Topic Rooms
Topic Rooms
A SARE Topic Room is an organized collection of mostly SARE-based, multi-media information on important topics in sustainable agriculture. Click on any of the topics below to start learning!
Cover Crops
Cover Crops for Sustainable Crop Rotations
Type: Topic Room
Cover crops are one of the best ways to improve soil health, reduce off-farm inputs and protect natural resources. Find a wealth of educational materials developed out of decades of SARE-funded cover crop research.
Farm to Table: Building Local and Regional Food Systems
Type: Topic Room
More and more, farmers, ranchers, ag professionals, community organizers and others are striving to reconfigure the nation's food system so more value stays in food-producing communities.
High Tunnels and Other Season Extension Techniques
Type: Topic Room
From low covers to high tunnels, from hoop houses to greenhouses—producers are finding ever more innovative ways to extend the growing season, and their income stream.
Youth Education
SARE recognizes that youth programs are a way to introduce new and exciting farming and ranching options to youth, parents, and community members. The materials in this topic room can help youth educators learn, demonstrate, and share information about sustainable agriculture.
The Small Ruminant Toolbox
Type: Southern SARE Grantee-Produced Info Product
This Small Ruminant Toolbox is a large collection of publications, presentations and other resources that will be helpful to small ruminant producers and educators.
Small Ruminants
Sheep, goat and other small ruminant enterprises offer many advantages for both beginning and experienced farmers. Small and productive, they are well suited to grass-based and small-scale agriculture. They are relatively inexpensive compared to larger livestock -- a boon for limited-resource producers. And a growing market is opening the doors for value-added opportunities. Learn more about Southern region SARE-funded small ruminant research in areas of production, animal health and marketing as you explore the enterprise for your farm.
Pastured Poultry
Interest in pastured poultry production among small-scale farmers has grown significantly in recent decades because it is often an inexpensive way to add supplemental revenue and diversification to small farms, especially for those with limited resources. Small flock production can include chickens, turkeys and other species, such as ducks, geese and quail. Diversification of animal species and the myriad ways those birds can be incorporated into on-farm production make for an attractive enterprise. In addition, components of pastured poultry production, such as animal waste and housing facilities, are effective in value-added production and niche marketing. This topic room includes a collection of educational materials developed out of decades of Southern region SARE-funded pastured poultry research.