Monthly Archives: April 2021

Ben Burkett of The Indian Springs Farmers Association is updating the cooperative's refrigeration and transportation systems to make their marketing and sales more efficient.

Dugan Farms is building fencing around their farm to protect their culturally significant crops that elk would otherwise destroy. This new fencing will allow them to have more variety in the plants, more effectively save seeds, and provide more food to their community.

Gabrielle E. W. Carter of The Woodward Homestead is converting their growing methods to more soil regenerative practices and building up the soil to produce more food.

Carolyn Cheek of JAC Farm is purchasing a cargo trailer and converting it into a moving refrigerated and storage unit that will allow for transporting fresh produce and act as a cooling station on the farm.

Suzanne Ferrell of River Road Market Produce in Danville, VA is purchasing a mobile walk-in cooler to safely store produce.

Tanisha Frink of Briarwood Cattle Farm in Red Springs, NC is improving feeding and water systems in order to organically improve marbleization and cattle health.

Darlene Gabbard of Native Vines Winery is closing in a 12x24 square foot section of a current building for cold storage of finished bottled wine.

Davon Goodwin of Off the Land Farms is building a farm pack house with wash stations, grading equipment and cooler storage in Ellerbe, NC.

Kevin Gunter of The Garden Doctors are building a food processing facility in order to teach the community the value of storing and preserving their own food.