Henderson County Gleaton Farm Fund For Summer Interns

In 2023, Shelley G. Bourdon made a gift to the NC Agricultural Foundation to create an endowment in memory of her parents, Hugh and Madge Gleaton to interest young people of Henderson County, NC to begin farming. Dr. Hugh Gleaton Jr. grew up on a three-generational farm in Warwick, Georgia. His father discouraged him from becoming a farmer, so he earned his medical degree and set up an ophthalmology practice in Hendersonville. Gardening, however, remained his lifelong passion. To help encourage a new generation of farmers and professionals working with farmers, Shelley established this endowment to support interns working on organic, specialty and/or alternative crops at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research and Extension Center in Mills River. Preference will be given to interns who are residents of Henderson County. If you’re interested in contributing to this effort to inspire young people to pursue farming as a profession, please consider making a gift to the Henderson County Gleaton Farm Fund For Summer Interns.