This Golden LEAF grant provided funding to Henderson County to construct wastewater infrastructure critical to Tri-Hishtil, a company that was considering locating a production facility in Mills River that would produce grafted vegetable plants. The grafted plants are more disease resistant, reduce input costs, meet demand for a production option to counter recent fumigant restrictions, limit crop rotation and associated expenses, and enable production on farms facing soil challenges. The company agreed to create 125 jobs with average annual wages of $37,000 per year plus benefits. The sewer expansion will benefitted several neighboring companies. Golden LEAF funds were used for the sewer expansion.
