Detailed Indicator Report (Year: 2008) (Generated: 08-Sep-10)

30% of UNHCE Agricultural Resrouces staff and NRCS staff who participate in SARE prgrams or utilize SARE funding increase or diversify their programming in sustainable agriculture. 
Type: Action
Evaluation plan: Evaluation tools will be developed to measure knowledge gained through the different activties offered.  Also measured will be the number of programs educators intend to conduct as a result of their participation in SARE trainings.  Additionally, I will survey participants to see the actual number of programs or farm contacts they made as a result of the trainings, as well as to determine if any other of SARE’s short and medium term outcomes were achieved.
Plan: Seth Wilner - Plan of Work for FYI 2007, Agricultural Resources, Administrative, Professional Development and interdisciplinary work

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
# changed 4 63 19
# planned


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Issue Area: Agricultural Resources

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SARE Program - Farm tours, workshops, guest speakers, professional development activities (other- direct)


2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012
# done 5 12 29
# planned 0 0 0 0 0 0

Participants:
  • Adults (74)

Participant locations:
  • Vermont (1)
  • Maine (2)
  • Statewide (71)

Output locations:
  • Sullivan (1)
  • Statewide (10)

Issue Area: Individual Staff Professional Development Plans

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Unnamed output (Workshop (s))


2008 2009
# done 10 9
# planned 0 0

Output locations:
  • New England (4)
  • Statewide (5)

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Anecdotes and quotes
Nancy Bradford-Sisson
 
Narrative: Monadnock Farm and Community Connection Forum was held on November 14 at Heberton Hall in Keene.  This event was funded in part by the USDA Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program.  Sponsors included the Cheshire County Conservation District, Hannah Grimes, UNH Cooperative Extension, The Keene Sentinel, Small and Beginner Farmers, Cheshire County Farm Bureau.  The goal of the evening was to strengthen the community's relationship with local agriculture.  The first part of the evening allowed participants to mingle and to examine the various displays of local food producers including food samples.  The field of local producers was well-represented, including local dairy farms and meat producers, apple orchards and fruit and vegetable producers.  Next was a panel discussion with representatives from Echo Farm Puddings, Black River Produce, Bagelworks Inc., Abenaki Spring Farms and Gomarlo's Foodstore.  Each of these producers presented different viewpoints on their unique experiences with local agriculture, and the challenges/successes of collaborating with larger food markets.  This conversation continued in smaller groups, as participants shared their own challenges/successes and brainstormed new ideas for supporting local agriculture and integrating their products into a larger food market.  The planning group will process the information that was gathered and plans on extending the conversation into the spring to further the collaborations between the local agricultural producers and larger food markets.
Entered: 15-Jan-08
Related indicators: 30% of UNHCE Agricultural Resrouces staff and NRCS staff who participate in SARE prgrams or utilize SARE funding increase or diversify their programming in sustainable agriculture. 
NRBI2 - # of participants who are active in groups that advocate for an improved natural resource business environment (statewide target is 20% of participants)  details
Related participant: Adults
Related locale: Cheshire