SARE Farmer Grant Program
 

The goal of the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Farmer Grant program is to develop, refine, and demonstrate new sustainable techniques and to explore innovative ideas developed by farmers across the region. Information gained from these farm-based projects may be used to redirect research priorities.

The deadline for this year’s SARE Farmer Grant Program is December 16^th, 2008.  For more information visit www.uvm.edu/~nesare/index.html.

To apply, you must be a farmer in the Northeast SARE region which includes Maine. You need not be farming full time, but your operation should have an established crop or animal product that you sell on a regular basis. Nonprofit farms may apply, but the primary activity of the farm must be to produce and sell food under the kinds of economic constraints that affect commercial growers. Many community-supported farms qualify, but farms where the primary mission is educational normally do not.

A useful guide to developing a Farmer Grant application, with examples and explanations of what makes a strong proposal, is our 44-page booklet: How to Write a SARE Farmer Grant Application.

To learn more about past farmer projects, you may view the national project database. This database allows you to sort by grant type, region, interest area, and a variety of other criteria. A useful bulletin on farm-based research is How to Conduct Research on your Farm or Ranch. To request printed materials including application and general background about SARE, call 802-656-0471 or send e-mail to nesare@uvm.edu.

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