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Using Mycelium in Aquaculture Farming
Building on the successes of previous experiments using MycoRafts for marshland restoration and mycelium buoys for oyster farming, project leader Sue Van Hook of Greenhorns in Maine, researched a number of approaches to creating lobster buoys from mushroom mycelium – the fibrous tissue from which mushroom fruiting bodies emerge.
Grants and Education to Advance Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in the Northeast
Learn more about northeast sareOUR IMPACT
The Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) program is a regional competitive grants and education program operating in every U.S. state and territory.
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Where We Work
Northeast SARE covers the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic states of Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, West Virginia, Vermont, and Washington, D.C.
The opportunity to serve on the Administrative Council for Northeast SARE over the past six years has been an educational and rewarding experience. I am proud that the work SARE supports is helping to create innovative, responsible, and sustainable opportunities within agriculture.
