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SARE Professional Development Program, 2002 - 2003
     Funding Level = $48,000
TDA AG Tag Grant, 2002
     Funding Level = $10,000

“A Statewide Journey of Sustainable Success: Hands-On Training”

Objectives
  •  Improve general understanding of sustainable agriculture

  •  Gain knowledge from true examples of applied sustainable practices

  • Develop brief, effective and implementable plan of work to involve sustainable ag in existing program areas

  • Increase the resource base of sustainable ag contacts

  • Broaden agricultural leaders' sustainable agriculture comfort zones by showing some successes of economic, environmental and social impacts from sustainable, value-added and niche-marketing agriculture

  • Enhance the retention likelihood of implementation of participants by providing real examples, stories and testimonies of sustainable, value-added and niche-marketing agriculture

  • Create a state-wide awareness of sustainable, value-added and niche-marketing agriculture

  • Increase the awareness in local communities of sustainable, value-added and niche-marketing agriculture

Project Proposal Abstract
Tour Guide and Training Manual
Library of Sustainable Agriculture Resource Materials

Summary Report


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