
Crow Fly Farms, photo courtesy of Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project.
- Macon County Public Health (as the fiscal sponsor for MountainWise)
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $50,000
Fiscal Year 2024
to sustain and strengthen the Double Up Food Bucks program in WNC. - Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $8,500
Fiscal Year 2023
to engage HunterKemper Consulting to assist in conducting a staff engagement and visioning process that will help ASAP continue its successful work after a period of organizational transition. - Bounty & Soul
Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Rutherford, and Transylvania counties
Grant Amount: $35,000
Fiscal Year 2023
to support Produce to the People and Farmers Alliance, two programs that address the intersection of food, farms and health. - McDowell Local Food Advisory Council (LFAC)
McDowell
Grant Amount: $66,500
Fiscal Year 2023
for the purchase of a vehicle to transport food, to pay contract workers to support an anticipated influx of farmer food, and to fund part of the costs of LFAC’s Community Project Manager. - Organic Growers School (as the fiscal agent for the WNC Food Justice Planning Initiative)
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $54,000
Fiscal Year 2023
to coordinate and develop the Initiative. - Organic Growers School
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $50,000
Fiscal Year 2023
to implement programming that provides WNC farmers with individualized support, comprehensive education, and coaching services to enhance farmer success and sustainability. - Polk County Government
Polk
Grant Amount: $28,450
Fiscal Year 2023
to support the management of the Columbus Farmers Market and Columbus Winter Market that operate in Columbus, NC. - Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $50,000
Fiscal Year 2023
to support sustainable local agriculture at its 140-acre Community Farm in Alexander through varied farm projects and programs. - The Utopian Seed Project
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $40,000
Fiscal Year 2023
to support its work to develop a resilient regional food and farming system through research, education, and promotion of biodiversity. - Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $80,000 over two years
Fiscal Year 2022
to support farm viability by connecting farmers with consumer demand through its Farm Fresh for Health initiative. - Bounty & Soul
Buncombe, Henderson, McDowell, Rutherford, and Transylvania counties
Grant Amount: $25,000
Fiscal Year 2022
to support two of its “pillar programs”: Produce to the People™ and Farmers Alliance, programs that address food, farms, and health through a lens of equity and inclusion. - MANNA FoodBank
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $50,000
Fiscal Year 2022
to cover program, operational, and food purchase costs of its mobile food programs. - Organic Growers School
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $25,000
Fiscal Year 2022
to implement programming that provides WNC farmers with individualized support, advanced education, and mentoring services to enhance farmer success and sustainability. - Toe River Aggregation Center Training Organization Regional (TRACTOR)
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $45,000
Fiscal Year 2022
for general operating funds to support the implementation of a universal community-grown food share program. - The Utopian Seed Project
WNC Region
Grant Amount: $30,000
Fiscal Year 2022
to fund the outfitting of an on-farm greenhouse and to assist with general operating expenses.
Food and Farming Grant History