www.nesare.org
State Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator(s):
Debra HelebaUniversity of Vermont Extension, [email protected](802) 6564046
AGRICULTURE PROJECTS FUNDED IN VERMONT
by USDA's Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program
19882015
Vermont has received $6,998,904 to support 205 projects, including but not limited to, 39 research and/or educationprojects, 17 professional development projects and 88 producerled projects. Vermont has also received additionalSARE support through multistate projects.
RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTSProject # Project Title SARE support Project Leaders
LNE15339 Developing best management practicefor growing grain suitable for malt in theNortheast
$177,442 Dr.Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont Extension
LNE13326 Improving profits for maple producersthrough tubing sanitation
$175,726 Dr.Timothy PerkinsUniversity of Vermont
LNE13325 Improving winter grain yields, grainquality, and nitrogen use efficiency inNew England using adaptivemanagement
$243,844 Ellen MalloryUMaine Coop Extension
LNE12317 Using winter canola and highglucosinolate mustards to protect andimprove soil resources and enhance onfarm profitability
$146,890 Dr.John Jemison, Jr.University of Maine CooperativeExtension
LNE11309 Adding Value to Oilseed Crops byProducing Food Quality Oils
$143,131 Dr.Douglas SchauflerThe Pennsylvania StateUniversity
LNE10299 Novel approaches to improve energyefficiency in northern New Englandgreenhouses
$195,781 Dr.Bruce L. ParkerUniversity of Vermont
LNE09282 Improving oilseed production andharvesting practices in New England: AfarmertoFarmer exchange
$109,306 Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont Extension
Dr.Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont Extension
LNE09283 Integrated learning courses for organicand sustainable vegetable production
$158,961 Enid WonnacottNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont
Dr.Wendy Sue HarperNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont
LNE09280 Marketing onfarm compost forsustainability and economic viability
$43,258 Athena BradleyNortheast Recycling Council,Inc.
LNE09278 Northeast SARE program evaluation,Sustainable Community Grants
$15,000
LNE08267 Increasing Farm Profitability throughAgritourism Product Development andMarketing
$89,563 Dr.Lisa ChaseUniversity of Vermont Ext
Lisa ChaseUniversity of Vermont Extension
LNE07260 Burlington Food Hub: Innovative directmarketing opportunities
$98,429 Glenn McRaeIntervale Center
Travis MarcotteIntervale Center
LNE07254 Improving pasture management forhorses
$60,210 Rachel GilkerUVM Center for SustainableAgriculture
LNE07266 Vegetable seed growing handbook $26,441 John NavazioSEEDS
Margo BaldwinChelsea Green Publishing
LNE06243 Dairy stewardship alliance: Onfarmassessment for sustainable practices
$86,157 Allen MatthewsCenter for SustainableAgriculture
LNE05233 Community market project $94,746
LNE04205 Developing Sustainable Local FoodSales to a College Institutional Market
$51,500 Lisa JohnsonVital Communities
LNE04200 Implementing Dairy Goat NutritionPrograms on Farms for ImprovedSustainability
$135,246 Carol DelaneyUVM Center for SustainableAgriculture
LNE03184 Integrated learning courses forsustainable livestock production
$123,216 Lisa McCroryNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont
LNE03185 Pasture forage quality and yield responseto irrigation, N fertilizer, and organicamendments
$69,852 Bill MurphyUniversity of Vermont
LNE03186 Seed Growers' Handbook: ProducingVegetable Seeds for SustainableAgriculture
$62,925 John NavazioSustainable Education for theEthical Development
LNE03187 Vermont Food Education Every Day(VTFEED)
$131,547 Abbie NelsonNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont
LNE99124 VT Forest Products Industry Conference $10,000 Mary Jeanne PackerVT Wood ManufacturersAssociation
LNE98104 Controlling Pests of Pastured Livestockon Organic Farms
$32,590 William MurphyUniversity of Vermont
LNE97097 Documentation of Organic andTransitional Dairy Production Practices
$43,986 Enid WonnacottNOFAVT
LNE97086 Evaluation and Documentation ofHomeopathic Nosodes in Organic andConventional Dairy Production
