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New Podcast Episode: "Edible Landscaping"
In this episode of ATTRA’s Voices from the Field podcast, NCAT Horticulture Specialist Guy Ames talks with Matthew Lebon about edible landscaping, or the practice of integrating edible plants into ornamental landscaping. Lebon is the visionary behind Custom Foodscaping in St. Louis, Mo. The two delve into the intricacies of shaping the land with food […]
Writing a Budget Justification and Narrative
In this video, we talk about the Budget Justification and Narrative required as part of application to Northeast SARE’s Farmer, Partnership, or Graduate Student Research grant programs.
Promoting Water Recycling in Nurseries
One way to use water more efficiently is to use it twice. That’s the idea behind a Professional Development Project grant in Utah to promote water recycling in the state’s nursery industry. “I came here from Michigan and it’s a common practice to recycle water in nurseries there and on the eastern seaboard,” explained Utah […]
NCR-SARE Welcomes New Coordinator for Farmer Rancher and Youth Educator Programs
NCR-SARE is pleased to announce Liz Brownlee's appointment as the new Coordinator for the Farmer Rancher and Youth Educator Programs.
The Role of Black Farmer Organizers in Promoting Healthy and Sustainable Local Community Food Access
BLACKSBURG, Virginia – Seeking answers to the critical question of how contemporary Black farmer organizers and their networks actively create sustainable food systems pathways, Nicole I. Nunoo, at Virginia Tech, used a Southern SARE graduate student grant to employ a community-based case study of Black farmers who are at the forefront of sustainable agricultural development in […]
Using Automation for a More Sustainable Method of Weed Management
MURFREESBORO, Tennessee – In the not too distant future of sustainable weed management, a farmer rolls a robot out to a crop field, and using a combination of virtual reality, precision agriculture, and artificial intelligence, zaps weeds with a laser -- leaving the cash crop to grow unimpeded in an environment free of weeds and […]
2024 Graduate Student Research Call for Proposals Question and Answer Sessions
The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Graduate Student Research Grant Program is currently calling for proposals. As part of the call for proposals, Northeast SARE Graduate Student Research Grant Administrator Kaitlyn Sirna is leading a series of question-and-answer sessions taking place throughout March and into April. Graduate Student Research Grant Q&A sessions will take […]
Saving Seeds for Resilient Local Systems
An inclusive online video series, funded by Southern SARE, helps promote seed-saving among Southeastern farmers and encourages a deeper exploration into seeds, heritage and ethics.
2024 Partnership Grant Call for Proposals Question and Answer Sessions
The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Partnership Grant Program is currently calling for proposals. As part of the call for proposals, Northeast SARE Partnership Grant Administrator Candice Huber is leading a series of question-and-answer sessions taking place throughout March. Partnership Grant Q&A sessions will take place March 5, 13, 19, and 27 from noon-1:00 […]
Southern SARE Releases 2025 Research and Education Grants Call for Pre-proposals
GRIFFIN, Georgia -- The Southern region of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program has released its Call for Pre-proposals for the 2025 Research & Education Grants program. Research pre-proposals focus on sustainable agriculture based on a systems approach to research, which aims to understand how the components of a system interact with each […]