northeast sare serves connecticut, delaware, maine, maryland, massachusetts, new hampshire, new...
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Northeast SARE serves Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.
Northeast SARE Farmer Grants
SARE believes that
Farmers are inventive
Farmers are observant
Farmers listen to and learn from each other
Northeast SARE Farmer Grants
Farms are laboratories
Cover crops on the Fry farm, Maryland
A Vermont farmers breeding club,Jack Lazor, Vermont
Farmers are leaders and teachers
Farms are gateways to new ideas
Exploring solutions to infestations of Polydora sp. , Jesse Leach, Maine
Profits, stewardship, satisfaction
A sustainable farm is:
Profitable
In harmony with the environment
A source of pride to the farmer and the community
Farmer Grants
Competitive—about a third of all applications funded
Awarded for merit, innovation, and good planning
Results useful to other farmers
Topic areas
Commercial production—crops and livestock
Marketing—retail or wholesale
Quality of life—families and communities
Environmental stewardship—soil and water
Reduce pesticides
Reduction of pesticide resistance in Colorado potato beetles, Megan Patterson, Maine
Find a new market
Safely sell dairy products at farmers markets, Courtney Haas, New Hampshire
Test a new crop
Greenhouse ginger production, Melissa Bahret, Massachusetts
Improve the soil
No-till and soil health metrics, Steve Groff, Pennsylvania
Do you have…
Is a Farmer Grant right for you?
A commercial farmer?
Excited about testing a new idea?
Passionate about improving your farm?
Eager to tell others about your results?
Are you…
A trusted, skilled advisor who can help you succeed?
The equipment and the experience to act on your idea?
Time to invest in project success?
Technical advisors
Add experience and knowledge
Help you stay on track
Can be Cooperative Extension staff, consultants, or others with skills you will needPhoto: Joshua Brown
1. Begin
Talk your idea over with a technical advisor.
2. Decide
Decide if the idea is a good fit with your farm.
3. Think
Think about how to get useful results.
4. Refine your approach
Go to www.nesare.org
Read
“Get a Grant” and “Farmer Grants”
Get
Application materials
Ready to apply?
Respond to seven questions
Plan what you need and what it will cost
Total these costs in a budget
Apply on line in late fall
Funds released in the spring
Use grant funds for …
Your time
Employee time
Advisor time
Supplies and services
Outreach and travel
Printing and postage
Indirect costs
Photo Jack Rabin