Sustainable Agriculture
Well-managed farmland supports clean water, increases resilience to natural disasters, and helps combat climate change. We work with community-based nonprofits and national organizations that support producers to test strategies, gain knowledge, develop skills, secure land, and build thriving enterprises. Our clients include American Farmland Trust, Rogue Farm Corps, Oregon State University Extension’s Small farms Program, Friends of Family Farmers, Oregon Agricultural Trust, and Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE).
For SARE, we conducted a mixed method retrospective impact evaluation of five grant programs in four regions applying the Success Case Method. The evaluation demonstrated that when SARE’s grant investments are successfully implemented, they contribute to environmental, production, economic, and social sustainability impacts. We delivered 23 case studies and a national impact model which can be viewed here.