2009 Report Summary
The 2009 Report was submitted by Tom Jordan, outgoing Indiana State Coordinator. Indiana reported SARE had program promotion activities at more than five conferences and workshops, and articles in more than twenty-nine educator publications. Partners in program development included Purdue University, University of Illinois, Indiana State Department of Ag and the Indiana Soybean Association. Primary activities included eight workshops, a web-based curricula session, five mini-grants ($4,711) and 10 travel scholarships ($4,668). Participants in the program reported: 41 answered client questions, ten developed new contacts, 7 incorporated into programming, 20 delivered new programming, 15 used the PDP information in newsletters or other media outlets and 8 of those attending a mini-grant workshop developed curriculum.
2010 Plan of Work Summary
In November, 2009, Roy Ballard became the new Indiana Sustainable Agriculture Coordinator. . The 2010 Indiana professional development program includes the Entrepreneurial Initiative, with the tri-state New Ag Network (MI, IL, IN) developing materials and curriculum for fifty-one educators to develop programming and work with farmers/clients. Other activities in the initiative are “Scaling Up Local Food Systems” regional training, workshops, adobe connect meetings and a two day farm tour. The second initiative, Purdue Living on the Land: Stewardship for Small Acreages, targets twenty-five educators to be trained. Six $1,000 mini-grants are also being offered to educators to provide professional development training.
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Indiana State Coordinator, Roy Ballard
Extension Educator Agriculture and Natural Resources
Purdue Cooperative Extension Service
Hancock County Office
802 North Apple Street
Greenfield, IN 46140
317-462-1113
317-462-2424 fax
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SARE Grants in Indiana
Since 1988, SARE has awarded numerous grants in every state and Island Protectorate. Aimed at advancing sustainable innovations, these grants add up to an impressive portfolio of sustainable agriculture efforts across the nation. See below for a grant portfolio summary and detailed grants list for Indiana.
Indiana Competitive Grant Portfolio Summary (pdf)
The portfolio summary for each state includes one project highlight, a breakdown of funding by SARE project type, and the total funding for the state since 1988. This is a colorful 2-pager in PDF format that can be printed and distributed.
Competitive Grants List (pdf)
The grants list describes each grant in the state by title, project leader and funding level.
For further information about any grant in the list, go to http://www.sare.org/projects/ and search by the project number or title.
Indiana Organizations, Programs and Contacts
Conservation Technology Information Center
1220 Potter Drive, #170
West Lafayette, IN 47906-1334
765-494-9555
765-494-5969 (fax)
ctic@ctic.purdue.edu
www.ctic.purdue.edu/ctic.html
Hoosier Environmental Council
3951 N. Meridian Street, Suite 100
Indianapolis, IN 46208
www.hecweb.org
Indiana Association of Soil and Water Conservation Districts
Jennifer Boyle
225 S. East St.
Indianapolis, IN 46202
317-692-7374 (fax)
Indiana Certified Organic
8364 South SR 39
Clayton, IN 46118
317-539-4317
icollc@earthlink.net
Indiana Department of Agriculture
101 W. Ohio Street, Suite 1200
Indianapolis, IN 46204
317-232-8770
317-232-1362 (fax)
www.in.gov/isda
Indiana’s U-Pick
Farmers Market and Agritourism Directory http://www.in.gov/isda/files/AgDirectory_smallfile.pdf
Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
6013 Lakeside Blvd.
Indianapolis 46278-2933
317-290-3200
317-290-3225 (fax)
NRCS Information for Small Scale Farmers in Indiana http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/smallscalefarmers.html
Purdue University:
Office of Agricultural Research Programs
Sonny Ramaswamy, Director
1140 AGAD Bldg.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
765-494-8363
765-494-0808 (fax)
sonny@purdue.edu
www.agriculture.purdue.edu/arp
New Ventures in Food and Agriculture for Indiana http://www.agecon.purdue.edu/newventures/
INVenture Business Planner
https://www.agecon.purdue.edu/planner/
Center for New Crops and Plant Products
Jules Janick
Department of Horticulture
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1165
765-494-6968
765-494-0391 (fax)
www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/
Cooperative Extension Service
Chuck Hibberd, Director
1140 Agricultural Administration Bldg.
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1140
317-494-8489
317-494-5876 (fax)
http://www.ces.purdue.edu
South Shore Local Foods - Building a local foods network in Northwest Indiana
http://southshorelocalfoods.org/
Swaim and Associates Agronomic Consulting
David Swaim
4907 Shearwater Ct.
Lafayette, IN 47909
765-538-3162
dswaim@tctc.com
The New Agriculture Network
www.new-ag.msu.edu
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