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Leslee has added to her alpaca farm a unique French heritage breed of chicken called the Bresse or Red Gallic to western North Carolina. Bresse poultry is the only breed to hold an esteemed appellation of origin from the … View >>
Julie Teneralli, Dancing Doe Farm Heritage Hog Production Grant Award: $6,000 Julie is adding heritage hogs to her operation, which has been a small vegetable farm and plant nursery since 2002. She is purchasing six piglets—Large Black and the Gloucester … View >>
James A. Ramsey, Ramsey Farms Cattle Handling Facility Grant Award: $6,000 Jimmie is purchasing cattle handling equipment to increase the poundage per animal, raising profits by $150 to $200 each. He plans to increase his herd from 40 to 80 … View >>
Elymus D. Payne, Payne Dairy Farm Replacement Heifer Barn Grant Award: $6,000 Elymus is expanding to respond to the high demand for replacement heifers that have been trained to stand in headlocks. He is building a 40-foot by 100-foot pole … View >>
Dewain Mackey Mackey Farms Grant Award: $6,000 — Meat Processing and Storage Facility Dewain is constructing an on-site meat processing and storage facility to better meet customer demand for pork, chickens, rabbits and turkeys. He can safely and sanitarily process … View >>
Harold Hunter, Rockbar Farms Grant Award: $3,000 – Rockbar Sweet Onion Project “I am committed to not only keeping my farm sustainable but am very concerned about the farming future of all of Madison County.” ~ Harold Hunter Harold is … View >>
Frank Teneralli Let It Grow Organic Gardens Grant Award: $3,000 — Blackberry Production to Diversify Farm Income Frank is adding a half an acre of blackberries to his vegetable and landscaping plants operation. In between the rows, he is planting … View >>
Cassandra Lewis Hay Pritty Alpines/Crow Valley Farm Grant Award: $3,000 — Dairy Goat Parlor Cassandra is equipping her four-acre dairy goat farm with a certified milking facility/parlor that will accommodate a milking herd of 10-30 dairy goats. With the addition … View >>
Sue Mickey Appleberry Cove Farm and School Grant Award: $6,000 — Pure Dairy Goat Pet Milk Sue is expanding the production, processing, packaging and marketing of goat milk for pet food under North Carolina milk for pet food use guidelines. … View >>
Steven Davis Davis Farm Grant Award: $9,000 — Dairy Barn Steven is diversifying his meat and vegetable operations by adding dairy milking for 50 head of Holstein and Jersey cattle. He is installing a milking system that will handle 12 … View >>
Chuck & Jeannie Blethen Jewel of the Blue Ridge Consulting & Vineyard Grant Award: $6,000 — Greenhouse & Vineyard Expansion The Blethens are building a propagation greenhouse, which will be used to grow their own muscadine rootsock for sale to … View >>
Shannon Roberts Horse Collar Farm Grant Award: $3,000 — Value Added Cattle Shannon is increasing the value of his cattle by preconditioning the animals prior to sale. All of the calves are weaned, vaccinated and fed a minimum 5 pounds … View >>
Thomas Charles and Margaret McGinnis Fork Mountain Farm Grant Award: $3,000 — Winter Squash Curing Shed with Temperature Control Thomas and Margaret are improving the curing and storing capacity of their French and Italian heirloom winter squash to expand their … View >>
Jon Christie Wild Mountain Apiaries Diversification Project Grant Award: $6,000 Jon is producing nucleus honeybee colonies for sale to replace colony losses; trapping, packaging and marketing fresh high quality bee pollen; offering hands-on educational workshops and internships in beekeeping; and … View >>
Rickey Ramsey Ramsey’s Organic Greenhouse Grant Award: $6,000 Rickey is revitalizing his greenhouse operation, which was damaged by flooding in 2002. He is repairing the structure and building a six-inch deep frame around his tomato beds to help manage proper … View >>
Steve & Dawn Robertson, East Fork Farm Cage-Free Rabbits Grant Award: $6,000 Steve and Dawn are developing a cage-free rabbit operation with the goal of increasing their existing rabbit production in a humane way. They are incorporating into their rabbit … View >>