$161,026 Lisa McCroryNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation
LNE97087 Managed Riparian Buffer Zones andCover Crops to Minimize Phosphorusand Nitrogen Runoff Losses from CornFields
$142,448 William E. JokelaUniversity of Vermont, Dept. ofPlant and Soil Science
LNE96066 Evaluating a Heat Therapeutic Control ofthe Honey Bee Mite Varroa jacobsoni
$20,000 Jeff Cunningham
LNE96079 New England Sustainable AgricultureConference 1997
$36,478 Kate DuesterbergCenter for SustainableAgriculture, University ofVermont
LNE96075 Northeast Kingdom NutrientManagement Project
$18,920 David MachellCaledonia County NRCD
LNE95053 An Economic Analysis of CommunitySupported Agriculture Consumers
$2,960 Jane KolodinskyUniversity of Vermont
LNE95058 Development of FungalEntomopathogens for Greenhouse IPM(ANE9523)
$217,763 Bruce ParkerEntomology Research Lab,University of Vermont
ANE95023 Development of FungalEntomopathogens for Greenhouse IPM(LNE95058)
$231,931 Bruce ParkerEntomology Research Lab,University of Vermont
LNE95054 Expanding Profits for Sheep ProductionThrough Intensive Pasture Management
$82,427 Kate DuesterbergCenter for SustainableAgriculture, University ofVermont
LNE94047 Expanding Profits for Vermont SheepProduction through Intensive PastureManagement
$10,000 Kate DuesterbergCenter for SustainableAgriculture, University ofVermont
LNE93039 Systems Analysis of Organic andTransitional Dairy Production
$165,000 Enid WonnacottNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont
LNE92033 Fungal Pathogens for Biocontrol ofWestern Flower Thrips and Green Peach
$79,709 Bruce ParkerEntomology Research Lab,
Aphids in Greenhouses University of Vermont
LNE89017 Improving Milk Quality and AnimalHealth By Efficient Pasture Management
$58,000 J. Woodrow PankeyUVM
LNE88002 Improving Farm Profitability by EfficientlyUsing the Pasture Resource
$537,265 William MurphyUniversity of Vermont
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM GRANTSProject # Project Title SARE support Project Leaders
ENE14130 Professional development project inweed and forage identification andmanagement
$98,303 Dr.Sid BosworthUniversity of Vermont
ENE13127 Breaking Barriers: Building Capacity toProvide Tractor Education
$89,681 Beth HoltzmanUVM Extension New FarmerProject & Women's AgriculturalNetwork
ENE08107 Focusing on Beginning Farmers $71,640 Beth HoltzmanUVM Extension New FarmerProject & Women's AgriculturalNetwork
ENE06097 A video on sustainable tillage practicesfor vegetable farms
$99,504 Vern GrubingerUniversity of Vermont
ENE06098 Education to extension agents,veterinarians, and other professionals incomplementary treatments andpreventive management for organiclivestock farms
$116,962 Lisa McCroryNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont
ENE05091 Climate change and agriculture:Preparing educators to promote practicaland profitable responses
$113,106 Vernon GrubingerUniversity Of Vermont Extension
ENE04083 A Legal Guide to the Business ofFarming in Vermont
$59,069 Debra HelebaUVM Center for SustainableAgriculture
Annette Higby
ENE03074 A video on vegetable farmers and theirinnovative cover crop techniques
$62,027 Vern GrubingerUVM Extension
ENE01059 A Professional Development Conferenceon Organic Agriculture
$82,695 Vern GrubingerUVM Extension
ENE99047 A Video on Ecological Sweet CornProduction
$33,803 Vern GrubingerUVM Extension
ENE97036 A Comprehensive Training in SustainableAgriculture
$122,000 Vern GrubingerUniversity of Vermont Extension
ENE97030 Video of Innovations in OnFarmMarketing in New England
$18,233 Vern GrubingerUniversity of Vermont Extension
ENE96018 Development of Dairy Farm ManagementGroups in Vermont and New Hampshire
$22,300 Louise CalderwoodUniversity of Vermont
ENE95009 A Video Training on Cultivation FeaturingTalented Farmers & Their Weed ControlMachines
$14,560 Vern GrubingerUVM
ENE95008 New England Extension SustainableAgriculture Training Program
$119,613 Kate DuesterbergCenter for SustainableAgriculture, University ofVermont
ENE94005 Developing a Northeast Pasture UserSupport Group Network to SustainAgriculture
$165,796 William MurphyUVM
ENE94001 New England Extension SustainableAgriculture Training Program
$130,101 Kate DuesterbergCenter for Sus Ag.
