Vermont Business Magazine Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) has announced the Partnership Grant projects recommended for funding for 2022. Twenty-four projects were recommended for funding, for a total of $652,414. Vermont received the most grants (tied with New York) for a total of $171,889.
Connecticut
Christine Georgakakos of University of Connecticut was awarded $29,057 for the project, “Pairing Residues, Resistance Genes and Microbial Community Structure to Understand Off-Farm Impact of Antibiotic Use on Dairy Farms.”
Quan Zeng of Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station was awarded $30,000 for the project, “Monitor Streptomycin Resistance in Erwinia Amylovora Populations in New England."
Delaware
Gordon Johnson of University of Delaware was awarded $21,039 for the project, “Providing a Research Base for Indoor Lighted Production of Strawberries in a Repurposed Poultry House.”
Maine
Marissa McMahan of Manomet was awarded $29,943 for the project, “Exploring the Viability of Intertidal Quahog Aquaculture in Maine.”
Massachusetts
Lincoln Fishman of Sawyer Farm was awarded $14,880 for the project, “Tracking Vegetable Yields and Labor in a No-Till Perennial Clover Living Mulch System.”
Christine Manuck of NOFA/Mass was awarded $24,712 for the project, “Closing the Mushroom Production Loop: Evaluating Soil Microbe Changes Following Field Application of Compost Inoculated with Spent Mushroom Substrate.”
New Jersey
Zachary Gordon of Northeast Fisheries Science Center Milford Lab was awarded $28,713 for the project, “Investigating Poor Growth of Hard Clams in New Jersey.”
New York
Elizabeth Buck of Cornell Cooperative Extension was awarded $21,470 for the project, “Improving Production Practices for Three Niche Crops in Response to Shifting Climatic Opportunities.”
Elizabeth Lamb of New York Integrated Pest Management, Cornell University was awarded $29,105 for the project, “Greenhouse IPM Scout School: Online and Hands-on Training for Current and Next Generation Scouts.”
Faith Gilbert of Faith Gilbert Cooperative Consulting was awarded $30,000.00 for the project, “Laying the Foundation for Affordable Farmer Housing.”
Kyle Gifford of The Birkett Mills was awarded $29,795 for the project, “Yield, Environmental, and Financial Impact of Double-Cropping Buckwheat (No Till) After Wheat.”
Virginia Moore of Cornell University was awarded $24,236 for the project, “Exploring Winter Lentil and Winter Pea Production in the Northeastern United States.”
Jennifer Perry of AdkAction Compost for Good was awarded $29,999 for the project, “Compost Exhaust to Provide Nutrients for Plants in Biofilter and Heat for Greenhouses.”
Pennsylvania
Christopher Murakami of Chatham University was awarded $26,356 for the project, “Growing Growers: Community of Practice and Apprenticeship for Women, BIPOC, and LGBTQ Farmers.”
Arash Ghalehgolabbehbahani of Rodale Institute was awarded $28,131 for the project, “Application of Ultraviolet Light and MilStop to Restrict Powdery Mildew Infestation in Vegetable Greenhouses.”
Wesley Ramsey of Penn Soil Council was awarded $27,473 for the project, “Renovating Native Grass Swards: An On-farm Trial of Improved Warm-Season Grass Varieties.”
Sara Major of Rodale Institute was awarded $26,120 for the project, “Optimized Management Practices to Control Swine Parasites in Organic Pig Farms.”
Rhode Island
Coleen Suckling of University of Rhode Island was awarded $29,496.00 for the project, “A Partnership for Innovative Use of Emerging Species in Aquaculture.”
Vermont
Heather Darby of University of Vermont Extension was awarded $29,465 for the project, “Hemp Fiber – Finding Value in the Supply Chain.”
Whitney Hull of University of Vermont Extension was awarded $25,950 for the project, “Adopting a New Culling Strategy to Reduce Johne’s Disease and Improve Economic Sustainability on Dairy Farms.”
Abraham Noe-Hays of Rich Earth Institute was awarded $29,998 for the project, “Farm-scale Urine Fertilizer Implementation: Refining Application Methods, Gathering Buyer and Consumer Perspectives, and Producing Farmer Guide.”
Jeffrey Sanders of University of Vermont Extension was awarded $26,738 for the project, “Evaluating Essential Oil-based Formulations for the Alternative Control of Winter Cattle Lice.”
Mario Machado of University of Vermont was awarded $29,934 for the project, “Understanding Farmer Decision Making in Performance-Based PES Programs through the Vermont Pay for Phosphorus Program.”
Eric Bishop-von Wettberg of University of Vermont was awarded $29,804 for the project, “Dual Use Winter Vegetable Peas: Examining the Viability of Double Cropping in Zone 4.”
Northeast SARE offers six different grant programs for farmers, educators, service providers, researchers throughout our region, with funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture.
Teams of farmers, researchers, educators, and industry and non-profit representatives reviewed proposals. Northeast SARE’s Administrative Council then made final funding allocation decisions.
