Daily Archives: August 26, 2025

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Bruce Saldana

August 26, 2025
With support from the 2025 RAFI Farmer Infrastructure Grant, Saldana Farms will construct a new packing shed, a vital addition that will expand the farm’s capacity, improve efficiency, and provide safe storage for harvested crops.
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Tarah Steele

August 26, 2025
Tarah Steele is the owner of Steele's Town Creek Farm in Newton, North Carolina, where she and her family raise forest-raised pork and pasture-raised eggs on 20 acres.
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Perriee Williamson

August 26, 2025
With support from the 2025 RAFI Farmer Infrastructure Grant, Perriee and Marietta will construct a greenhouse, expanding their growing capacity and allowing them to cultivate a wider variety of flowers year-round.
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Rickie and Kitty Boone

August 26, 2025
With a focus on quality and innovation, Ribickie Farms will use this stipend to expand its gourmet mushroom production using vertical farming techniques and controlled environment agriculture to maximize yields in limited space.
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Rex Coble

August 26, 2025
Though still a new operation, Cobles Landing is eager to grow, building a future rooted in sustainability, community connection, and a commitment to nourishing both people and the land.
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Lyric East

August 26, 2025
Lyric East owns and operates Wild East Farm, a 40-acre diversified farm in Marion, North Carolina, producing vegetables, chicken, pork, turkey, and tree crops—all grown and raised organically.
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Taykiera Hyman

August 26, 2025
With this stipend, Taykiera is building an on-farm processing kitchen to create more value-added products and expand market opportunities.
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Dain Kim

August 26, 2025
With this 2025 stipend, Goodness Grove will install a walk-in cooler, a crucial upgrade from the single two-door fridge currently in use.
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Brooke Kornegay

August 26, 2025
With support from these funds, Kornecopia Farm will provide stipends to Appalachian State University interns, ensuring they can participate in the farm’s first production season.
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