FARMER/RANCHER GRANTSProject # Project Title SARE support Project Leaders
FNE15817 Mustard cover crops as biofumigants fororganic strawberry production
$10,688 Rico BalzanoUVM Extension
FNE15816 Wet rice organic weed control trials $13,128 Erik AndrusBoundbrook Farm
FNE14793 Economics of pasture and forage in theproduction of geese
$8,565 Wesley BascomGozzard City LLC
FNE14801 Effective use of food scraps as poultryfeed
$15,000 Tom GilbertWinchester Farm
FNE14812 Evaluation of apple and pear varieties forcold humid climates under certifiedorganic management
$14,828 Todd ParloWalden Heights Nursery &Orchard
FNE13781 Investigating ways to improve nativepollinator floral resources by comparingmultipurpose cover crops of Phacelia,buckwheat, and a commercial bee foragemix
$5,983 John HaydenThe Farm Between
FNE12764 Coringinjection method of applyingcompost to Christmas tree plantations
$13,491 Fred SaloNortheast Kingdom ChristmasTrees
FNE12770 Costbenefit analysis of inoculatingblueberry bushes with ericoidmycorrhizae
$8,890 Ben WatermanWatermans Berry Farm
FNE11703 From Seed to Sugar: A VerticallyIntegrated Model for SmallScaleTurbinado Sugar Production from OrganicGMOFree Beets
$10,681 Erik AndrusBoundbrook Farm
FNE11720 Maximizing Log Based ShiitakeMushroom Production by DeterminingOptimal Fruiting Conditions
$12,143 Nicholas LaskovskiDana Forest Farm
Bridgett JamisonUniversity of Vermont
FNE11704 Soil Nutrition and Fertility Options forOrganic Hop Growers in the Northeast
$4,417 Fletcher BachSquare Nail Hops Farm
FNE10687 Comparing Fingerling Potato CroppingMethods on NoTill Raised Beds
$8,524 Justin HartWhip Poor Will Farm LLC
FNE10676 The farmerbuilt Savonius rotor: A lowtech approach to renewable power forfarms
$10,365 Erik AndrusBoundbrook Farm
FNE09653 Introducing Rice as a Commercial Cropto the Northeast USA, Phase 2
$10,000 Linda Akaogi
FNE09654 Northeast Zone Tillage Project $9,897 Pail BoivinVermont Golden HarvestBiofuels
FNE08624 Introducing rice as a commercial crop tothe northeastern U.S.
$9,885 Linda AkaogiAkaogi Farm
FNE07613 A Vermont farmers breeding club:developing varieties that work for us
$7,950 Jack LazorButterworks Farm
FNE07608 Broadcast versus infurrow banding offertilizer in spring wheat
$6,264 Ted GrembowiczGrembowicz Farns
FNE07603 Building and evaluating a pedal poweredprone workstation and row cropcultivation tool
$3,974 Andrew Crawford
FNE07597 Japanese millet seed harvest $5,682 Brent Beidler
FNE07617 Organic edible soybean variety trials innorthern Vermont for soymilk and tofuproduction
$9,945 Nicholas MeyerNorth Hardwick Dairy
FNE07609 Sugarhouse effluent viability as agreenhouse heat source
$5,970 Lisa Holderness
FNE06579 Feasibility of organic wool production inVermont: Testing market demand
$2,000 Kathy Lambert
FNE06570 Powering a sugarhouse with usedvegetable oil
$8,917 Daniel CrockerSidelands Sugarbush
FNE05562 A comparison of biodegradable mulchesto black plastic mulch
$2,577 Laura SorkinCave Moose Farm
FNE05563 Educational plan for alternative manuremanagement system
$5,752 Mary WhitcombNorth Williston Cattle Company
FNE05553 Matted row strawberries planted intoweed suppressing cover crops
$4,020 David MarchantRiver Berry Farm
FNE05551 Mustard green seed crop production $4,514 Jodi LewSmithSweetgrass Farm
FNE04511 Agronomic and Economic Effects ofHarvesting Legume Cover Crops atVarying Maturities
$7,128 Kate DuesterbergCedar Circle Farm
