Illinois Small Farms
Reaping the Rewards of Our SARE Investment Workshop
The workshop provided a unique opportunity for farmers, educators, and researchers to meet face-to-face and share their experiences and ideas for the future. Since 1992, forty-three NCR SARE Farmer Rancher grants have been awarded in Illinois. This represents a wealth of knowledge and expertise that can benefit all those involved in agriculture. The objectives of the meeting included: learning directly from farmers about their experiences; identifying future research and education needs and setting priorities and identifying ways for sharing information.
December 8, 2008 Reaping the Rewards of Our SARE Investment Workshop Agenda
Reaping the Rewards of Our SARE Investment Publication
Individual Profiles
- Starting Small, Dreaming Big - Godwin Akpan
- A Picture's Worth a Thousand Prawns - Robert Boyd
- Aquaponics Combine Fish, Tomatoes, and Ingenuity - Lori Bahre
- Patience and Persistence - Kim Burkhart
- Putting Water to Work—More Ways Than One - Three Rivers Community Farm
- Fire Blight and Apple Scab Meet Their Match - Eckert Orchards
- Detours on the Road to Success - Les and Penny Gioja
- A Forest Reborn - Kevin Green
- The Science of Fighting Flies - Lisa Haynes and Eric Thorsland
- Where the Ostriches and Buffalo Roam - Michael Herren
- Creating a Buzz for Disease-Resistant Bees - Stu Jacobson
- The Reluctant Pioneer - Larry Kennel
- Putting Okra to the Test - Jon Klingenberg
- Giving it Their All - Lyons Fisheries
- Breaking From the Herd with Rotational Grazing - Raymond Meismer
- Illinois Wine Country - Gene Meyer
- Paddlefish, Poaching, and Ponds - Scott and Kami Miller
- A Spring Runs Through It - Mike Rahe
- Pizza Farm Gives Kids a Taste of Sustainable Ag - Louis and Isabel Reuschel
- Composting Manure, Taming a Menace - Joel Rissman
- Grazing the Intensive Way - Jason Smith
- Life Lessons for Cowboys and Cowgirls - Reginald and Brenda Stewart
- Growing Excitement Among Youth - John and Ida Thurman
- The Hairy Vetch Option - Walt Townsend
- Getting to the Root of the Problem - Ralph Upton, Jr.
- Giving Okra a Second Chance - Michael Vincent
- The Canada Connection - Pam and Larry Wilkey
- Aquaponics: A Dream System - B&SRR Youth Center and Academy
- The Best of Years, the Worst of Years - Beth and Jody Osmund
- Seeding Worms Boosts Soil Tilth Naturally - Bob Van Hoveln
- Hoop Dreams - City Farm
- Worm Castings Act as 'Super Humans' - Don and Glenda Spiker
Report from the December 8, 2008 Reaping the Rewards of Our SARE Investment Workshop
