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Black Trumpet Farm Enhanced Cold Storage for Improved Post-Harvest Quality in Gourmet Mushrooms Grant Award: $10,000 Black Trumpet Farm currently produces 800 pounds of gourmet mushrooms each week. Their indoor cultivation facility was designed to produce 1,000 pounds weekly, a scale … View >>
Blazing Star Flowers Heated Propagation Greenhouse Grant Award: $10,000 Blazing Star Flowers specializes in high-quality, sustainably grown cut flowers and plant starts, sold through diverse outlets including farmers markets, plant sales, a flower CSA, special-event floral design, and workshops. After six … View >>
Biome Botanicals Enhancing Efficiency and Profitability through Diversification Grant Award: $10,000 Since 2020, Biome Botanicals has been producing medicinal herbs on ¼-acre of land and selling to Asheville Tea Company as well as small local herbalists. The demand for these products … View >>
Ivy Creek Family Farm Cooling for the Present and Future Grant Award: $10,000 Ivy Creek Family Farm sells vegetables through several tailgate markets, their farmstand, and to wholesale customers. In Anna’s years of farming experience, spring and warm temperatures have been … View >>
Mountain Woodlands LLC Quality Forage Production Grant Award: $10,000 As one of only two licensed dairies remaining in Buncombe County, Bart’s ability to produce consistent, high-quality forage directly affects the long-term sustainability of his business and contribution to the local … View >>
Myco Rhizing Apiary Upgrade Grant Award: $10,000 Myco Rhizing sells mushrooms and honey at their farmstand, as well as weekly markets and festivals. This year, they will upgrade their apiary with all horizontal Layens hives, making honey harvesting easier while providing … View >>
Ortiz Cattle & Co. Covered Working & Feed Cattle Barn Grant Award: $10,000 Amy and her husband Ignacio raise Holstein steers for beef, selling them to stockyards and individual buyers once they reach 600 pounds. To increase the safety and … View >>
Carroll Bartlett, Bartlett Farms Fence Line Feeding System Grant Award: $8,000 Bartlett Farms’ grant is to install a fence line feeding system to streamline feeding on their combined 105-acre beef and commercial hay farm, which will improve feed and … View >>
Kevin Dukett and Jessica McMaham, Duckett Farms Berries and Beef Grant Award: $8,000 As Kevin and Jessica work on farm transition to a new generation, they seek to grow perennial crops that will diversify their beef cattle business and … View >>
Neal Grogan, Grogan Livestock Multipurpose Shed for Beef Cattle Operation Grant Award: $8,000 Neal has added a much-needed multipurpose shed to his farming operation. A large 12′ x 24′ free standing gable roof shed was constructed adjacent to Neal’s … View >>
Michael RiCharde, Good Wheel Farm Poultry Processing & Packing Shed Grant Award: $8,000 After several years of steady growth, Michael is taking a significant step forward in scaling up his poultry production by building a dedicated processing facility. Previously, his … View >>
Michael Adams, Kestrel Herb Farm Batch Dryer Grant Award: $8,000 Michael is building a forced air “batch” dryer for herbs. Currently, he uses a shipping container with wire shelving powered by a heater and dehumidifier. The new building and herb … View >>
Kate and Fairman Jayne, Sandy Mush Herb Nursery Farm Visit Improvements Grant Award: $8,000 Sandy Mush Herb Nursery is transitioning away from their mail order business and plan to increase the number of visitors to their nursery. To improve the … View >>
Rick Rhinehart, Ruby Brown Farm Multi-use Shed Facility & Future Farm Store Grant Award: $8,000 With the growth of their freezer beef business, the Rhineharts are running out of room to store their farm implements, feed, and fertilizer. As a … View >>
Chris Sawyer, Jake’s Farm Expansion and Diversification Grant Award: $8,000 Desiring to lower labor demands and increase profits, Chris has begun to transition away from vegetables and has started producing perennial crops such as figs, small fruits, and medicinal herbs. … View >>
Joan Walker, Fiddlesticks Farm Season Extension Infrastructure Improvements Grant Award: $8,000 Fiddlesticks Farm is a mama-owned small farm in Alexander, NC focused on producing high-quality flowers, salad greens and vegetables using sustainable, regenerative methods. Joan and her family started the … View >>