In February 2025, Luke Farley, the Labor Commissioner for North Carolina, highlighted Nourse Farms at the Gold Star Growers 31st Annual Awards Meeting. At this event, Commissioner Farley presented Nourse Farms with the 2024 Best New Housing Award. 

In a press release from the NC Department of Labor, Commissioner Farley said, "Our Gold Star Growers are the best of the best—these farmers go above and beyond to provide safe, clean, and comfortable housing to their workers. Agriculture is the number one industry in our state, and these farmers are doing their part to make North Carolina the safest place to work and the best place to do business. I'm proud to recognize them for their commitment to our agricultural workers." Read the full press release here.  

We're proud to have partnered with Cooper Construction Company for our labor housing built for our Mills River, NC, location. We are incredibly pleased with Cooper Construction's execution in creating safe, comfortable spaces for our employees to live and work.