2009 Report Summary
Michigan reported promoting SARE at 8 events, having one grant funding workshop, assisting
with graduate, farmer/rancher and R&E proposals and multiple interactions with others while
representing SARE. Program partners include Michigan State University, Animal Ag in the
Environment Team, NRCS, Michigan Integrated Food and Farming Systems and other
sustainable agriculture organizations. Out of five initiatives, Michigan reported 13 educators
answered client questions, 17 developed new contacts, 22 incorporated into programming, 19
delivered new programming, and 12 used in newsletters and other media. Seventeen travel
scholarships totaling $7,200 and ten mini-grants totaling $13,000 were awarded.
2010 Plan Of Work Summary
SARE promotional events for 2010 include two Farmer’s Forums at the 2010 Michigan Family
Farms Conference, a panel discussion at the 2010 Small Farms Conference. The Michigan SARE
website will promote SARE events and announcements. Michigan’s initiatives include two that
are continued from 2009: (1) Sustainable Animal Production and (2) Other Sustainable
Agriculture Support and three new initiatives (1) Scaling Up Local Food Systems regional
training, (2) Sustainable Organic Agriculture-New Agriculture Network-NAN and (3) Youth
Educator Professional Development. Michigan will coordinate the tri-state NAN initiative.
Michigan State Sustainable Agriculture Program expects 55 educators to report intermediate
(behavioral) outcomes for 2010. Fifteen $500 travel scholarships ($7,500) and 7 $1000 ($4,900)
mini-grants will be offered.
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Michigan State Coordinator, Dale R. Mutch
MSU Extension Specialist and
KBS Land and Water Program Acting Coordinator
Michigan State University/W. K. Kellogg Biological Station
Michigan’s Sustainable Agriculture State Coordinator,NCR-SARE
3700 E. Gull Lake Drive
Hickory Corners, MI 49060-9516
Phone: 269-671-2412, ext. 224
Email: mutch@msu.edu
www.misare.msu.edu.
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Mutch has more than 27 years of research and Extension experience in organic farming, IPM, cover crops and sustainable agriculture. He has served on the NCR-SARE Administrative Council, Technical Committee and Producer Grants Program. In July 2007, Mutch became Michigan’s Sustainable Agriculture State Coordinator for NCR-SARE. His career emphasis has been on low-input and organic farming systems. His applied research focuses on participatory projects that use farmer advisory teams to direct and validate the work. Mutch manages ten OCIA-certified organic research acres.
SARE Grants in Michigan
Since 1988, SARE has awarded numerous grants in every state and Island Protectorate. Aimed at advancing sustainable innovations, these grants add up to an impressive portfolio of sustainable agriculture efforts across the nation. See below for a grant portfolio summary and detailed grants list for Michigan.
Michigan Competitive Grant Portfolio Summary (pdf)
The portfolio summary for each state includes one project highlight, a breakdown of funding by SARE project type, and the total funding for the state since 1988. This is a colorful 2-pager in PDF format that can be printed and distributed.
Competitive Grants List (pdf)
The grants list describes each grant in the state by title, project leader and funding level.
For further information about any grant in the list, go to http://www.sare.org/projects/ and search by the project number or title.
Michigan Organizations, Programs and Contacts
Bio-Systems
Joe Scrimger
7876 S. Van Dyke Rd.
Marlette, MI 48453
989-635-2864
989-635-3888 (fax)
bio-system@centurytel.net
Crop Services International, Inc.