FNE04512 Integrated Salad Green and DairyProduction
$5,824 Ben Dykema
FNE04531 Legume Interseed in Field Corn2004 $6,096 Steve StockingBirch Meadow Farm
FNE04510 Training Center for OnFarm MilkProcessing
$10,000 Peter DixonWestminster Dairy, LLC
FNE03453 Cost of Producing BioDiesel to Fuel aGreenhouse
$4,367 Carl BensonBack Acres Farm
FNE03491 Early Sweet Corn From Transplants $7,735 Jon SatzWood's Market Garden
FNE03466 Evaluating New, ExtraHardy GrapeCultivars in Vermont
$4,919 Chris Granstrom
FNE03494 Legume Interseed in Field Corn $5,137 Steve StockingBirch Meadow Farm
FNE03468 Organic Plug Production: EvaluatingGrowing Media, Fertilizer and EconomicFeasibility
$2,954 Brenda HedgesGreystone Gardens
FNE02421 Adaptation of the Cornell NetCarbohydrate and Protein System toNortheast Sheep Dairy Operations
$5,953 Tyler HotalingWoodcock Farm
FNE02448 Development of Organic Feeds andProduction Techniques for Tilapia FishProduction in Ecologically BasedRecirculating Aquaculture Systems
$9,733 Erik WellsOcean Arks International
FNE02409 Effect of Different Grazing Systems onDairy Goat Productivity
$3,635 Kristan Doolan
FNE02420 Investigating the Commercial Viability ofGrowing Organic Black Currants in theNortheast
$1,080 John HaydenThe Farm Between
FNE02436 pH and Calcium Requirement in WoodsGrown Organic Goldenseal HydrastisCanadensis L.
$5,399 Steven SaintOngeOver the Hill Farm
FNE02408 Rearing Free Mated MiteTolerantQueens Without Chemotherapies
$5,081 Jeff Cunningham
FNE02410 Technical Assistance for Cheese Curingfor Farmstead Cheesemakers
$5,264 Mark FischerWoodcock Farm
FNE02434 Three Sisters Farm $3,679 Brian RahmThree Sisters Farm
FNE01369 Effect of Different Grazing Systems onDairy Goat Productivity
$3,700 Kristan Doolan
FNE01371 Fiberworks Blanket Project $5,210
FNE01389 Managed Rotational Grazing in WetlandArea
$4,650 Hannah SessionsBlue Ledge Farm
FNE01368 NoTill Reduction or Elimination of MajorEquipment for the SmallScale Farmer
$1,605 Maggie Randolph
FNE01362 Organic Row Cropping of ThreatenedMedicinal Herbs for Market in theNortheast
$3,825 Jeffrey CarpenterZack Woods Herb Farm
FNE01392 Planting Strawberries & Blueberries IntoOats & White Clover
$3,690 Dean Stockman
FNE00340 Northern meat breeders cooperative plan. $5,865 Theresa Lawyer
FNE00353 Technical assistance for sheep dairyfarms.
$5,600
FNE00303 Testing a biological fertility program fororganic grains.
$12,113 Ben Gleason
FNE99258 Evaluating the Effectiveness of NonChemical Methods in the Control ofTarnished Plant Bug in Strawberries
$2,230 Joseph KleinLittlewood Farm
FNE99247 Identification of Local Ethnic Needs forLivestock
$4,904 Jennifer Gilligan
FNE99274 OnFarm Impacts of Soybean Silage inan Annual Rotation with Corn Silage
$7,200 Jeff Senesac
FNE99270 Small Breeders' Meat Marketing Project $7,650 Lydia Ratcliff
FNE99231 Using Milkhouse Waste Water forAlternative Cash Crop
$3,750 Brent Beidler
FNE98228 LowCost Conversion of Cow Dairy toSheep Dairy
$4,625 Neil UrieBonnieview Farm
FNE98217 Northeast Livestock Export Program(Phase III)
$5,370 Lydia Ratcliff
FNE98219 Rootswork 1998 A CommunityBasedResearch, Demonstration, Education andParticipation Project
$3,393 Linda Faillace
FNE97181 Development of NOFA CertifiedPastured Poultry contractual Company toDiversify and Revitalize VermontAgricultural Industry
$5,450 Ryan Rich
FNE97185 Diversifying an Organic Grain System:Spring Wheat & Edible Bean VarietyTrials...
