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Sarah Beth Hopton, Heartwood Farms Ltd Rabbitry Grant Award: $6,000 Heartwood Farms constructed an integrated, closed loop rabbitry and vermiculture barn and system. After two years of market testing a variety of livestock, they have determined that raising heritage meat … View >>
Curtis Burnside, Sospiro Ranch Rabbit Processing Facility Grant Award: $6,000 Curtis and Susan have built a FDA-compliant processing facility to prepare meat rabbits to sell to Asheville area restaurants. The 18-foot by 12-foot building allows for on-site slaughter, dressing, packing, … 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 >>
Independent Small Animal Meat Producers Association Foothills Pilot Plant Working Capital Grant Award: $8,000 Project Leaders: Rick Harty, ISAMPA President The Independent Small Animal Meat Producers Association (ISAMPA) will advance the opening of the Foothills Pilot Plant in Marion by … 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 >>
Quinton Ellison & Kelley Penn: Balltown Bee Farm Rabbitry for Commercial Meat Purposes Grant Award: $6,000 Quinton and Kelley are expanding their current rabbitry into ten does, using New Zealand Whites. This expansion allows them to produce an average of … View >>
Elizabeth Gibbs, Firefly Farm Heritage Rabbits for Meat and Breeding Stock Grant Award: $6,000 Elizabeth, alongside her partner Scott Paquin, is establishing a heritage rabbit operation, with the construction of an open pole barn to house heritage breed rabbits, hay … View >>
Walter & Wendy Harrill, Imladris Farm The Bunny Barn – Grant Award: $6,000 The Harrills are full-time farmers, who have grown berries since 2000 to process gourmet jam to sell at open-air markets, festivals, online, groceries, restaurants and gift shops … View >>