North Central SARE's network of state coordinators–housed at each land grant university throughout the region–conduct train-the-trainer programs and share information about our grant programs and other sustainable agriculture resources in their respective states.
State Contacts
Dan Downing
Water Quality Specialist
University of Missouri Extension
Bio
Dan Downing is a Missouri SARE Co-Coordinator and has more than 28 years of service with the University of Missouri Extension. 17 years of that time have been spent serving in a statewide position with The University of Missouri Extension Water Quality Program.
Touria Eaton
State Horticulture Specialist
Lincoln University of Missouri
Bio
Touria Eaton is a Missouri SARE Co-Coordinator, Assistant Professor of Horticulture, and the State Horticulture Specialist at Lincoln University in Missouri. The focus of her research and extension work is sustainable production of horticultural crops.
SARE IN MISSOURI
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.
MISSOURI Impacts
$8.8
million
million
in funding since 1988*
326 projects
funded since 1988*
* These totals reflect available data; complete information may not be available for all grant programs prior to 2016.
Recent Stories from MISSOURI
Less Food Waste, More Family Meals: Encouraging Shared Mealtime in Missouri
This SARE project in Kansas City aims to double prepared food donations from the food service sector, validating ReFED data and creating a playbook to help other cities turn surplus food into meals for families.
