Tri-State SARE

SARE: Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education

Tri-State SARE Professional Development Project

   A collaborative effort among the Universities of Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island

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This is what we are doing right now:

Over the last three years this project taught participants how to write a grazing plan and shared information on how farmers can develop and manage soils in their pasture. Hands-on field workshops have illustrated the value of healthy soil and the management practices farmers can implement on their land.

This year, webinars and field workshops addressed nutrient management within a pasture system tying it back to the soil health perspective taught previously.

We are presently developing our project curriculum for our next three-year project. Topics under consideration include enhanced pasture/grazing management, animal nutrition, and product quality.


For over 14 years we have offered webinars, in-person workshops, and livestock education for service providers and farmers. Programming focuses on raising healthy animals and the development & sustainable use of pasture. The 2023-26 project will continue to cover topics of interest to service providers and farmers.

Previous Webinars and Workshops

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Our Team

Joe Bonelli – CT SARE State Coordinator

Joe Bonelli

CT SARE State Coordinator

Principal Investigator

Phone: (860) 875- 3331

Fax: (860) 875 0220

joseph.bonelli@uconn.edu

Jean C. King – Tri-State SARE Project Facilitator

Jean C. King

Tri-State SARE Project Facilitator

jean.king@uconn.edu

Heather Faubert – RI SARE State Coordinator

Heather Faubert

RI SARE State Coordinator

Phone: (401) 874 2967

hhf@uri.edu

Rachel Bespuda – Tri-State Project Director

Rachel Bespuda

Tri-State Project Director

Phone: (203) 407 3172

rachel.bespuda@uconn.edu

Clem Clay – MA SARE State Coordinator

Clem Clay

MA SARE State Coordinator

Phone: (413) 545 5021

cclay@umext.umass.edu

“This material is based upon work supported by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture, U.S. Department of Agriculture, through the Northeast Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program under subaward number SNE20-001-CT-34268 .”