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Casy Jordaan, Mountainwise Farm Wash, Pack and Storage Facility Grant Award: $3,000 Having recently moved their farming operation from leased to owned land, Mountainwise Farm has improved the infrastructure on their new farm location by converting an existing building into … View >>
Julia and John McIntyre, Trebuchet Hill Cucumber Beetle Suppression with Alternative Row Cover and Introduced Pollinators Grant Award: $6,000 Trecuchet Hill has been producing small batch organic artisanal pickles since 2016. Because of their popularity and demand, plans are to … View >>
Gregory Miller, 3M Livestock Diversifying to Goats and Sheep Grant Award: $6,000 In order to diversify his cow/calf operation, Greg put up field fencing and removed the barbed wire to introduce goats and sheep to his herd. Since not all … View >>
Sarah Lasswell, Moss & Thistle Flower Farm Sustainable Floriculture for Local Markets Grant Award: $6,000 Sarah has expanded production of sustainably grown cut flowers from ¼ acre to a full acre field of bottom land on her farm. In order … View >>
Mitch Plemmons, Wild Berry Farms Multi-Use Shed Grant Award: $6,000 Mitch has constructed a 24’x31’x12′ shed that is serving as a storing, grading and packing facility, as well as a space to park tractors and equipment when not in use. … View >>
Anne and Aaron Grier, Gaining Ground Farm Expansion of Heirloom Wheat and Rye Flour Production Grant Award: $6,000 The Griers purchased equipment to expand heirloom small grain production on their 12-acre diversified farm. While they have been growing grains for … View >>