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This project is made possible by the U.S. Department of Agriculture's
Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (NE-SARE)
program and The
Garlic Seed Foundation.
Northeast
SARE Outcome Statement: An outcome statement, like
a mission statement, expresses a long-term vision of the results
we are working to achieve. The Northeast SARE outcome statement
is: Agriculture in the Northeast will be diversified and profitable,
providing healthful products to its customers; it will be
conducted by farmers who manage resources wisely, who are
satisfied with their lifestyles, and have a positive influence
on their communities and the environment.
SARE: Since
1988, the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE)
program has helped advance farming systems that are profitable,
environmentally sound and good for communities through a nationwide
research and education grants program. The program, part of
USDA's Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension
Service, funds projects and conducts outreach designed to
improve agricultural systems. SARE provides funding opportunities
annually through four regions in a competitive process.
USDA:
In 1862, when President Abraham Lincoln founded the US Department
of Agriculture, he called it the "people's Department." USDA
remains committed to helping America's farmers and ranchers
and much more.
- USDA leads the Federal anti-hunger effort with the Food
Stamp, School Lunch, School Breakfast, and the WIC Programs.
- USDA is the steward of our nation's 192 million acres
of national forests and rangelands. USDA is the country's
largest conservation agency, encouraging voluntary efforts
to protect soil, water, and wildlife on the 70 percent of
America's lands that are in private hands.
- USDA brings housing, modern telecommunications, and safe
drinking water to rural America.
- USDA is responsible for the safety of meat, poultry, and
egg products.
- USDA is a research leader in everything from human nutrition
to new crop technologies that allow us to grow more food
and fiber using less water and pesticides.
- USDA helps ensure open markets for US agricultural products
and provides food aid to needy people overseas.
Garlic
Seed Foundation: We are an educational, not-for-profit,
association created in 1984 over our love of good garlic food
and desire to find profitable crops and production for small
and family farms. The Foundation seeks to answer the questions:
How do we grow and eat this stinky stuff? We act as a clearinghouse
of information and research data, and generally fill the void
of unbiased information for the cook, gardener, and commercial
producer. Our newsletter, The
Garlic Press, is published about 4 times a year. We
promote production using appropriate and sustainable practices
and hearty consumption of regionally-grown garlic.
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