The Farm Incubator and Grower program in Valle Crucis, Western North Carolina’s first farm incubator, is accepting applications for the 2013 growing season.
Located in Valle Crucis, on the site of the former Appalachian State University Teaching & Research Farm, on land owned by the Valle Crucis Conference Center, the program plans to launch two small farm enterprises, run by beginning farmers with access to land, a tractor, a greenhouse and other equipment.
“Starting out as a farmer without access to equipment and land is next to impossible,” said Hillary Wilson, a 27-year-old farmer and executive director of Maverick Farms, which runs the FIG program in partnership with Appalachian State University’s Sustainable Development Program.
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