2020 Recipients

2020 Program

February 28, 2020 by webadmin

Adolph, Matthew and Lucas Atkins, Atkins Orchard
Polk County
$6,000 - Heirloom Cider Apple Orchard
Topics: Apples | Cider |

Avery Hughes, High Country Fungi
Avery County
$3,000 - Upgrades to Production Facility
Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Expansion | Mushrooms |

Brent and Beth Hall, Shake Rag Plant Ranch
Jackson County
$3,000 - Greenhouse Light Extension
Topics: Expansion | Greenhouse | Hemp |

Chue and Tou Lee, Lee’s One Fortune Farm
McDowell County
$6,000 - Rice Harvester
Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Expansion | Rice |

Dalton Rhodes, Rhodes Berry Farm
Henderson County
$6,000 - Make Blackberries Local Again
Topics: Berries | Equipment & Supplies | Expansion |

Daniel and Lori Cabe, The Flower Company
Macon County
$6,000 - Dahlia Flower Plugs and Soil Amendments
Topics: Expansion | Flowers | Retail & Sales Center |

Danielle Keeter & Mark McDonagh, Mighty Gnome Market Garden
Madison County
$6,000 - Expanding Production of Most Profitable Crops
Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Expansion | Produce | Vegetables |

Dave Walker, Daffodil Spring Farm
Watauga County
$3,000 - Scaling Up Pastured Pig Farm
Topics: Expansion | Hogs, Pigs & Pork | Livestock |

David Massengill, D & R Bee Farm
Jackson County
$3,000 - Updates for Increased Production
Topics: Beekeeping | Educational Program | Equipment & Supplies | Expansion |

Gerald Rathbone
Haywood County
$3,000 - Feed Bin for Lamb Operation
Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Feed | Sheep & Lambs |

James Swofford, The Chef’s Farmer
Cleveland County
$6,000 - Full Hands Farm
Topics: Expansion | Land Improvements | Produce | Vegetables |

John Dugan and David Anderson, Dugan Farms
EBCI County
$6,000 - Soil Spader for Sustainable Management and Soil Health
Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Vegetables |

Joseph Paul Miller, Caorach Farm LLC
Mitchell County
$3,000 - Sheep/Goat Handling Equipment
Topics: Expansion | Goats | Livestock | Sheep & Lambs |

Kara Dodson and Jacob Crigler, Full Moon Farm
Watauga County
$6,000 - Greenhouse for Crop Propagation
Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Expansion | Vegetables |

Larry and Brandon Lee, Lee Farms
Clay County
$6,000 - Bulk Feed Storage
Topics: Cattle & Beef | Equipment & Supplies | Feed | Livestock |

Michelle Mejia, Moral Bees
Yancey County
$6,000 - The Local Honey Bee Project
Topics: Beekeeping | Equipment & Supplies | Honey | Value-Added |

Mitch and Darlene Myers, D & M Apiaries
Cherokee County
$6,000 - Russian Honey Bee Expansion Project
Topics: Beekeeping | Equipment & Supplies | Expansion |

Natalie Gerardot, Myco Rhizing, LLC
Buncombe County
$6,000 - Mushroom Grow Domes
Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Expansion | Mushrooms | Processing & Production |

Niki Irving, Flourish Flower Farm
Buncombe County
$6,000 - Walk-In Floral Cooler
Topics: Equipment & Supplies | Flowers | Herbs | Processing & Production |

Plow Boys Crop Production
Avery County
$6,000 - The Hereford Project
Topics: Cattle & Beef | Diversification | Livestock |

Ricky Stiles, Appalachian Foothills Farm, LLC
Cherokee County
$6,000 - Commodity Barn
Topics: Cattle & Beef | Feed | Livestock | Meat |

Roy Bledsoe, Longview Farm
Watauga County
$6,000 - Cattle Business
Topics: Cattle & Beef | Expansion | Livestock |

Sarah Coury and Ben Pick, Saturnia Farm
Haywood County
$6,000 - Nursery Expansion
Topics: Educational Program | High Tunnel Hoophouse | Irrigation | Native Plants |

Scott Brown, Ridgetop Farm
Buncombe County
$6,000 - Dump Trailer for Spent Brewer's Grain
Topics: Cattle & Beef | Equipment & Supplies | Feed | Livestock |

Todd Seagle, Seagle Livestock
Macon County
$6,000 - Handling Facility for Spent Brewers Grain
Topics: Cattle & Beef | Equipment & Supplies | Feed | Livestock |

William Dennis Braswell, Braswell Farms
Watauga County
$3,000 - Cattle Handling Facilities Enhancements
Topics: Cattle & Beef | Equipment & Supplies | Livestock |

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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!

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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 →

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 →

2020 Recipient: Caorach Farm

Joseph Paul Miller, Caorach Farm LLC Sheep/Goat Handling Equipment Grant Award: $3,000 A young and up-and-coming farmer, Paul has been operating his sheep business for about a year. As he is looking to increase the herd, it has become clear... Read more →

2021 Recipient: Sweet Betsy Farm

Karen and Ed Speer, Sweet Betsy Farm Season Extension and Irrigation for Specialty Peppers and Vegetables Grant Award: $6,000 To address a lack of availability of plant starts and problems with irrigation, erosion and fungal diseases that have negatively impacted... Read more →

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