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PRAIRIE Inspires Youth with Multicultural Food Pathway Program
In the heart of Minnesota’s vibrant Red River Valley, the nonprofit organization PRAIRIE is leading the charge in nurturing the next generation of small-scale farmers. Verna Kragnes and Rick Hall founded PRAIRIE, short for Prairie Rose Agricultural Institute for Research, Innovation & Education, which has become a beacon of opportunity for aspiring farmers. Offering a […]
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Lessons to Go for Youth by KC Farm School
KC Farm School at Gibbs Road is a nonprofit organization on a 14-acre urban farm in Kansas City, Kansas. With support from a $4,000 NCR-SARE Youth Educator grant, KC Farm School developed ‘Lessons To Go’ to bring sustainable agriculture education and food sovereignty practices to local youth aged 4-18. They wanted to provide additional lessons […]
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Administrative Council
The Administrative Council, working with Western SARE Regional Coordinator and staff in Montana, Wyoming, and California, sets guidelines, develops calls for proposals, and establishes project priorities. The council tries to ensure that funded projects have the appropriate balance and diversity that can represent the region's wide-ranging geography and subject matter. View photo essay "The Faces […]
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Highlighting Innovations in Soil Health
On March 8-9, 2021, the National Center for Appropriate Technology (NCAT) held the first Soil Health Innovations conference. Originally scheduled last year as an in-person conference in Montana, the conference was postponed due to COVID and expanded as a nationwide virtual conference with 675 participants. The live stream event included speakers and panels, as well […]
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Seeing Western Ag Issues in Every Grant Proposal
The most important function Western SARE performs is providing grant funding to support agriculture and rural communities in the American West. The importance of that financial support – to university researchers, Extension professionals and farmers and ranchers looking to improve their own operations and help their neighbors – cannot be overstated. The numbers bear that […]
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Northeast SARE Announces 2019 Partnership Grant Awards
The Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program is pleased to announce that its Administrative Council recently approved 29 Partnership Grant proposals for funding, totaling $777,274. Funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Northeast SARE offers competitive grants and education in sustainable agriculture. Partnership Grants fund projects conducted […]
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Congratulations 2022 Graduate Student Research Grantees
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is pleased to announce the Graduate Student Research Grant projects recommended for funding for 2022. Thirty-one projects were selected for a total of $458,042. Connecticut Katherine Michels and advisor Amity Doolittle of Yale University were awarded $14,999 for the project, "Vermont Farmers’ Land Ethics: Stories from the Ground […]
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Southern SARE 2021-2022
Recent Highlights from the Southern Region In 2020, Southern SARE launched a new program, called the Sustainable Agriculture Leadership Program, to enhance the resiliency and vivacity of historically underserved farmers and ranchers. The program provides sponsorship support for recipients to conduct education and training activities in their communities, and it provides them with ways to […]
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Adapting to Generational Challenges on Western Family Farms in Waterloo, Iowa
For the Western family, farming is more than a livelihood—it’s a legacy of perseverance, stewardship, and deep-rooted pride. As one of Iowa’s pioneering Black farm families, the Westerns are featured in a new episode of America’s Heartland, produced in partnership with SARE, for their commitment to sustainable agriculture and generational resilience. Brothers Todd, Christopher, and […]
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New Survey of Farm Advisors Shows Growing Interest in Cover Crops
CTIC, SARE and ASTA release the 2025 National Cover Crop Survey, which focuses on consultants and other trusted advisors. More than 650 farm advisors from across the United States participated in a survey on cover crops, shining light on how—and how frequently—they advise growers on cover crops. A report on the survey was released today […]