Piedmont Value-Added Shared-Use Food and Agricultural Processing Center
Organization:
County of Orange
Amount:
250000
Program Area:
Open Grants Program
County of Applicant:
Orange
Year:
12/04/2008
Description:
This Golden LEAF grant will help equip a regional value-added shared use food and agricultural processing facility to serve central NC. A feasibility study indicates that the facility will serve 16,214 farms in a 75-mile radius and generate more than $800,000 in revenue for local farmers. Orange County has dedicated a building in which to locate the center. Alamance, Chatham, and Durham Counties have also indicated their intent to support the operation of the Center.