Iowa

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

Christa Hartsook

Communications Specialists

Iowa State Univ, Extension & Outreach

hartc@iastate.edu

(515) 294-4430

Bio

Christa Hartsook is the Iowa SARE State Coordinator and is the Small Farms Program Coordinator for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. She helps connect people to resources at the Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship, at the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, and the Natural Resources Conservation Service.

SARE IN IOWA

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.

IOWA Impacts

$8.4
million

in funding since 1988

226 projects

funded since 1988

Recent Stories from iowa

Project Products | Cover Crops

Iowa Farmers Seek Sustainability with Cover Crops and No-Till

In 2002, a $6,500 SARE grant funded an idea for a new tool at the Rodale Institute in Kutztown, Pennsylvania. The tool was a roller-crimper, a steel drum with blades that was mounted to a tractor and used to roll down cover crops. The idea was that the mat of dead cover crops would act as mulch, which researchers hoped no-till farmers […]

Beans

Iowa Farmer Mechanizes Planting and Maintenance Tasks in Vegetables with Companion Plants

Broccoli

Organic Broccoli Produced to Meet a Growing Need for Locally Grown Foods

More news and activities

Go to https://extension.agron.iastate.edu/sustag/default.htm for more information on SARE in Iowa!