2024–2025 Grant Winners
Georgia
City of Douglas Fire Deparment
Douglas, GA
City of Douglas Fire Deparment
Douglas, GA
To purchase grain bin rescue equipment to enhance the capabilities of responding to emergencies effectively.
Coweta County Extension/4H
Newman, GA
Coweta County Extension/4H
Newman, GA
To increase public awareness of our local Coweta County Farmers Market through marketing campaigns designed to showcase the availability of locally produced agricultural products, including fresh produce, meats, eggs, honey, flowers and perennials, all offered by local producers within the market.
Evans County Community Center
Claxton, GA
Evans County Community Center
Claxton, GA
To provide a "Community Garden" to grow fresh produce for senior citizens and underserved populations in our community.
Global Growers Network, Inc.
Conyers, GA
Global Growers Network, Inc.
Conyers, GA
To establish a learning garden and accompanying curriculum activities at the Rockdale County Co-Farm.
Hunger Has No Color
Atlanta, GA
Hunger Has No Color
Atlanta, GA
To enhance farm sustainability and biodiversity by integrating rainwater collection for field or high tunnel crop irrigation while supporting native birdlife for insect control, especially mosquitoes.
Kennedy Pond Conservancy Inc.
Statesboro, GA
Kennedy Pond Conservancy Inc.
Statesboro, GA
To provide hands-on learning for students that focus on water conservation, biodiversity, and sustainable agriculture; and offer training sessions for teachers to equip them with the knowledge and tools to incorporate environmental education into their teaching.
Main Street Millen
Millen, GA
Main Street Millen
Millen, GA
To enhance the Millen Produce Market's infrastructure by purchasing tents, tables, and fans.
Midway Elementary School
Blackshear, GA
Midway Elementary School
Blackshear, GA
To expand our chicken coop by adding a wide variety of different breeds of chickens and expand the garden by adding a greenhouse.
Oconee Farmers Market
Watkinsville, GA
Oconee Farmers Market
Watkinsville, GA
To purchase a small 8 or 10 ft. enclosed trailer to store and transport our market's belongings.
Screven County 4-H
Sylvania, GA
Screven County 4-H
Sylvania, GA
To provide youth ages 4th-12th grade with an interest in horses to participate in a series of activities designed to improve citizenship, sportsmanship, horsemanship, character discipline, and responsibility.
Sharon Elementary School PTO
Loganville, GA
Sharon Elementary School PTO
Loganville, GA
To enhance the agricultural and agribusiness learning of the K-5 students by renovating the current Jag Ag Lab.
Statesboro Farmers Market
Statesboro, GA
Statesboro Farmers Market
Statesboro, GA
To expand the Statesboro Farmers Market’s children's area and provide engaging activities that showcase how essential farms are to food distribution, food accessibility, and community health, demonstrate engineering’s ever growing role in agriculture, promote ecological awareness, and the dozens of potential future careers that are all rooted in local Georgia agriculture.
Tattnall County Young Farmers
Reidsville, GA
Tattnall County Young Farmers
Reidsville, GA
To purchase a new livestock tote box to transport show goats and swine for local 4H and FFA students upon purchase and show days.
North Carolina
Alamance Community College
Graham, NC
Alamance Community College
Graham, NC
To enable the poultry processing equipment to become mobile. This will allow us to do demonstrations at high school agriculture programs, cooperative extension workshops, and provide equipment for rent for local farms.
Alleghany High School
Alleghany High School
Grant Awarded: Sparta, NC
To acquire a stock trailer to ensure the safe and efficient transport of livestock.
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC
To enhance the Appalachian Heritage Garden, which is an integral part of the campus Sustainable Development Civic Garden. The Heritage Garden preserves biodiversity, including native American and Southern Appalachian culture and heirloom seeds. The garden is a community garden for education and building local food systems.
Caswell County Local Food Council
Yanceyville, NC
Caswell County Local Food Council
Yanceyville, NC
To assist farmers in selling offerings and improve access to healthy food in the Caswell food dessert.
Charlotte Mecklenburg Food Policy Council
Cornelius, NC
Charlotte Mecklenburg Food Policy Council
Cornelius, NC
To implement a customer loyalty program to incentivize and reward shoppers who visit the North Meck Community Farmers Market.
Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services
Shelby, NC
Cleveland County Emergency Medical Services
Shelby, NC
To purchase a grain bin rescue to enhance its capacity to respond to emergencies involving entrapment in agricultural settings.
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden
Burnsville, NC
Dig In! Yancey Community Garden
Burnsville, NC
To increase production at our two acre community farm by enclosing it with deer fencing.
East Henderson FFA
Flat Rock, NC
East Henderson FFA
Flat Rock, NC
To purchase livestock panels for student instructions and youth livestock projects.
Farm School on Wheels
Hamptonville, NC
Farm School on Wheels
Hamptonville, NC
To celebrate and educate Veteran farmers in Southeastern North Carolina.
Hayesville High School FFA
Hayesville, NC
Hayesville High School FFA
Hayesville, NC
To create a heavy-use area for livestock. This addition would allow students hands on opportunities in animal science as well as a public venue to partner with such groups as NC Extension & NRCS/SWCD to provide educational opportunities to the farming public.