$6,000 Ken Van Hazinga
FNE97182 Education of Public in the Use of NativeWoodland Plants and Wildflowers in theHome Garden
$1,145 Chris SchlegelGrow Wild
FNE97173 Greenhouse Subsurface Pipe System toConvert Solar Energy to Soil Heat
$4,475 Pete Johnson
FNE97180 Northeast Livestock Export Program(Phase II)
$4,600 Lydia Ratcliff
FNE97183 Organic Meat/Poultry Processing,Marketing, and Distribution Effort
$3,345 Judith M. Sheehan
FNE97188 Sorghum Syrup Production in Vermont(FNE96157)
$6,000 John Williamson
FNE97178 Technical Assistance for New SheepDairy Farms
$7,431 Cynthia MajorMajor Farm
FNE96132 AgriTourism: Educating the Public andGenerating OnFarm Income
$1,450 John HaydenThe Farm Between
FNE96151 Best Method for Establishing GlobeArtichoke Seedlings
$1,060 Eric Rozendaal
FNE96149 Northeast Livestock Export Program $4,400 Lydia Ratcliff
FNE96157 Sorghum Syrup Production in Vermont $5,875 John Williamson
FNE95095 Covercropping Strategies for theIntercropping of Clovers with Corn andCereal Crops
$4,348 Jack LazorButterworks Farm
FNE95097 Minimizing Damage to Poultry DuringTransportation
$3,025 Rob Litch
FNE95114 Sorghum Syrup Production in Vermont $1,750 John Williamson
FNE95086 The Value of Low Maintenance Turfgrassfor Cut Flower Production
$2,482.50 Judith HallFrost Hill Farm
FNE95092 Using Pastured Chickens for the Controlof Colorado Potato Beetle
$821 Joseph KleinLittlewood Farm
FNE94054 Biological Control of Tarnish Plant Bug inStrawberries
$1,275 Bruce KaufmanRiverside Farm
FNE94047 Comparative Rotational/Cover Croppingfor Weed Suppression
$325 Martin Gil
FNE94044 Don't Bag it...Compost It!! $2,100 Tod Delaricheliere
FNE94059 Establishment of a Production Line forFood Grade Rolled Organic Oats
$5,200 Andrew Leinoff
FNE94051 Evaluating Hoophouses for Rotationally $705 John Hayden
Grazed Turkeys The Farm Between
FNE94046 Garlic: The Natural Wormer $2,500 Laini Fondiller
FNE93022 Deep Root Organic Truck Farmers CoopMentor Program
$3,300 Dennis Sauer
FNE93023 Mountain Sheep Project $3,600 David Major
FNE93029 Soil Heating in Unheated Tunnels $973 Michael Collins
GRADUATE STUDENT GRANTSProject # Project Title SARE support Project Leaders
GNE15094 Bee Viruses: The Evaluation ofHedgerow Plants in HorizontalTransmission and Conditions PromotingViral Replication
$14,640 Samantha AlgerUniversity of Vermont
GNE15098 Exploring the use of bokashi as a soilfertility amendment in Northeastvegetable production systems
$13,062 Dana ChristelUniversity of Vermont
GNE15097 Improvements in feed efficiency, milkyield, and components by delineating therumen microbiome
$15,000 Laura CersosimoUniversity of Vermont
GNE15109 The Root of the Problem: Enhancingfood security among Latino/a farmworkers in Vermont
$14,537 Jessie MazarUniversity of Vermont
GNE14091 Evaluating the Use of Forage Radish toEnhance Winter Rye Cover CropPerformance
$14,998 Kirsten WorkmanUVM Extension
GNE14087 Staphylococcus mastitis, biofilms, andantibiotic resistance: Barriers to milkquality and food safety on artisanal andfarmstead cheese producing farms inVermont
$14,999 Dr.Robert MugabiUniversity of Vermont
GNE12033 Evaluation of flowering cover crops as anIPM tool in Northeastern hop production
$14,154 Lily CalderwoodUniversity of Vermont
GNE12045 Mitigating and preventing floodrelatedsoil quality degradation using cover cropblends
$14,836 Lindsey RuhlUVM
GNE11022 Evaluating the use of forage radishes asa pasture improvement tool
$10,343 Peter AustinUniversity of Vermont
ONFARM RESEARCH/PARTNER GRANTSProject # Project Title SARE support Project Leaders
