Source:  NCSU, 6/10/15

North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler made a visit to Cherokee County on June 3rd to visit with farmers and tour the High Tunnel Incubator project in Marble.  In 2013 Cherokee County was awarded grant funds from WNC Communities and the TVA Ag and Forestry Fund, to construct two moveable high tunnels.  The Cherokee County Extension office partnering with Cherokee County Government applied for the grant to purchase the high tunnels.  One of the high tunnels is used by the Extension office as an incubator to train people in the techniques of high tunnel growing.  The Sheriff’s department uses the other one to grow produce reducing meal costs at the jail. ...

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