www.sare.org resources working-with-your-food-safety-inspector Working With Your Food Safety Inspector Small-scale processors are often at odds with food safety regulations and thus inspectors because the regulations are based off of large-scale production practices. So, Michigan State University PhD student Jennifer...
www.sare.org resources marketready-educational-resources MarketReady Educational Resources Hosted by Ohio State University, MarketReady is an educational program that prepares food producers to sell directly to consumers and wholesale buyers. The program includes workshops and resources that will guide...
www.sare.org resources edible-avalon-curriculum Edible Avalon Curriculum An NCR-SARE Youth Educator grant helped four youth educators develop the curriculum and programming to expand Edible Avalon’s summer youth programs: Summer Program for Youth (SPY) for K-8 students, and...
www.sare.org publications profitable-poultry quality-of-life-issues Quality of Life Issues Most producers find alternative poultry systems make economic sense because the cost of establishing them is low while the potential for significant and steady income is high. However, much of...
northeast.sare.org resources farmland-connections Farmland ConneCTions Land is an essential element of farming, and, after a century of significant farmland loss around the region, access to affordable, productive farmland is one of the greatest challenges that...
northcentral.sare.org resources gap-for-urban-food-producers GAP for Urban Food Producers This PowerPoint presentation, "Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) and Good Handling Practices (GHP) for Urban Food Producers" was created by SARE Ohio State Coordinator, Mike Hogan....
www.sare.org resources community-based-food-system-assessment-and-planning Community-Based Food System Assessment and Planning With the help of a Southern SARE grant, researchers at Virginia Cooperative Extension and other students and faculty from North Carolina and Virginia Universities completed case studies around the Appalachian...
www.sare.org resources cooperative-extension-farm-to-school-resources Cooperative Extension Farm to School Resources Growing Minds: Farm to School was developed by ASAP to provide resources for Extension, ag professionals and communities in the development of Farm to School initiatives. Resources include: 2011 Farm...
www.sare.org resources case-studies-on-setting-up-microloans Case Studies on Setting Up Microloans According to a study conducted by The Carrot Project, 25 percent of farmers that request financing are denied access to credit needed for start-up and expansion costs. In 2009 and...
www.sare.org resources sustainable-food-systems-for-georgias-agrarian-future Sustainable Food Systems for Georgia’s Agrarian Future In Georgia, demand for local, sustainable food exceeds the supply, but a lack of infrastructure limits the development of a local, sustainable food system. Through a Southern SARE planning grant,...