SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Monday announced 13 recipients in the second round of the county’s agritourism-grant program. The county executive announced the grants at Last Shot Distillery at 4022 Mill Road in Skaneateles. Applicants are eligible for awards up to $15,000 Agritourism “helps promote farm viability while also benefiting the […]
SKANEATELES, N.Y. — Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon on Monday announced 13 recipients in the second round of the county’s agritourism-grant program.
The county executive announced the grants at Last Shot Distillery at 4022 Mill Road in Skaneateles. Applicants are eligible for awards up to $15,000
Agritourism “helps promote farm viability while also benefiting the local economy and food system,” the county contended in a release.
“The investments being made into our agricultural community, specifically through our agritourism grant program, are crucial to helping our local farms and small businesses while also maintaining the quality of life we enjoy in Onondaga County,” McMahon said.
The county is accepting applications on a rolling basis, and those interested can find the application at agriculture.ongov.net/blog.
Proposed projects should fall in one or more of the following categories: Improve, Expand, Initiate, and Market.
The grant recipients are listed below:
- Shepard Settlement Farm
- Tim’s Pumpkin Patch
- Doce Lume Farm/Go Native! Perennials LLC
- Last Shot Distillery
- Fesko Dairy
- HodgePodge Farm
- Schoolhouse Farm
- Willowdale Bend Farm Sanctuary
- Red Oak Nurseries
- Anyela’s Vineyards
- Mottville Maple
- Orchard Slope Farm
- Tap Root Fields
