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Justin Brogan, 5 Loaves 2 Fish Farm Walk in Refrigeration/Wash Station Unit Grant Award: $8,000 As part of an overall expansion plan to significantly increase production, Justin added a combination walk-in refrigeration/wash station unit to his operation. This addition is … View >>
Nicholas Wilson, DC Farms Blueberry Development Grant Award: $4,000 Nicholas and Misty plan to diversify their cattle, freezer beef, and hay operation with the addition of a one-acre Pick Your Own blueberry operation. They have added 120 four year old … View >>
Holly Strawn, Harpp Flower Farm Floral Cooler Grant Award: $8,000 With the goal of transitioning to full-time farming by 2025, Holly is diversifying and expanding her specialty cut flower operation. Key to this expansion is the addition of a dedicated … View >>
Darlene Myers, D & M Russian Apiaries Automated Equipment to Overcome Challenges with Honey Bottling Grant Award: $8,000 Over the past four years, Darlene has impressively scaled her honey production from 500 to 1,500 pounds annually. However, this rapid growth … View >>
Ray & Carol Maxwell, Bee Sweet Bee Farm Honey House Improvements Grant Award: $8,000 Ray and Carol are transforming their honey bottling operation into a buzzing hub of innovation and agritourism! By upfitting an existing building on their property, they … View >>
Jason Rhodes, Rhodesdale Farm Sheep Handling Facility Improvements Grant Award: $8,000 To improve his sheep handling process, Jason has added fencing and converted an existing cattle feedlot area into a sheep feeding and handling facility. He also installed a platform … View >>
Jessica Wehr, Wehrloom Honey Wehrloom Honey Soda Expansion Grant Award: $8,000 To capture more of the local and regional market, Jessica plans to add soda to their popular lineup of honey products which includes honey, skincare products, beeswax candles, and … View >>
Joseph Smart, Smart’s Farm Cattle Feeder Wagons Grant Award: $8,000 Having recently diversified his vegetable and tobacco operation with the addition of beef cattle, Joseph purchased two 18-foot feed wagons. The feed wagons will be an important part of his … View >>
J & M Orchards at Freeman Farms, LLC Bakery Addition Grant Award: $8,000 Jason McCarson & Cheryl McCraw operate a thriving 120-acre apple orchard, home to over 50 varieties, including 20 heirloom types. Since opening their retail roadside market, they’ve … View >>
Brian Upchurch, Carolina Truffieres, LLC Improved Truffle Yield through Equipment Adaptation Grant Award: $8,000 Carolina Truffiéres is the largest productive truffle orchard in North America. Orchard management requires a cover crop between trees and specialized equipment to cultivate around … View >>
Ellen Lohmeyer, East Sylva Flower Farm Mobile Floral Cooler for Fresh Flower Storage, Markets & Events Grant Award: $8,000 To support the rapid expansion of their thriving flower business, East Sylva Flower Farm has introduced a mobile refrigeration cooler … View >>
Clint Cabe, Clint Cabe Farm Corn Storage and Processing Grant Award: $8,000 Clint sells field corn directly to consumers, primarily for wildlife. Without any way to store the corn he grows, he is encountering a bottleneck in his production. … View >>
Emily Driskill, Tanager Plants LLC Nursery Infrastructure Expansion Grant Award: $8,000 Emily utilized her grant to complete two significant expansion projects on her farm. First, she hired a professional to install a 12′ x 20′ propagation greenhouse kit she … View >>
Hassena Kassim, May’s Menagerie, LLC House of Huevos – Laying Hen Expansion Grant Award: $8,000 Hassena used her grant to construct a new 10′ x 24′ chicken coop in order to expand her flock of laying chickens from 50 to … View >>
Tex Teixeira, Nowhere Branch Farm Vermiculture Project Grant Award: $8,000 Tex has set up a vermicompost (a process that uses earthworms and microorganisms to create a valuable soil amendment) system to process manure generated from his herd of beef … View >>
Aaron & Rebekah Travis, Sugar Hollow Farm Cooling for Growth: Enhancing Sustainability at Sugar Hollow Farm Grant Award: $8,000 Sugar Hollow Farm has seen a surge in demand for their sustainably-raised meat and eggs, but storage limitations have hindered … View >>