2022 County: Buncombe – WNC AgOptions

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March 3, 2022 by webadmin

2022

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: Holt Orchards

Tracy Cavagnaro and Todd Kirmss, Holt Orchards Bakery and Apple Cider Donut Maker Grant Award: $6,000 Tracy and Todd have built a bakery equipped with a new doughnut maker to create fresh apple-cider doughnuts from the 60 acres of apples... Read more →

2021 Recipient: The AppaLatin Farmstead

Stephanie Vinat, The AppaLatin Farmstead The AppaLatin Farm Building Grant Award: $6,000 In 2020, AppaLatin Farmstead purchased a 10-foot by 24-foot building for the farm and had it wired with electricity. In 2021 with her grant, Stephanie has added water... Read more →

2022 Recipient: Erica Fernbach and Karl Brandstaetter, Seven Oaks Farm

Erica Fernbach and Karl Brandstaetter, Seven Oaks Farm Caterpillar Tunnels for Organic Production Grant Award: $8,000 Thanks to their existing caterpillar tunnels, Erica and Karl were able to provide peppers, tomatoes and lettuce during shoulder seasons when other farms’ production... Read more →