLC; Outdoor Kitchen and Classroom Space
Madison — Grant Award: $6,000; Carolina Flowers; Dahlia Crop Expansion
Greenhouse
Avery — Grant Award: $6,000; Tucker Hollow Farms; Bedding and Propagation Greenhouse