Simply Sustainable

	More farmers and ranchers across the West are finding sustainable solutions to their agricultural challenges, in part thanks to the Western SARE program. Want to view the big picture of sustainable agriculture in SARE's Western Region? For information about reduced tillage, making compost, pest control and more, read on for informative, brief features about some of the region's most successful and innovative projects. You'll also learn more about farming and ranching systems in this far-reaching, diverse region -- and the nuts and bolts of applying for a grant. more PROJECTS In Touch with Consumers The Road to Organic: Research and Experience aid Transition from Conventional One Man's Trash: Turning Waste into Compost the Low-tech Way Plants That Battle Pests: Alternative Crop Rotations Supplant Pesticide Use Light-Touch Tillage: Producers Find Innovative Ways to cut Soil Disturbance Four-Legged Pest Control: Animals Harnessed to Knock Back Weed and Insect Pests Cultivating Farmers: Projects Lend Helping Hands to New and Small Producers Going Under Cover: Cover Crops Reduce Erosion and Supply Nutrients to the Soil Righting the Range: Returning Riparian Zones and Rangelands to Healthy Condition Consider the Alternatives: Producers Look at New Ways to Capitalize on Old Resources Plant a Tree: Agro-forestry Sustains Farms and Environments Engines of Ingenuity: Western SARE Projects Tap Creativity Vein Cool, Clear Water: Nutrient Management Reduces Costs, Cleans Water The Whole Farm: The Systems Approach Embraces Circles and Cycles Simply Sustainable Home Top