Northeast SARE serves Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont,

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

Questions?

Carol Delaney 802/656-0697

[email protected]

www.nesare.org