2023-2024 Project Grants
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Collapse ▲PRODUCE and FRUIT
Meredith Leight of Pittsboro will use the grant to retrofit an existing high tunnel with a geothermal climate battery to grow citrus and other subtropical produce.
Michelle Davis of Clayton will use the grant to increase farm produce and strawberry sales by adding a value added product of locally made ice cream.
Gardner of MacClesfield will us the grant to purchase the equipment to lay plastic for growing crops.
Andrew Herring of Dunn will use the grant for an agricultural spraying drone system.
Anthony Sawyer of Winterville will the grant to renovate an existing shed into an energy efficient indoor growing facility.
Brandon Byrd of Linwood will use the grant to install drip irrigation on a four acre vineyard.
Brittany Chester of Mount Ulla will use the grant to construct a facility to wash and pack crops.
Caroline Beam of King will use the grant to purchase a no-till drill.
Eric Hudson of Newton Grove will use the grant to integrate plasticulture into the farming operation.
Jena Reeves of Sparta will use the grant to build a greenhouse to extend the growing season.
Zachary Rierson of Thomasville will use the grant for a shared use compact mulch layer.
Mikala Calloway of Ronda will use the grant to incorporate new seed starting equipment.
Madeline Baker of Graham will use the grant to expand her salad greens operation to four seasons.
David White of Chapel Hill will use the grant to transition 5 acres of row crop land into high density peach orchard with irrigation and fence.
Steven Maness of Seagrove will use the grant to plant a new apple orchard to increase farm diversity and profitability.
SMALL RUMINANTS
Amanda Beveridge of Lexington will use the grant to build a lambing barn.
Brian Hardy of Taylorsville will use the grant for fencing and automatic goat feeders.
Joey Keller of Catawba will use the grant to transition the farm into a small ruminant facility.
Lisa Chappell of Rocky Mount will use the grant to increase goat milking capacity while reducing labor cost.
POULTRY
Samantha Gasson of Rougemont will use the grant to purchase a meat grinder to process hard to sell turkey cuts into raw pet treats.
Kim and Joshua Stroud of Mounty Olive will use the grant for poultry processing equipment and a storage trailer.
Antione and Deidra Hall of Nashville will use the grant for quail and poultry processing equipment.
Jerrad Jones of Salisbury will use the grant for poultry processing equipment.
Whitney Allen of Mebane will use the grant to increase pastured poultry operation to process more turkeys, ducks and chicken and one time.
Brian and Sara Larson of La Grange will use the grant to update and expand an existing structure for poultry process.
MUSHROOM, FLOWERS, PECANS AND BEES
Ashley Parker of Hurdle Mills will use the grant to expand cut flower production from 3 to 5 acres for U-pick flower agritourism.
Brandon Simmons of Taylorsville will use the grant to expand operation and research with Bee Breeding Program.
Candace Ring of Hamptonville will use the grant to purchase equipment to upgrade a mushroom operation.
Hiram Ramirez of Charlotte will use the grant to add inoculation space at his mushroom farm.
Laura Stewart of Graham will use the grant to create an educational mushroom trail populated with 20 varieties of native fruiting mushrooms.
Steven Brake of Pinetops will use the grant to upgrade honey production with equipment to meet increased local demand.
Greg Edward of Gaston will use the grant to install drip irrigation and purchase a used Meyers pecan sheller.
John Tart of Goldsboro will use the grant for pecan processing equipment.
LIVESTOCK AND DAIRY
Barry Myers of Union Grove will use the grant to replace free stalls and headlocks on his dairy farm.
Bennie William & Valerie Tew Barwick of Seven Springs will use the grant to purchase portable corral system.
Mary and Chad Sale from Ronda will use the grant to replace a broken Hobart scale
Isaac Steward of Benson will use the grant to improve his hog facilities.
Tanner Ferguson of King will use the grant for portable cattle handling equipment.
Tyler Scronce of Newton will use the grant to install certified livestock scales.
Preston Bailey of Harmony will use the grant to install perimeter fencing around a 46 acres field to provide forage for livestock.
Ray Stanley of Lillington will use the grant to build a cattle finish lot.
Michael and Daphne Jensen of Stony Point will use the grant to upgrade the working facilities to ensure humane, low stress animal handling and best human safety standards.
Michael Senter of Fuquay-Varina will use the grant to purchase a hay accumulator implement to improve hay harvesting techniques.
FARM STORES AND FARM EQUIPMENT
David and Cheryl Correll of Cleveland will use the grant to transition from using a tractor with a pto driven irrigation pump, to a smaller gas powered pump.
Elizabeth Richardson of Graham will use the grant to renovate a freestanding garage into a farm storefront.
Jeremiah Shalvey of Conover will use the grant to create an on-farm market and processing kitchen.
Vaughn Compton of Cedar Grove will use the grant to purchase grain bins.
Susan Abernethy of Maiden will use the grant to erect a facility for sorghum syrup production and storage.
John Alston of Norlina will use the grant increase cold storage capacity for the farm.
Amy Sweem of Nashville will use the grant to purchase a freezer for meat sales.
Michael Strickland of Nashville will the grant to finish the inside of a farm store and expand freezer storage.
Maggie Simpson-Young of Norwood will use the grant to build a cold storage facility to allow for greater storage, curing and selling capacity year-round.
COMMUNITY GRANTS FOR NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Thomasville Farmer Market Association in Thomasville will us the grant to purchase technology to complete credit card and SNAP/EBT sales and signage.
Piedmont Wholesale Flower in Chapel Hill will use the grant to purchase a walk-in cooler.
Harnett County Cooperative Extension in Lillington will use the grant to purchase a raised bed mulch layer the farmers can rent.
Cobblestone Farmers Market in Winston Salem will use the grant to purchase equipment for food demonstrations at the farmers market.
Farm Credit Farmers Market will use the grant to increase market visibility with two new permanent signs.
Eastern North Carolina Farmer Collaborative will use the grant to purchase a climate controlled transport vehicle to aggregate and distribute agricultural products for small farmers in eastern North Carolina.
Davidson County Cattlemen’s Association in Lexington will use the grant to purchase portable cattle handling equipment for small livestock producers to rent.