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Northeast SARE's Newest Grant Program - From the Director's Desk
While traditionally seen as a characteristic of the rural landscape, our summer tour revealed that the rural/urban dichotomy surrounding agriculture is perhaps in flux. When defining what is rural and what is urban, population density is usually primary. But if we compare rural and urban environments in terms of low income and low food access, there are great similarities. In both spaces, food security can be challenged by economics, proximity to retail centers, transportation etc.
Grants and Education to Advance Sustainable Agriculture and Food Systems in the Northeast
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Commitment to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Justice
There is no sustainable agriculture without a foundation of diversity, equity, inclusion, and justice. Honoring the dignity and value of all people, plants, animals, other organisms, and our environment go hand in hand in advancing the sustainability of our region’s agriculture and food systems. People of color’s contributions to agriculture in the Northeast have been critical.
The systematic exclusion of people of color and other marginalized and socially disadvantaged groups in agriculture is neither sustainable nor just. Northeast SARE has operated as a predominantly white institution and acknowledges its role in perpetuating this exclusion. We believe Northeast SARE has both the obligation and the opportunity to advance a vision for sustainable agriculture that is built on a foundation of equity and justice.
Our vision for Northeast agriculture
The guiding principles behind Northeast SARE are captured in our outcome statement as a long-term vision for our region's agriculture.
Learn moreWhere 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 Hispanic/Latinx community is playing a larger role in U.S. agriculture but we often do not see this community at educational events for farmers. Through our project, 25 agricultural educators learned how to create welcoming educational events for this community.
