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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 >>
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 >>
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 >>
Wild East Farm Vegetable Production Post-Harvest Processing Facility Improvements Grant Award: $10,000 Wild East Farm will upgrade their vegetable wash/pack systems to increase efficiency, improve working conditions, and scale their winter storage crop capacity. The project will enable them to move … 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 >>
Sweet Branch Farm & Forest Wash and Pack Facility & Harvest Equipment Grant Award: $10,000 This project will add a dedicated wash-and-pack facility and a mechanized harvester to expand vegetable and flower production and improve postharvest efficiency. The 8′ x 20′ … View >>
Justin Brogan, 5 Loaves 2 Fish Farm Walk in Refrigeration/Wash Station Unit Grant Award: $8,000 As part of an overall expansion plan to significantly increase production, Justin added a combination walk-in refrigeration/wash station unit to his operation. This addition is … View >>
George Moffitt, Patch Work Farms Establishing Patch Work Farms Grant Award: $8,000 Fourth-generation farmer George Moffitt has dedicated his life to his family farm, helping establish it as one of the county’s leading vegetable producers. After years of farming … 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 >>
Nicole Coston, Bearwallow Valley Farms Wholesale and Process Improvement Plan Grant Award: $8,000 After four years of production, Nicole has identified needs for new multi-use equipment that will improve efficiency and production, as well as harvest and post-harvest handling processes. … View >>
Morgan Decker, Root Bottom Farm Gothic High Tunnel Grant Award: $8,000 Morgan has replaced three deteriorating wood and PVC hoop houses with a 24′ x 92′ metal-framed gothic-style high tunnel. He has equipped the tunnel with louver vents, end framing, … View >>
Paul Shoemaker, Holly Springs Farm Vegetable Season Extension Project Grant Award: $8,000 To alleviate the constraints of late spring and early fall frosts, Paul installed two high tunnels with end walls. The tunnels will extend the farm’s normal seasonal production … View >>
Tommy and Danni Speight, Bluff Mountain Nursery Fencing for Katahdin Sheep Grant Award: $8,000 The Speights have converted old tobacco growing fields into grazing pastures to expand their Katahdin sheep herd from 27 to 70-80 head. They used grant to … 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 >>
Danielle Hutchison, Beacon Village Farm, LLC Farm Store Grant Award: $8,000 Danielle farms 200 acres of organic vegetables and is the only certified organic wholesale produce operation in McDowell County. She sells primarily to wholesale brokers, retail operations and box … View >>
Cheryl Judge-Decker, Paint Horse Flower Farm Greenhouse to Expand Production Grant Award: $8,000 To create a more sustainable and expanded operation, Paint Horse Flower Farm has installed a 16′ x 32′ high-side greenhouse, including shutter fans and a gas heater, … View >>