George Washington Carver Agriculture
Research
Center

Our Mission

The mission of the George Washington Carver Agriculture Research Center (GWCARC) is to sustain, strengthen and enhance agriculture and the environment in Virginia’s Northern Piedmont and is based at the George Washington Carver Center in Rapidan, VA.

Programs

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CFEC

Carver Food Enterprise Center

CFEC is 6,000 square foot space shared-use commercial kitchen and food business incubator.

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The Stone Soup
Project

Stone Soup Job Skills Training Program is a partnership program between GWCARC and Virginia Cooperative Extension that provides training on food safety and customer service and teaches basic culinary skills for employment in the foodservice industry.

Working Group

The Carver Center Food Security and Agriculture Working Group is a collaborative project that pulls together agriculture and food security related organizations and programs working out of the Carver Center

in Rapidan, VA.

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Thanks to our Partners

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Recent News

Community Series: Inside the Carver Food Enterprise Center, it's more than a good recipe

https://starexponent.com/news/local/article_743d2673-2ff7-4170-9734-9f990d541302.html CULPEPER COUNTY This is the first in a series of "Community Series" articles submitted by the Culpeper County public information office. What is the Carver Food Enterprise Center? Starting a food business takes more than a good recipe. Entrepreneurs must find an approved place to prepare their products, understand food safety requirements, navigate permits and inspections, develop packaging

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Farm Credit of the Virginias Awards $130,000 in Grant Funding Through Charitable Contributions Fund

https://www.morningagclips.com/farm-credit-of-the-virginias-awards-130000-in-grant-funding-through-charitable-contributions-fund/ ROANOAKE, Va. — Farm Credit of the Virginias (FCV), a lending cooperative that serves Virginia, West Virginia and western Maryland, announced the Association would award more than $130,000 in funding to eligible charitable organizations through the Farm Credit of the Virginias’ Charitable Contributions Fund grant program. The following applicants w

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