northeast sare serves connecticut, delaware, maine, maryland, massachusetts, new hampshire, new...

Northeast SARE serves

Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C.

Northeast SARE Partnership Grants

SARE believes Real-world condit ions

give real -world results

Farmers are eff ective research partners

Farmers off er new perspectives and complementary ski l ls

Northeast SARE Partnership Grants

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

Photo courtesy Jack Rabin

Partnerships spark new ideas

Photo courtesy Debra Heleba

Partnership Grants

Explore practical solutions

Answer farmer questions

Build new programming

Topics

Commercial production—crops and livestock

Marketing—retail to wholesale

Quality of life—families and communities

Environmental stewardship—soil and water

Is a Partnership Grant right for you?

Can you…

Work cooperatively with farmers?

Organize and run an experiment?

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.

Ready to apply?

Respond to eight questions

Plan what you need and enter each costs in a budget

Apply on line in fall

Funds released in the spring

Use grant funds for …

Your time

Farmer time

Support staff time

Supplies and services

Outreach and travel

Printing and postage

Indirect costs

Questions?

Carol Delaney 802/656-0697

Carol.Delaney@uvm.edu

www.nesare.org