Growing Local Profits

Year Funded

2005

Amount

$112,000

Project will demonstrate the economic viability of horticultural crops by providing farmers opportunities to diversify using plasticulture, assisting with fertigation systems, and assisting with direct marketing through local food projects. The project’s goal is to place approximately 100-400 acres of farmland under efficient irrigation and weed-management systems.

Keith Baldwin
NC Agriculture and Technical State University PO Box 21928 Greensboro, NC 27420