ONE15235 Evaluating water quality benefits fromsoil aeration
$14,877 Laura DlugoleckiWinooski Natural ResourcesConservation District
Sophie SauvéWinooski NRCD
ONE15228 Evaluation of tillage and manureapplication practices on soil quality andgreenhouse gas emissions
$12,940 Carol AdairUniversity of Vermont
ONE15234 Increasing the viability of heirloom drybean production in the Northeast
$14,998 Dr.Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE15230 Innovative Impact Assessment of Farmand Food Innovations
$14,999 Christopher CallahanUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE15244 Valueadded products from urine:Enriched compost and stabilized liquidfertilizer
$14,833 Kim NaceRich Earth Institute
Abraham NoeHaysRich Earth Institute
ONE14202 Aeration Tillage Effects on Hay Yield andSoil Health in Clay Soils
$14,986 Jeffrey CarterUVM Extension
Rico BalzanoUVM Extension
ONE14220 Biological control of conifer root aphids inChristmas trees
$14,995 Dr.Bruce L. ParkerUniversity of Vermont
ONE14199 Biological management of apple replantdisease
$14,314 Terence BradshawUniversity of Vermont
ONE14210 Evaluating value chain facilitators $14,905 Tara KellyRutland Area Farm and FoodLink
ONE14196 Tools for grass farmers to monitorgrazing behavior and forage use in realtime
$13,095 Dr.Juan AlvezUVM Extension
ONE14218 Urine as fertilizer: Maximizing hay yieldand enriching lowN composts
$14,955 Abraham NoeHaysRich Earth Institute
Kim NaceRich Earth Institute
ONE13177 Cover Crop Diversity in NoTill Systems $14,964 Jeffrey CarterUVM Extension
Kirsten WorkmanUVM Extension
ONE13180 Developing agronomic practices for flaxproduction in the Northeast
$14,889 Dr.Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE13175 Enhancing honey production with clover:Innovative methods to use white and
$14,848 Dr.Sid BosworthUniversity of Vermont
alsike clover in Vermont hay fields
ONE13176 Food Storage Curriculum for Farmersand Processors
$14,952 Christopher CallahanUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE13188 Sustainable fertilizer from reclaimedurine: A farmscale demonstration for hayproduction
$14,876 Kim NaceRich Earth Institute
Abraham NoeHaysRich Earth Institute
ONE13182 Vermicompost as a fastacting nitrogenamendment to mitigate nitrogendeficiencies in organic vegetableproduction
$14,588 Dr.Josef GorresUniversity Of Vermont
ONE12169 Evaluating flowering plant selection forpollinator habitat enhancement: Openpollinated natives vs. native cultivars
$14,850 Dr.Leonard PerryUniversity of Vermont
ONE12158 Mitigating fertility effects of flooding withvariable rate amendment
$14,999 Dr.Josef GorresUniversity Of Vermont
ONE12155 Raw waste milk as a pastureamendment
$14,944 Dr.Sid BosworthUniversity of Vermont
ONE12154 The future of growing rice in Vermont:Managing for climate change
$14,923 Dr.Laura BerminghamUniversity of Vermont
ONE11139 Evaluation of organic strategies tocontrol a new invasive pest, swedemidge, Contarinia nasturtii (Diptera:Cecidomyiidae)
$15,000 Dr.Yolanda ChenAssistant Professor
ONE11148 Evaluation of the effects of aerators onalfalfa stands
$14,992 Hilary SolomonPMNRCD
ONE11146 Guide to Financing the CommunitySupported Farm
$14,982 Mark CannellaUVM Extension
Allen MatthewsChatham University
ONE11140 The Effects of Topdressing OrganicNitrogen on Hard Red Winter WheatYield and Quality: Part II
$14,186 Dr.Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE11137 Underseeding Clover in Organic Wheatto Reduce Mycotoxins and ImproveGrain Quality
