Grant funding from the North Carolina Agriculture Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund.The Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners has established a fund for the exclusive use of farmland preservation and agricultural development from the deferred taxes paid on farmland coming out of present use tax valuation.NC Cooperative Extension, Cooperative Christian Ministry, Know Your Farms, the Cannon Foundation, the Piedmont Farmers’ Market, the Cabarrus County Food Policy Council, Cabarrus County Beekeepers, Leadership Cabarrus, Slow Food, among others. The facilities are managed by Cabarrus County, and training and technical assistance for new farmers are developed and implemented by Cabarrus County Cooperative Extension.
It is a county-owned farm, organized as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization on 30.6 acres of certified organic farmland (plus 1 acre leased for office and parking). Lomax Incubator Farm is to provide land, equipment, and training so farmers and farm entrepreneurs can develop farm enterprises. Lomax Incubator Farm, Concord, Cabarrus County, NCĭebbie Bost, NC Cooperative Newton, Cabarrus Profile:
Raleigh, NC Example North Carolina Incubator Farms Elma C. Maverick Farm’s Farm Incubator and Grower Programį. This project is focused on more formalized incubator farms on public land, so as resources, below, we have highlighted the more formalized incubator farms in the state with a brief profile description and links to additional information.ĭ. Some small farmers across the state have also been incubating new farmers on their own properties by offering new farmers use of portions of their farm land for short periods of time to initiate new farm enterprises. These differ from other farmer training programs in that they offer land-based opportunities for new farmers to establish their new farm enterprises and are usually associated with a program of training and technical assistance. This is not a comprehensive list since there are many others as well, and the opportunities for new farmers are increasing all the time.Ī number of incubator farms have also been developed across the state over the last 10 years or so. Additionally, farm business planning services and educational programs and resources for beginning farmers are offered through the Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP), Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI-USA), Organic Growers School including CRAFT WNC, the degree program in Sustainable Agriculture at Central Carolina Community College, and the Young Farmer and Rancher program of The North Carolina Farm Bureau. There are many excellent efforts underway to support new farmers in North Carolina, including programs of the Carolina Farm Stewardship Association (CFSA), Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS), and National Center for Appropriate Technology. We do not sell, trade, or otherwise transfer to outside parties your personally identifiable information.Incubator Farm Project: Example NC Incubator Farms Carolina Farm Stewardship Association may use the information you provide on this form to be in touch or for marketing. We take your privacy seriously and will treat your information with respect. Dow Scholarship Fund: Send a beginning farmer to the Sustainable Agriculture Conference. Lomax Farm Fund: Support our research, education, and incubator farm in Concord, NC, training the next generation of farmers. All gifts to CFSA are tax-deductible.ĭonate to CFSA: Lend a helping hand wherever CFSA needs it most! The Carolina Farm Stewardship Association is on a mission to bring local, organic food to your table from a farmer who shares your values - and we can't do it without you! Together we are building a regional food system that is good for consumers, good for growers, and good for the land.
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