Haywood's Historic Farmers Market
Waynesville, NC
Haywood's Historic Farmers Market
Waynesville, NC
To purchase unsold fruits and vegetables from farmers and donate to Haywood Gleaners, an organization dedicated to food security, that delivers the produce to underserved communities.
Howards Creek Fire Department
Lincolnton, NC
Howards Creek Fire Department
Lincolnton, NC
To purchase a grain bin rescue to enhance its capacity to respond to emergencies involving entrapment in agricultural settings.
Neighbors in Ministry, Inc.
Brevard, NC
Neighbors in Ministry, Inc.
Brevard, NC
To incorporate STEM into gardening projects and lessons, designed to provide scholars with opportunities to learn about; soil science and composting, plant growth and life cycles, weather impacts and climate, effects of fertilizers and water, hydroponics, raised beds, trellis and vertical growing structures, weed competition, harmful and beneficial insects, a deeper insight into food and nutrition, and a greater understanding of the ag industry in general and the many careers associated with it.
Richmond County Beekeeping Association
Ellerbe, NC
Richmond County Beekeeping Association
Ellerbe, NC
To build a demonstration cage, with trailer, for classes and presentations.
Spirit Horse Ranch Rescue and Education Inc
Asheboro, NC
Spirit Horse Ranch Rescue and Education Inc
Asheboro, NC
To purchase an Equicizer (a life size mechanical horse) for therapeutic riding for children and adults in the event of bad weather.
Sugar Hill Montford Cove Fire Department
Marion, NC
Sugar Hill Montford Cove Fire Department
Marion, NC
To upgrade our rope rescue equipment in order to be more prepared for farm/agriculture/wilderness rescues.
Vashti Fire-Rescue, Inc.
Taylorsville, NC
Vashti Fire-Rescue, Inc.
Taylorsville, NC
To purchase the necessary equipment and rigging for a grain bin rescue.
South Carolina
Agricultural Museum of South Carolina
Pendleton, SC
Agricultural Museum of South Carolina
Pendleton, SC
To fund the "Cultivating Legacies: African American Agriculture in South Carolina" exhibit that will highlight the valuable and prominent role that Black farmers and farming have had on our entire state.
Axis 1 Center of Barnwell dba Barnwell Farmers Market
Barnwell, SC
Axis 1 Center of Barnwell dba Barnwell Farmers Market
Barnwell, SC
To purchase a mobile cooking unit and supplies for educational cooking demonstrations at the market.
Caw Caw VFD
St Matthews, SC
Caw Caw VFD
St Matthews, SC
To purchase a mobile cooking unit and supplies for educational cooking demonstrations at the market.
Dorchester County Fire Rescue
St George, SC
Dorchester County Fire Rescue
St George, SC
To purchase a grain bin rescue to enhance its capacity to respond to emergencies involving entrapment in agricultural settings.
Equine Rescue of Aiken
Aiken, SC
Equine Rescue of Aiken
Aiken, SC
To improve pasture health of 65 acres by decreasing soil erosion, improving vegetative composition and density, and reducing agricultural runoff.
Landrum Farmers Market
Landrum, SC
Landrum Farmers Market
Landrum, SC
To support the Landrum Farmers Market, Music at the Saturday Market from 8:00am - Noon during the Market season.
Lowcountry Street Grocery
Charleston, SC
Lowcountry Street Grocery
Charleston, SC
To purchase two merchandising coolers for the mobile farmers market (a retrofitted 1987 Ford school bus) thank will display local produce, dairy, beverages, cheeses for customers to shop from.
Newberry Middle School
Newberry, SC
Newberry Middle School
Newberry, SC
To enhance its student's learning experience by offering hands-on agriculture projects and experiments including growing crops in raised beds and raising chickens in a school chicken coop for egg production. In addition, students will conduct experiments and exploration activities using the school garden and poultry production experience in line with state science standards.
Operation Patriots FOB
Ridgeland, SC
Operation Patriots FOB
Ridgeland, SC
To create of a memorial garden for reflection and remembrance of Veterans at our facility in Ridgeland SC.
Orangeburg County Fair Association
Orangeburg, SC
Orangeburg County Fair Association
Orangeburg, SC
To install fans in the hog and cattle barns at the fairgrounds in order to improve the air quality and flow in the barns during livestock shows as well as enhance the overall experience for participants and spectators.
RobinHood Group
Union, SC
RobinHood Group
Union, SC
To install water taps and spigots at schools and community gardens in several of Union County food desert populated areas including, Santuc, Library, Town of Jonesville, AMIkids White Pines campus, Achievement Academy/Adult Education campus and Cross Keys.
The FARM Center
Oconee - Seneca, SC
The FARM Center
Oconee - Seneca, SC
To provide hands-on learning opportunities in sustainable farming practices, enabling participants to grow, harvest, and market their produce.
Westminster Catawba Christian School
Rock Hill, SC
Westminster Catawba Christian School
Rock Hill, SC
To build a greenhouse, which will serve as a vital resource for the newly introduced horticulture class for 9th-12th graders and provide students with hands-on learning opportunities in plant cultivation, environmental science, and sustainable practices.