| WHAT IS SARE? Funded
by the USDA, the national
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program
supports and promotes sustainable farming and ranching. We offer competitive grants and educational opportunities for producers, scientists, educators, institutions, organizations
and others exploring sustainable agriculture. Abstracts from national
SARE projects are available in a comprehensive,
searchable database.
NCR-SARE provides extensive information about our grant programs and timelines.
WHAT IS SAN? The Sustainable Agriculture Network (SAN) is SARE's outreach
arm, providing field-ready information in print and electronic formats.
The national SARE program is comprised of the Northeast, South, West and North Central regions. The North Central region includes Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
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Thanks to a NCR-SARE Farmer Rancher grant, Michael Hollcraft of New Carlisle, Indiana plans to test develop an organic CSA marketing model that is convenient for rural consumers and profitable for farmers. Hollcraft will use his grant to explore the best way to operate an organic CSA in a rural community. He will conduct market research to determine consumer food preferences and price points, which membership options work best, and customers’ willingness to use the Internet for membership payments and placing orders.
Supporters of the project -from left: Diane Kuhl, Elsa Littman, Hollcraft with wife Adriana Don-Hollcraft, Jorge Bourzac, and seated on the tractor is Gene Baughman. – photo by Marcy Dailey
For more information or to participate in his upcoming CSA Marketing Survey, you may contact Michael Hollcraft at sundancefarmscsa@live.com and/or (574) 993-3008.
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NCR-SARE's Recent Grant Projects
2007 Farmer Rancher Grant Projects Recommended For Funding
 List of 2007 Farmer Rancher Projects Recommended For Funding
2007 Professional Development Program Projects Recommended for Funding
List of 2007 PDP Competitive Grants Recommended for Funding
2008 Research and Education Projects Recommended for Funding
List of 2008 Research and Education Projects Recommended for Funding
Abstracts of 2008 Research and Education Projects Recommended for Funding
2008 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding
List of 2008 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding
Abstracts of 2008 Graduate Student Projects Recommended for Funding
NCR-SARE funds 50 to 75 cutting-edge projects every year in the four grant programs. NCR-SARE’s Administrative Council (AC) members decide which projects will receive SARE funds. A collection of farm and non-farm citizens, the AC includes a diverse mix of agricultural stakeholders in the region. Council members hail from regional farms and ranches, the Cooperative Extension Service, universities, and nonprofit organizations.
In addition, regional representatives of the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Natural Resources Conservation Service, and NCR agribusinesses, state agencies, and foundations sit at the table to distribute grant money.
The USDA's NCR-SARE program has awarded more than $30 million worth of competitive grants to farmers and ranchers, researchers, educators, public and private institutions, nonprofit groups, and others exploring sustainable agriculture in 12 states: Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin.
North Central Region
SARE
120 BAE, University of Minnesota
1390 Eckles Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
612-626-3113
612-626-3132 (fax)
ncrsare@umn.edu
www.sare.org/ncrsare
2007 North Central Region SARE |
