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Marc Jackson, Jackson Farm Beef Working and Feeding Facility Grant Award: $6,000 To facilitate the success of a rotational grazing system he is initiating in partnership with a Tennessee grower, Marc intends to build a working and loading facility where … View >>
Savannah Salley, Headwaters Market Garden Caterpillar Tunnels for Organic Vegetable Production Grant Award: $6,000 Organic Production Having farmed successfully on leased land since 2017, Headwaters Market Garden purchased farmland in Polk County in 2020. With the goal of expanding their … View >>
Renea Winchester, Butterfly Cove Botanicals Medicinal Herb Expansion Grant Award: $6,000 In the wake of the COVID crisis, many people became first-time gardeners and the demand for seeds skyrocketed. There was also an increased demand for medicinal herbs, particularly elderberry … View >>
Dave Walker, Daffodil Spring Farm Scaling Up Vegetable Production Grant Award: $3,000 With the main goal of achieving greater farm revenue through diversification and resiliency, Dave will create a wash and pack line to be housed under a covered shed. … View >>
Christa Kelley, Land of Milk and Honey Apiary Expansion and Increased Efficiency Grant Award: $6,000 Christa will be expanding the farm’s hives by 50%, adding eight colonies to their current apiary of 16 hives. With the expansion, honey production is … View >>
Chris Denesha, pleb urban winery Expanding and Protecting our High Country Vineyards to New Varietals Grant Award: $6,000 Working with a network of farmers, Extension agents and academic researchers, Chris’s goal is to establish western North Carolina as a unique … View >>
Jennifer Perkins, Looking Glass Creamery, LLC Farmyard Attraction Grant Award: $6,000 To complete their original concept for agritourism on the farm, Looking Glass Creamery is adding an interactive space for visitors to get up close with farm animals as part … View >>
View the 2021 recipients. Mission of WNC AgOptions: Building sustainable farming communities in our mountain region by providing resources directly to farmers who are diversifying or expanding their operations. The ultimate goal of WNC AgOptions is to protect mountain farmland … View >>
– SKYe2 Farm, LLC; Electricity to Drying Container and Greenhouse … View >>
– SD Morgan Farms; Hay Accumulator and Hay Grapple
– Sporadic Farms; On Site Cold Storage Building
– Black Trumpet Farm; Increased Efficiency and Output in Gourmet Mushroom Production … View >>
– Pick Dee’s Berries at Skydance Farm; Roadside Market Farm Store … View >>
– Mountain Cheesery, LLC; Milking Room
– Brothers on Farms; Commercial Equipment/Freeze Dry Equipment
– D & M Russian Apiaries; Apiary Expansion and Equipment Upgrade … View >>
– McNeilly Enterprises; Enhancing Capacity with Multi-purpose Facility
– Willis Farms; Sorghum Syrup and Cornmeal Process Upgrades … View >>
– Dugan Farms; Food Safety Produce Packing Shed … View >>
– Pine Row Farm; Feed Trailer and More Chickens … View >>