About Us
What is SARE?
Since 1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable, environmentally
sound and good for communities through a nationwide research and education
grants program. more
The national outreach office of the SARE program is supported by the
Cooperative State
Research, Education and Extension Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
It operates under cooperative agreements with the University of Maryland
and the University of Vermont to develop and disseminate information about
sustainable agriculture. Any opinions, findings, conclusions or recommendations
expressed here are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect
the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
CSREES
sustainable agriculture program page
SARE’s vision is an enduring American agriculture of
the highest quality. This agriculture is profitable, protects the nation’s
land and water and is a force for a rewarding way of life for farmers
and ranchers whose quality products and operations sustain their communities
and society.
SARE’s mission is to advance – to the whole of American
agriculture – innovations that improve profitability, stewardship and
quality of life by investing in groundbreaking research and education.
What is Sustainable
Agriculture?
Learn more about how sustainable agriculture
works on diverse farms throughout the United States.
SARE Regions
SARE's regions set policies and goals, make funding decisions, and administer
grant projects.
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Usage Guidelines
Contacts
National outreach office - Program
management, national publications, outreach and other nationally managed
initiatives.
SARE regional staff - Grants
management, regional outreach and other regionally managed initiatives.
Regional Professional Development
Program Contacts - Oversee regional programs for agricultural professionals
SARE State Sustainable Agriculture
Coordinators
Each coordinator facilitates a statewide training program in sustainable
agriculture concepts and systems for field employees. Coordinators also
serve as a point of contact for activities and information about sustainable
agriculture specific to their states. <more>
North Central
Region
Northeast Region
Southern
Region
Western Region
Grants
SARE provides funding opportunities annually through four regions in a
competitive process.
Project Reports
SARE maintains an online database of projects that have been funded through
the regional competitive grants programs.
Innovations
in Agriculture: An Introduction to the SARE Program.
This 14-minute video provides colorful vignettes of how sustainable agriculture
is being researched and tested on real farms and ranches across the United
States.
Program Highlights
and Successes
Results from some of the "best of the best" of SARE's research,
directly applicable to farms, ranches and rural communities across the
nation. Profiles of producers who
have embraced new strategies to improve profits, their environments and
their communities.
Sustainable
Farmer Award
Awarded every two years, the SARE-sponsored Patrick Madden Award for Sustainable
Agriculture recognizes a producer who raises food or fiber in ways that
are profitable, environmentally sound and good for people and communities.
2008 New American Farm
Conference
SARE's 20th Anniversary New American Farm Conference was a rousing success!
Posters, handouts,
and breakout session presentations
can now be downloaded for review.
Publications
Books, bulletins and other information products for farmers, ranchers
and agricultural educators.
USDA-Supported
Programs for Sustainable Agriculture
The U.S. Department of Agriculture supports two other major programs
that offer sustainable agriculture information and assistance.
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