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Lomax incubator farm operator asks Cabarrus County to raise annual support from $80,000 to $120,000
Summary
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association told commissioners its costs have risen and asked the county to increase annual lease support for the Lomax Incubator Farm from $80,000 to $120,000; staff said payments come from a deferred-tax fund restricted by ordinance to conservation, local food and parks.
Carolina Farm Stewardship Association representatives presented the county work session with a request to increase annual funding for the Lomax Incubator Farm from $80,000 to $120,000.
CFSA representative Dylan Alexander explained the organization operates the 32-acre Lomax site and runs farmer training, research and donation programs there. He said the group has expanded donation production since the pandemic and that between 2021 and 2025 CFSA raised more than 37,000 pounds of produce for local distribution. CFSA is also participating in a USDA-supported organic seed production research project at the site.
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