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Natural Home Magazine, an environmentally concerned publication, selected Earthworks Urban Farms as one of its top 10 producing urban farms in the country for its active role in providing food for the Capuchin Soup Kitchen.

To read more about Earthworks Urban Farms' SARE project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

 

Farmer Rancher Grant recipient, Russ Kremer was recently featured in the Riverfront Times for his work on reducing and eliminating the reliance on antibiotic administration on sustainable hog farms. He was also recently featured in the Union of Concerned Scientists fifth installment of "Green Cuisine,".

To read the SARE reports from this project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

Check out Deborah Cavanaugh-Grant's publication , Reaping the Rewards of Our SARE Investment. The goal of this publication is to share the innovative work that Illinois NCR-SARE recipients have done over the years- answering the "so what?" question.

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Earl Smith and the Hancock Harvest Council's 2006 NCR-SARE Farmer Rancher Grant project about marketing locally produced products was recently featured by Farm and Dairy.

To read the SARE reports from this project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

Will Allen Will Allen, Founder and CEO of Growing Power, has been named a 2008 MacAthur Fellow for his work in urban farming. Growing Power has received and been involved in several NCR-SARE grants and recently featured in Yes!.

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Photo of birdsfoot trefoil from the NRCS National Plant Materials Center Photo Gallery, NETSC

Calvin Adams' 2007 Farmer Rancher Grant was featured by American Cowman. Adams project will look at the effects of adding legume crops such as grazing tolerant alfalfa, birdsfoot trefoil, hairy vetch, and several others to his pastures.

To read more about his SARE project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

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NCR-SARE Farmer Rancher grant recipient, Brandon Jaeger, was featured in the Athens News for his work investigating how staple food crops can perform in our region’s soils and climate.

To read more about his SARE project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

 

Linda Hezel, a Famer Rancher Grant recipient, was recently featured in Missouri Prairie Journal for her work on Prairie Birthday Farm.

 

Kelly Klober of The River Hills Purebred Poultry Marketing Alliance Research Project was recently featured by the Rodale Institute.

To read more about his SARE project, visit the SARE reporting web site here.

 

Current Issue of the NCR-SARE Newsletter

Henry Brockman

The Summer/Fall 2008 issue of Field Notes is now available online. Read about NCR-SARE's first ever Diversity Grant Winner, Barbara Norman, and more...

Please scroll down to the bottom of the page for the archived issues of Field Notes.

Archived NCR-SARE Field Notes Newsletters

Field Notes is a newsletter that shares announcements and news topics from the North Central Region SARE program. It is mailed to subscribers upon request. E-mail us to request printed copies or to subscribe to the printed version.

Past issues of Field Notes and our former publication Program Notes may be viewed below.

For archived issues, look below. For the current issue of Field Notes, click here.



ARCHIVED ISSUES OF FIELD NOTES PROGRAM NOTES

WinterSpring 2008, Read about NCR-SARE's 2008 Madden Award Winner, Henry Brockman, urban agriculture in Kansas City, and more... PDF File

 

No.18, Read about newly funded Bioenergy projects, and the the high tunnels at Huns Gardens in Kansas City, KS
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No.17, NCR-SARE's Role in the Bioenergy's Future, and the artisan of cheese, Charuth van Beuzekom-Loth.
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No. 16, Rex Spray Receives 2006 NCR-SARE Madden Award PDF File
 

No. 15, Ag Loans and the Sustainable Farmer
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No. 14, People and Projects
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No. 13, Agroforestry
PDF File or HTML

Winter/Spring 2002
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No. 11, Alternative Crops
PDF File or HTML

Summer/Fall 2001
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No. 10, The New American Farmer: Successful Marketing in Ohio
PDF File or HTML
Spring/Summer 2001
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No. 9, The New American Farmer: Diversification in Nebraska
PDF File or HTML
Winter/Spring 2001
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No. 8, Alternative Marketing on a Conventional Farm
PDF File or HTML
Fall/Winter 2000/01
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No. 7, Watering Systems
PDF File or HTML
Summer/Fall 2000
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No. 6, Farmer Networks
PDF File or HTML
Winter/Spring 2000
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No.5, Cooperatively Producing and Marketing All Natural Beef 
PDF File or HTML
Summer/Fall 1999
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No.4, Pastured Poultry, Co-op Style
PDF File or HTML
Spring/Summer 1999
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No.3, Composting
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Winter/Spring 1999
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No.2, Swine Production
PDF File or HTML
Fall/Winter 1998/99
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No.1, Cover Crops
PDF File or HTML
Summer/Fall 1998
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