Northeast SARE Partnership Grants Northeast SARE serves Washington, D.C., West Virginia, Vermont, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Maryland, Maine, Delaware, and Connecticut
Northeast SARE Partnership Grants SARE believes Real-world conditions give real-world results Farmers are effective research partners Farmers offer new perspectives and complementary skills
Profits, stewardship, satisfaction A sustainable farm is Profitable In harmony with the environment A source of pride to the farmer and the community
The farm as a laboratory Photo courtesy Jack Rabin
Farmers as cooperators 1/3/2019 Farmers as cooperators Photo courtesy Jack Rabin
Partnerships spark new ideas Photo courtesy Debra Heleba
Partnership Grants Answer farmer questions Explore practical solutions Build new programming
Topic areas —retail or wholesale —families, workers, and communities Commercial production—crops and livestock Marketing —retail or wholesale Quality of life —families, workers, and communities Environmental stewardship—soil and water
Is a Partnership Grant right for you? Are you… Can you… Inquisitive? Innovative? Organized? Passionate about helping farmers? Run an experiment? Work cooperatively with farmers? Share the results widely? Invest time and energy in a specific topic?
1. Listen Listen to questions or concerns from farmers.
2. Talk Talk your idea over with farmers and colleagues.
3. Decide Decide if the idea is a good fit with your interests and the farmer’s needs.
3. Think Think about how to get useful results.
4. Refine your approach
Go to www.nesare.org
Read Partnership Grant
Get Application materials in August
Ready to apply? Respond to nine questions Plan what you need and what it will cost Total these costs in a budget Apply on line in fall Funds released in the spring
Use grant funds for … Indirect costs Your time Farmer time Support staff time Supplies and services Outreach and travel Printing and postage Indirect costs
Questions? Carol Delaney 802/651-8335 ext 555 Carol.Delaney@uvm.edu www.nesare.org