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Grants in Maine

State Grants Summary

The grants summary  includes a project highlight, a breakdown of funding by SARE project type, the total funding for the state since 1988 and state grant recipients.

Northeast SARE’s network of state coordinators--housed at each land grant university throughout the region--conduct professional development programs and share information about our grant programs and other sustainable agriculture resources in their respective states.

State Contacts

Peyton Ginakes

Peyton Ginakes

University of Maine Cooperative Extension
Email
(207) 933-2100 Ext: 107
Bio
Peyton Ginakes is a Research Associate in University of Maine Cooperative Extension. She conducts applied research to address knowledge gaps in specialty crop production for Maine farmers. With a background in organic soil and weed management, she is currently focused on developing fruit and vegetable variety selection and cultural practice recommendations, and exploring sustainable soil management practices, such as tarping and composting, for diversified vegetable operations. She received her BS in Environmental Science and Soil Science, and PhD in Applied Plant Sciences, from the University of Minnesota.

SARE in Maine

Since 1988, SARE has awarded numerous grants in every state and Island Protectorate. Aimed at advancing sustainable innovations, these grants add up to an impressive portfolio of sustainable agriculture efforts across the nation.

Six people standing around in a tall grass field in groups of two talking
Agricultural service providers and farmers learn about cereal grains and soil health.

Maine Impacts

$2.8
million
in funding since 1988*
55 projects
funded since 1988*
* These totals reflect available data; complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.

Recent sare News from Maine

Aquaculture

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.