southern.sare.org resources farm-to-fork-in-north-carolina Farm to Fork in North Carolina The Farm to Fork guide is a product of a year-long initiative in North Carolina that started a conversation between over 1,000 groups in the state about how to create...
southern.sare.org resources sustainable-food-systems-for-georgias-agrarian-future Sustainable Food Systems for Georgia’s Agrarian Future In Georgia, demand for local, sustainable food exceeds the supply, but a lack of infrastructure limits the development of a local, sustainable food system. Through a Southern SARE planning grant,...
southern.sare.org resources mount-pleasant-local-food-and-farm-assessment Mount Pleasant Local Food and Farm Assessment Download the Mount Pleasant Local Food and Farm Assessment. The Town of Mount Pleasant Planning and Development Department and Appalachian Sustainable Agriculture Project (ASAP) collaborated to assess the needs and opportunities...
southern.sare.org resources making-fish-waste-compost Making Fish Waste Compost Dale Snyder, co-owner of Sweetgrass Garden Co-op on Johns Island, S.C., discusses the process used to make fish waste compost. The co-op conducted a Southern SARE-funded study over the summer...
southern.sare.org resources sweetpotato-production-for-kentucky Sweetpotato Production for Kentucky This 16-page guidebook, produced by the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, covers all aspects of sweetpotato production in Kentucky. Topics include variety selection, production techniques, insect...
southern.sare.org resources closed-loop-mushroom-production-on-waste-substrate Closed Loop Mushroom Production on Waste Substrate Asheville Fungi is a mycological supply, sterile lab and grow facility whose goal is to grow edible and medicinal mushrooms on waste substrates that would otherwise end up in landfills....
southern.sare.org resources case-study-kentucky-mobile-poultry-processing-unit Case Study: Kentucky Mobile Poultry Processing Unit A case study and accompanying video of Kentucky's Mobile Poultry Processing Unit to aid small farmers who want to raise poultry for market, but have nowhere to process their birds....
southern.sare.org resources what-can-be-regional-food-systems What Can Be: Regional Food Systems This video outlines the economic redevelopment project of Working Landscapes in Warrenton, North Carolina, telling the story of two rural leaders who moved home to Warren County to contribute to...
southern.sare.org resources the-montgomery-county-farm-to-community-planning-project The Montgomery County Farm to Community Planning Project From November 2013 through November 2014, the Friends of the Farmers Market completed the Montgomery County Farm to Community Planning Project, a food system assessment that specifically sought to identify...
southern.sare.org resources sustainable-crop-livestock-systems-in-the-texas-high-plains-phase-i Sustainable Crop/Livestock Systems in the Texas High Plains: Phase I Crop and livestock production in the Texas High Plains generates over $5 billion in annual revenues but has depended on irrigation with water from the Ogallala Aquifer. Once considered to...