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March 1, 2023 by webadmin

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 →

2023 Recipient: Danielle Keeter and Mark McDonagh, Mighty Gnome Market Garden

Danielle Keeter and Mark McDonagh, Mighty Gnome Market Garden Walk-in Cooler for Farm Expansion and Agritourism Safety Grant Award: $8,000 The current cooler Danielle and Mark use presents safety issues that prevent them from using it for customer CSA pickups.... Read more →

2022 Recipient: Gary and Abigail Steiner, Bee-utiful Farm and Garden

Gary and Abigail Steiner, Bee-utiful Farm and Garden Greenhouse Upgrade and Expansion Grant Award: $8,000 With the ultimate goal of moving to full-time farming, the Steiners have upgraded an existing 5-year-old greenhouse with more plant growing space in order to... Read more →

2023 Recipient: Keith Wood, Wood Farm LLC

Keith Wood, Wood Farm LLC Grass Fed Beef Fly Trap Grant Award: $8,000 Horn flies and face flies are a problem for every cattle producer. The flies can slow growth, reduce finished weights, and vector diseases. To control the flies... Read more →

2023

Emily Patrick, Carolina Flowers

Morgan Decker, Root Bottom Farm

Tommy and Danni Speight, Bluff Mountain Nursery