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www.nesare.org State Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator(s): Debra Heleba University of Vermont Extension, PSS [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 education projects, 17 professional development projects and 88 producerled projects. Vermont has also received additional SARE support through multistate projects. RESEARCH AND EDUCATION GRANTS Project # Project Title SARE support Project Leaders LNE15339 Developing best management practice for growing grain suitable for malt in the Northeast $177,442 Dr.Heather Darby University of Vermont Extension LNE13326 Improving profits for maple producers through tubing sanitation $175,726 Dr.Timothy Perkins University of Vermont LNE13325 Improving winter grain yields, grain quality, and nitrogen use efficiency in New England using adaptive management $243,844 Ellen Mallory UMaine Coop Extension LNE12317 Using winter canola and high glucosinolate mustards to protect and improve soil resources and enhance on farm profitability $146,890 Dr.John Jemison, Jr. University of Maine Cooperative Extension LNE11309 Adding Value to Oilseed Crops by Producing Food Quality Oils $143,131 Dr.Douglas Schaufler The Pennsylvania State University LNE10299 Novel approaches to improve energy efficiency in northern New England greenhouses $195,781 Dr.Bruce L. Parker University of Vermont LNE09282 Improving oilseed production and harvesting practices in New England: A farmertoFarmer exchange $109,306 Heather Darby University of Vermont Extension Dr.Heather Darby University of Vermont Extension LNE09283 Integrated learning courses for organic and sustainable vegetable production $158,961 Enid Wonnacott Northeast Organic Farming Association of Vermont

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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).