California

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.

If you have questions about Western SARE and funding opportunities that this website doesn’t answer, you can contact your state coordinator. They can help answer questions specifically about SARE grants and your potential research and education project, but not general questions or provide answers on how to fund land purchases or capital equipment.

Learn more about the state coordinator’s role.

State Contacts

Sonja Brodt

Coordinator, Agriculture and Environment

University of California Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program

(530) 754-8547

Jeffrey Stackhouse

Livestock and Natural resources Advisor

University of California Cooperative Extension

(707) 445-7351

SARE IN CALIFORNIA

Sheep Grazing Vineyard — These sheep, at a vineyard in Winters, Calif., were trained to ignore grape leaves while grazing on vegetation such as weeds and cover crops. Photo courtesy University of California Extension

California Impacts

$19.7
million

in funding since 1988^*

290 projects

funded since 1988^*

* These totals reflect available data; complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.

Featured Stories from California

Almonds

Measuring Biochar’s Benefits for Healthy Orchard Soils

As the California agricultural community seeks new tools and practices critical for adapting to a changing climate, the American Farmland Trust partnered with a Madera County almond grower, conservation districts, and the University of California at Merced to conduct a field demonstration project and experiment on the application of biochar and its effects on soil […]