Education Resources

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New Professional Association for Sustainable Agriculture Educators

Sustainable agriculture educators can now draw on the inspiration, resources and expertise of their colleagues in the Sustainable Agriculture Education Association (SAEA).

Online Resource for Cover-Cropping in Midwest

Midwest Cover Cropping Council's growing online resource for all things cover-cropping.

Farm Beginnings

Farm Beginnings is a year-long educational training and support program designed to help people plan and begin sustainable farm enterprises. Participants begin with 10 winter seminar sessions that focus on goal-setting and planning for profit. They are then offered a variety of hands-on experiences in the spring, summer, and fall, during which they network with successful, innovative farmers through apprenticeships, mentorships, field days and conferences. Farm Beginnings™ also helps beginning farmers create links with experienced farmers through farm partnerships, land and equipment use and/or rental. Instruction is geared towards small-scale operations, the kind needed for strong, local food systems. Small scale producers, like those coming out of the Farm Beginnings™ program are precisely the type of farmer that is likely to participate in developing a local food system. UIUC's involvement, in terms of coordination and speakers, represents an investment in a future local food system in Illinois.

SARE

The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) Program is part of USDA’s Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) and administers a competitive grants program. ASAP hosts the North Central Region’s sustainable agriculture coordinator, who is charged with actively promoting, educating, facilitating, and networking with audiences interested in receiving SARE grants (there are four grant programs: research and eduation, professional development, farmer/rancher, and graduate student). Information about each of the grant programs is distributed electronically and in print to Extension personnel, NGO’s, and various state and federal agencies.