Source: BLUERIDGE NOW, 4/13/22

The Golden Leaf Foundation awarded a $1 million grant on April 7 to fund a new greenhouse for Blue Ridge Community College’s horticulture program. The new structure will enable students to maintain automated growing systems and teach skills valuable to area growers and agribusinesses. The grant was one of 14 awarded by the Golden Leaf Board of Directors totaling over $10.1 million for community-based projects in Western North Carolina. These grants will support workforce preparedness, job creation, economic investment and the agriculture industry in Henderson, Transylvania, Buncombe, Cherokee, Graham, Haywood, Jackson and Madison...

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