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Improving Meat by Enhancing Soil
In FNE22-027, “Enhancing Health Benefits of Pasture Raised Lamb, Pork and Chicken Utilizing Organic Fish Hydrolysate and Compost Supplementation”, Karen Rodgers of MKVT Farm in Vermont tested the effectiveness of using hydrolysate made from the guts, bones, and cartilage of fish to improve soil health and increase the quality of available forage for pasture-raised animals.
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.