Phil Wheeler
1728 Madison, S.E.
Grand Rapids, MI 49507
616-246-7933
616-246-6039 (fax)
drdirt25@ropservicesintl.com
The C.S. Mott Group for Sustainable Food Systems
Michigan State University
Mike Hamm
C.S. Mott Professor of Sustainable Agriculture
312B Natural Resources
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-432-1611
517-353-3834 (fax)
mhamm@msu.edu
www.mottgroup.msu.edu
Detroit Agricultural Network
Ashley Atkinson
200 West Parkhurst
Detroit, MI 48203
313-237-8736
ashley@greeningofdetroit.org
www.geocities.com/detroitag/
Michigan Association of Conservation Districts
Lori Phalen, Executive Director
3001 Coolidge Road
Suite 250
East Lansing, MI 48823
517-324-4421
517-324-4435 (fax)
lori.phalen@macd.org
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Robin Rosenbaum
611 W. Ottawa, Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
517-335-6542
www.michigan.gov/mda
Michigan Department of Agriculture
Christine Lietzau, Office of Ag Development
611 W. Ottawa, Box 30017
Lansing, MI 48909
800-662-9278
www.michigan.gov/mda
Michigan Department of Environmental Quality
Environmental Assistance Program
Terri Novak
PO Box 30457
Lansing, MI 48909-7957
800-662-9278
www.michigan.gov/deq
Michigan Environmental Council
Lana Pollock, President
119 Pere Marquette #2A
Lansing, MI 48912
517-487-9539
517-487-9541 (fax)
info@environmentalcouncil.org
www.mecprotects.org
Michigan Hay and Grazing Council
Howard Straub
3800 Essex Center Rd.
St. Johns, MI 48879
989-224-3112
howardstraubjr@hotmail.com
Michigan Integrated Food and Farming Systems
Elaine Brown, Executive Director
416 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-432-0712
miffs@msu.edu
Michigan Organic Food and Farming Alliance
Jim Bingen
PO box 26102
Lansing, MI 48909-6102
248-262-6826
moffaorganic@yahoo.com
www.moffa.org
Michigan State University
Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
Steve Pueppke, Director
109 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
517-355-0123
517-353-5406 (fax)
pueppke@msu.edu
www.maes.msu.edu
Michigan State University
Crop and Soil Sciences Department
Jim Kells, Chairperson
A286 Plant and Soil Sciences Bldg.
East Lansing, MI 48824
(517) 355-0271 ext. 1103
(517) 353-5174 (fax)
kells@msu.edu
www.css.msu.edu
Michigan State University
Horticulture Department
Dr. Randolph Beaudry, Acting Chairperson
A288 Plant and Soil Sciences Blg.
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325
517/355-5191 ext 1361
517/353-0890 (fax)
beaudry@msu.edu
www.hrt.msu.edu
Michigan State University Extension
Tom Coon, Director
108 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824-1039
517-355-2308
517-355-6473 (fax)
coontg@msu.edu
www.msue.msu.edu
Michigan State University Extension
Land and Water Program
W.K. Kellogg Biological Station
Dale R. Mutch
3700 E. Gull Lake Drive
Hickory Corners, MI 49060-9516
269-671-2412 ext. 224
269-671-4485 (fax)
mutch@msu.edu
www.misare.msu.edu
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Brian Buehler
3001 Coolidge Road, Suite 250
East Lansing, MI 48823
517-324-5270
brian.buehler@mi.usda.gov
Northern Michigan Small Farm Conference
Michigan State University Extension
Stan Moore, Antrim County Extension Director
203 E. Cayuga St.
PO Box 427
Bellaire, MI 49615-0427
231-533-8818
231-533-8392 (fax)
moorest@msu.edu
www.msue.msu.edu/portal/default.cfm?pageset_id=26792
Organic Crop Improvement Association
Michigan Chapter
Pat Graham
3654 E. Weidman Rd.
Rosebush, MI 48878
989-433-0197
989 433 2196 (fax)
grham@glccomputers.com
www.ocia.org
Project GREEEN
Michigan State University
Doug Buhler
Director and Associate Director Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station
109 Agriculture Hall
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-355-0123
Buhler@msu.edu
www.greeen.msu.edu
Student Organic Farm
Michigan State University
John Biernbaum
Director and Professor of Horticulture
3291 College Road
Holt, MI 48842
517-230-7987
msufarm@msu.edu
www.msuorganicfarm.com
Vicki Morrone
Organic Vegetable and Crop Outreach Specialist
Michigan State University
C.S. Mott Sustainable Food Systems
303 Natural Resources Bldg.
East Lansing, MI 48824
517-353-3542
517-282-3557 (cell)
517-353-3834 (fax)
www.MichiganOrganic.msu.edu
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