About South Carolina SARE...
The Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education (SARE) Program is a program that supports research and education for sustainable agriculture in the United States. SARE funds are available on a competitive basis to all states for research and education through the states' Land Grant institutions. The SARE Program is funded by the USDA and EPA and is divided into four regions in the United States. With funding from the Southern Region SARE Program, Clemson and South Carolina State Universities have collaborated on development of the South Carolina SARE Program with a mission to promote a more sustainable agriculture throughout South Carolina.
The South Carolina SARE Program provides sustainable agriculture education and outreach programs to Cooperative Extension Service personnel, Natural Resources Conservation Service staff, farmer-mentors and other individuals, farmers and ranchers others personally interested in sustainable agriculture.
The Program is managed by stakeholder input through an advisory committee consisting of farmers, agriculture professionals, NGO representatives and others with an interest in sustainable agriculture development.