$14,728 Dr.Sid BosworthUniversity of Vermont
ONE10123 Compost for Management of PlantPathogens and Weed Seeds
$15,000 Dr.Deborah NeherUniversity of Vermont
ONE10126 Evaluating the onfarm environmentaland economic impacts of the use ofaerators with liquid and semisolidmanure under various managementconditions
$14,907 Hilary SolomonPMNRCD
ONE10114 The effects of topdressing organicnitrogen on wheat protein
$11,540 Dr.Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE08081 Assessing the value of oilseed meals forsoil fertility and weed suppression
$9,213 Dr.Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE08084 Developing OnFarm Research ExpertiseAmong Farmers in Vermont
$9,997 Dr.Wendy Sue HarperNortheast Organic FarmingAssociation of Vermont
ONE08089 Eggplants as habitat plants inPoinsettias
$9,993 Margaret SkinnerEntomology Research Laboratory
ONE07070 Fenceless Grazing $10,000 Christopher DuttonVermont Technical College
ONE06061 A study to determine if anthelminticresistant internal parasites exist inVermont sheep flocks
$10,000 Chet ParsonsUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE06052 Assessing onfarm pasture availabilityand forage quality for dairy feed planning
$9,914 Sid BosworthUniversity of Vermont Extension
ONE05036 Farmfabricated onfarm compostingequipment project: Aerating equipment
$9,980 Tom GilbertThe Highfields Institute
ONE05039 Women's Agricultural Network FarmVisits
$4,313 Beth HoltzmanWomen's Agricultural Network
ONE04021 Development of Partnerships andSupport for an Emerging AlternativeCrop: Grapes in Northern New England
$9,604 Lorraine BerkettUniversity of Vermont
ONE04018 Integration of Forage Fenugreek into theNortheast Cropping System
$9,634 Heather DarbyUniversity of Vermont
ONE03005 Farmer educators for a pilot grazingdemonstration project in Vermont
$8,000 Gwyneth HarrisUVM Center for SustainableAgriculture
COMMUNITY INNOVATION GRANTSProject # Project Title SARE support Project Leaders
CNE13110 FarmRaisers: Raising funds, kids, andcrops in the Upper Valley
$14,716 Becka WarrenVital Communities
CNE13107 OnLine Farm to Workplace System $14,985 Tara KellyRutland Area Farm and FoodLink
CNE12093 The Community Market Project $14,369
CNE11084 Market Basket $8,755 Angela BerkfieldPost Oil Solutions
CNE10070 Facilitating Collaborative FarmtoRestaurant Sales in Chittenden County,Vermont
$9,783 Travis MarcotteIntervale Center
CNE10074 Greater Falls Food Hub $15,000 Denise MasonSoutheastern VermontCommunity Action (SEVCA)
CNE09066 Incubation, expansion and learning: Themicroloan fund for New England farmers
$17,514 Dorothy SuputThe Carrot Project
CNE09065 Marketing the market: facilitating EBTusage among farmers' market customers
$9,792 Liz KentonUVM Extension
Sarah KleinmanUniversity of Vermont Extension
CNE08049 Vermont food basket project $10,000
CNE07026 Bridging the gap: Connecting youth,farms and communities
$9,994 Sara PorthUniversity of Vermont Extension
CNE06006 Rutland Area Farm and Food Link community farm and agricultural resourcecenter
$9,900 India Burnett Farmer
CNE06007 South Hero Land Trust Farm Initiative $6,697 Chris GordonSouth Hero Land Trust
Total funding from the USDA SARE program to Vermont $6,998,904
For further information on projects, contact Helen Husher, Northeast SAREcommunications specialist, at (802) 6567923 or [email protected].
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) is funded byUSDA’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA).
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