1. SARE believes  Real-world conditions give real-world results  Farmers are effective research partners  Farmers offer new perspectives and complementary skills Northeast SARE Partnership Grants

2. Profits, stewardship, satisfaction A sustainable farm is  Profitable  In harmony with the environment  A source of pride to the farmer and the community

3. The farm as a laboratory Photo courtesy Jack Rabin

4. Farmers as cooperators Photo courtesy Jack Rabin

5. Partnerships spark new ideas Photo courtesy Debra Heleba

6. Partnership Grants  Explore practical solutions  Answer farmer questions  Build new programming

7. Topics  Commercial production— crops and livestock  Marketing—retail to wholesale  Quality of life—families and communities  Environmental stewardship—soil and water

8. Can you… Is a Partnership Grant right for you? Are you…  Inquisitive?  Innovative?  Organized?  Passionate about helping farmers?  Run an experiment?  Work cooperatively with farmers?  Invest time and energy in a specific topic?

9. 1. Listen Listen to questions or concerns from farmers.

10. 2. Talk Talk your idea over with farmers and colleagues.

11. 3. Decide Decide if the idea is a good fit with your interests and the farmer’s needs.

12. 3. Think Think about how to get useful results.

13. 4. Refine your approach

14. Go to www.nesare.org

15. Read Partnership Grant

16. Get Application materials.

17. Ready to apply?  Respond to seven 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

18. Use grant funds for …  Your time  Farmer time  Support staff time  Supplies and services  Outreach and travel  Printing and postage  Indirect costs

19. Questions? Carol Delaney 802/656-0697 Carol.Delaney@uvm.edu www.nesare.org