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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 >>
Valleytown Farm Square Bale Improvement Grant Award: $10,000 Valleytown Farm supplies square hay bales to a niche market made up of horse and small animal owners. Their business has grown over the past few years from 450 bales on six acres … View >>
Moore Natural Farm Expand to Commercial Hay Production and Improve Forage Quality Grant Award: $10,000 In October 2025, Moore Natural Farm sold their beef cattle herd to improve time management and reduce operating costs. After years of producing hay for on-farm … View >>
Brindle & Brown Apiary, LLC Honey Extraction & Processing Upgrades Grant Award: $10,000 Joshua currently sells pure raw honey and value-added honey and beeswax products through partnerships with local retail shops and directly to consumers at the Foothills Farmers’ Market … View >>
Danny Hyatt Farms Cattle Working Squeeze Chute Grant Award: $10,000 As a member of the Mountain Cattle Alliance (MCA), Danny sells preconditioned calves through the WNC Regional Livestock Center. Preconditioning produces healthier, more consistent calves in size and weight, enabling them … View >>
Burntshirt Vineyards CIMA Model T.300.45 RST Vineyard Sprayer Grant Award: $10,000 Burnshirt Vineyards planted their first grapes in 2012. Since then, they have constructed a wine production facility and tasting rooms, and currently have 30 acres in grape production. As their … View >>
Tiny Bridge Farm Addressing Farm Viability Through Higher Yields, Labor-Saving Efficiencies, and Access to Markets for Production Vegetable Farm Grant Award: $10,000 Since starting on a ⅓-acre site in 2010, Tiny Bridge Farm has grown into the largest commercial organic … View >>
Beeman Jones Honey Extraction Improvement and Value-added Processing Grant Award: $10,000 Fred has approximately 25 beehives and sells 50-150 gallons of honey per year. His current operation is bottlenecked by the uncapping process: preparing frames for extraction takes nearly three hours, … View >>
Mashburn Branch Vineyard (MBV) Mashburn Branch Vineyard Winery Equipment Grant Award: $10,000 Mashburn Branch Vineyard has been producing French hybrid wine grapes and muscadines since 2000 and has recently added cider apple and pear trees. After completing the winery building and … View >>
Heifer Holler Cattle Handling Equipment Grant Award: $10,000 Wayne raises beef cattle and sells beef to his local community. This year, Wayne will install a fenced cattle-working area to increase efficiency and improve safety for him and his cattle. Wayne has … View >>
The Henderstead Mobile Sheep Handling System Grant Award: $10,000 The Henderstead is a first-generation, veteran-owned family farm in Rutherford County raising pasture-based sheep and hogs. After transitioning to full-time farming in 2023, the farm has quickly expanded to 39 acres … View >>
Hidden Hollow Hemp and Veggie Farm Enhanced Farm Resilience and Sustainability Grant Award: $10,000 Hidden Hollow Hemp & Vegetable Farm is a 25-acre regenerative operation in Bryson City focused on soil health, biodiversity, and climate-resilient vegetable and hemp production. After multiple … View >>
Bee. honey + hive LLC Enhancing Capacity and Food Safety with Climate Control Grant Award: $10,000 Bee. honey + hive has installed an energy-efficient mini-split system in its 900 sq ft honey house to address a major production bottleneck caused … View >>