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¡Siembra Boricua!
¡Siembra Boricua! Manual de agricultura en armonía con la naturaleza, es una balanceada integración de las sabias experiencias de agricultores agroecológicos exitosos junto a las voces de académicos e investigadores en los campos de la agricultura, la biología y la educación, entre otros. La presentación artística de su contenido hace la lectura divertida y enriquecedora. […]
The Northeast Crop Production and Harvest Manual
These two guides—the Northeast Crop Production Manual and the Northeast Harvest Manual—provide in-depth information on the production, harvest and post-harvest handling of dozens of common specialty crops. The production manual includes tips on planning rotations, preparing the soil, planting and transplanting, and managing pests. The harvest manual addresses the timing and methods for harvesting crops, […]
Ethnic Vegetable Planting Guide: A Guide for Planting and Harvesting Ethnic Vegetables for the U.S. Deep South
The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center (SUAREC) Ethnic Vegetable Planting Guide is intended to honor the cultural traditions of such vegetables and to teach the reader how to incorporate ethnic vegetables into their garden repertoire. Some examples include, hibiscus roselle, molokhia, sweet potato greens, amaranth, and many others.
National Cover Crop Survey Reports
The cover crop survey is conducted by the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) in conjunction with SARE and the American Seed Trade Association (ASTA). Sponsors within ASTA include Agassiz Seed, Ampac Seed Company, Beck’s Hybrids, Grassland Oregon, Green Cover Seed, La Crosse Seeds, Mountain View Seeds, ProHarvest Seeds and Seedway.
Growing New Markets for Specialty Crops
Voices from the Field is a podcast series co-produced by ATTRA and SARE that explores the different ways farmers are working to create new local markets for specialty and niche crops. Each partner episode will address a different production system or crop–from endives to small-grain value chains–and will feature farmers sharing their production and marketing […]
Farming with Soil Life
This handbook, created by The Xerces Society, dives into soil biology. It provides a connection between healthy soils and healthy invertebrates found in temperate agricultural soils. Farming with Soil Life starts with a review of soil basics, including the functions, classifications and properties (physical, biological and chemical) of soil. It provides detailed methods on how […]
Managing Stress
Farming and ranching are stressful businesses. One key metric of a farm's sustainability is its capacity to provide a quality of life that meets one of our most basic human needs - good mental health. This page highlights successful SARE-funded projects that are using innovative strategies to help farmers and ranchers manage stress. If you […]
Understanding and Measuring Social Sustainability
This SARE brief defines social sustainability and illustrates how it can be addressed more clearly in SARE projects. Sample projects and quality of life indicators are provided to help grant-seekers and reviewers think broadly about understanding, measuring and describing the social impacts of research and education projects.
Soil Health Principles and Practices Videos
Experienced farmers and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) provide information on managing and improving soil health. Farmers discuss practices such as cover cropping, and using mulch and compost to improve soil health.
Plain Language Guides for New and Under-Served Producers
These plain language guides cover topics such as farm financing, accessing government programs, harvest practices and marketing. The plain language format makes this material accessible to beginning farmers, immigrants and other under-served audiences. They were produced by New Entry Sustainable Farming Project.