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1 Northeast SARE Farmer 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

2 Northeast SARE Farmer Grants SARE believes that: Farmers are inventive. Farmers are observant. Farmers listen to and learn from each other. FNE Determination of optimum planting dates for strawberry production in southern West Virginia Kent and Jennifer Gilkerson Sunset Berry Farm & Produce Alderson, WV

3 Farms are laboratories. FNE Establishment of Miscanthus (Miscanthus x giganteus) as an Alternate Bedding Supply Steven Harnish Central Manor Dairy Washington Boro, PA

4 Farmers are leaders and teachers. FNE Economic viability for the farmer, fresh food for low-income families: A manual Leah Penniman Soul Fire Farm Petersburg, NY

5 Farms are gateways to new ideas. FNE Exploring Husbandry and Equipment Solutions to Infestations of Polydora sp. on a Maine Oyster Farm Jesse Leach Bagaduce River Oyster Company Penobscott, ME

6 Northeast SARE Outcome Statement Agriculture in the Northeast will be diversified and profitable, providing healthful products to its customers; it will be conducted by farmers who manage resources wisely, who are satisfied with their lifestyles, and have a positive influence on their communities and the environment. FNE Improving poultry farm sustainability through pollinator buffers Tina Hill Hill Farms, Inc. Houston, DE

7 Farmer Grants are: Well planned with the potential of results that are useful to other farmers. Awarded for merit, innovation, good planning. Competitive about a third to half of all applications are funded. FNE Comparison of a commercial Varroa mite honeybee treatment with treatment-free Varroa management techniques Ross Conrad Dancing Bee Gardens Middlebury, VT

8 Topics addressed: Commercial production crops and livestock Marketing retail or wholesale Quality of life families, workers, and communities Environmental stewardship soil and water FNE Using real-time generated rate-of-gain to determine anthelmintic need in pastured Blue Faced Leicester Maryland lambs Andrew Keller Vista View Farms Damascus, MD

9 Test a new crop. FNE Establishing propagation protocols and assessing weed risk of litchi tomato, Solanum sisymbriifoium Diane Dorfner Cobblestone Farm Mansfield Center, CT

10 Find a new market. FNE Marketing Analysis of New State Shaped Maple Candies Charles Chase Charlie s Sugarhouse Greene, RI

11 Reduce pests. FNE Laser Scarecrow Prototype Kenneth Elliot Elliot Farm Lakeville, MA

12 Improve the soil. FNE Assessing No-Till Permanent Raised Beds for Mixed Vegetable Production on Marginal Soils Jennifer Wilhelm Fat Peach Farm Madbury, NH

13 Create a prototype. FNE Design and construction of a low-impact amphibious vehicle for efficient and sustainable oyster farming Lisa and Gustavo Calvo Sweet Amalia Oyster Farm Newfield, NJ

14 Is a Farmer Grant right for you? Are you A commercial farmer? Excited about testing a new idea? Passionate about improving your farm? Eager to tell others about your results? Do you have A trusted, skilled advisor who can help you succeed? The resources and the experience to act on your idea? Time to invest in project success?

15 Technical advisors Add experience and knowledge Help you stay on track Can be Cooperative Extension, nonprofit staff, NRCS employees, consultants, or others with skills you will need

16 1. Begin Talk your idea over with a technical advisor.

17 2. Decide Decide if the idea is a good fit with your farm.

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

19 4. Refine Refine your approach to prepare your proposal.

20 5. Go to

21 6. Find Get A Grant Get a Grant and Farmer Grants

22 7. Read Read the application instructions and additional resources.

23 8. Apply Respond to seven questions. Plan what you need and what it will cost. Total these costs in a budget. Apply online in late fall. Funds released in the spring.

24 Use grant funds for Your time Employee time Advisor time Supplies and services Outreach and travel Printing and postage

25 Questions? Contact: Carol Delaney, M.S. Farmer Grant Program Coordinator 802/ ext. 555

26 For more information, visit: Thank you!

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