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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 >>
Always Love Gardens Propagation House Grant Award: $10,000 Always Love Gardens sells organic, sustainably grown produce at both Haywood County farmers markets and the Smoky Mountain Harvest Hub. Over the past four years, Tim has learned that transplanting rather than direct … View >>
Shelton Laurel Farm Hay Storage/Multi-Purpose Structure Grant Award: $10,000 Michael and his family transitioned out of tobacco farming by building their herd of beef cattle. They currently raise 30-40 cow-calf pairs on 70 acres and sell unneeded hay from 28 acres. … View >>
Ranch Vista Farm Egg Facility Grant Award: $10,000 Ranch Vista has been selling hatched chicks and hatching eggs in Henderson and the surrounding counties since 2002. To diversify his chicken hatchery business and increase revenue, Bobby expanded by developing a … View >>
Crow Fly Farms Agritourism Event Space Grant Award: $10,000 Crow Fly Farms has been selling lamb, pork, and beef through farmers’ markets, grocers, and restaurant clients. They also regularly host farm tours to showcase their regenerative practices and holistic management. Visitors … View >>
Scotts Farm Multi-Use Facility Grant Award: $10,000 Scotts Farm has been rooted in Vilas for generations and now operates a 70-cow beef herd after transitioning away from dairy and tobacco. The family has outgrown their current patchwork of rented hay storage … View >>
Sunshine Cove Farm Wash and Pack Facility Grant Award: $10,000 Sunshine Cove Farm will build a dedicated wash-and-pack facility to replace the small makeshift area currently used inside a greenhouse. Microgreens must be harvested during narrow early-morning and evening windows, and … View >>
Edwards Farms Cornmeal/Grits Processing Facility Grant Award: $10,000 This project will build a dedicated 24′ x 20′ post-harvest facility to handle drying, storage, grinding, packaging, and distribution of the farm’s Jimmy Red corn products. The new structure will replace the current … 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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Billy Bryant, Bryant Farms Packing Shed Grant Award: $8,000 Billy has completed his packing shed including the concrete pad, construction block, electrical, framing, and metal doors. At the advice of the Carolina Farm Stewards Association Local Food Safety Coordinator, Billy … View >>
Lisa and Dennis Braswell, Braswell Mountain Farms Hay Storage Facility Grant Award: $8,000 Braswell Mountain Farms has added a hay storage facility to their current beef cattle operation to decrease loss and the quality of hay that occurs with weathering. … View >>
Susan Owen, The Lily Patch Farm Sorting, Storage, and Cooling Shed for Pawpaw Grant Award: $8,000 With a 2017 AgOptions grant, Susan started a Pawpaw orchard with 30 trees (expanded to 60 trees in 2019), which are now bearing fruit … View >>