Farmer Grants

Ross Mickens of Open Door Farm of Cedar Grove, NC is building a cooling facility to store long-term storage crops.

Edwin Moore of Moore Brothers Natural in Maxton, NC is starting a “Beef Locker,” a contactless vending machine that dispenses vacuum-sealed beef.

Blanca Moreno of Crescent City, FL and fellow farmers are collaborating to install farm infrastructure in order to grow a variety of seedlings for backyard farmers.

Jamila Norman of Patchwork City Farms is transitioning to growing in raised beds to help with water drainage, weed control and an increased crop yield.

Bahiyyah Parks of EcoBlossoms Farm is working with neighboring farms to create a deer fence around the perimeter of their farms in order to expand growing space.

Allexcia Rankin of Red Rooster Farm in Booneville, AR is installing two large refrigerators to properly store produce for markets.

Anita Roberson of Botanical Bites & Provisions is installing two cooling systems to extend the shelf life of their perishable products including food and cut flowers.

Corre Robinson of NewSoil farm operations is repurposing an unused dilapidated brick tobacco barn as a large-scale worm and casing operation.

Marvin Ross of The Peculiar Pig in Summerville, SC is adding mobile refrigeration to his operation in order to keep up with the demand of wood lot raised and pasture-raised livestock.