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Action Alert!

  • Farm Bill: Demand Reform to Crop Subsidies Calls Needed in the Next 48 Hours

    Tuesday, June 18

    Full U.S. House Farm Bill Debate Starts This Week A new five-year Farm Bill is way overdue, but even more overdue is reform to...

Upcoming Events

  • Brooklyn Brewery Twin Cities Mash

    June 17-23
    Various locations in Minnesota's Twin Cities

    Proceeds from this week of events will benefit the Land Stewardship Project. ...

  • The People's Party

    June 20, 4:00 pm-8:00 pm
    Harriet Island – Clarence Wigington Pavilion, 200 Dr. Justus Ohage Blvd St. Paul, MN

    Minnesota has just finished up a historic legislative session. There were victories on many fronts. And what we won is...

  • LSP Southeast Summer Picnic

    June 21, 3:00 pm-8:00 pm
    DreamAcres Farm, 17289 County Road 8, Wykoff, MN 55990

    SAVE THE DATE for LSP’s annual summer gathering in southeast Minnesota, hosted this year by LSP farmer members Todd Juzwiak...

  • Milkapalooza 2013

    June 22, 10:00 am-3:00 pm
    Cedar Summit Farm, 25830 Drexel Avenue, New Prague, MN 56071

    June is finally here, and that can only mean one thing… Milkapalooza is near! Come join us on Saturday, June 22 from 10 a.m...

  • LSP CSA Vegetables & Farm Establishment Field Day

    June 22, 11:00 am-2:00 pm
    Threshing Table Farm, Star Prairie, Wis.
  • Eat for Equity Land Stewardship Project Benefit Dinner

    June 22, 7:00 pm-9:00 pm
    Omega House and Eat Street Community Garden, 2412 1st Ave. S., Minneapolis, MN 55404

    Eat for Equity will host a dinner gathering to benefit the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) on Saturday, June 22, beginning at 7...

  • Women Farmer & Landowner Meeting

    June 24, 9:00 am-1:30 pm
    Chatfield, Minn.

    A free Land Stewardship Project discussion and field walk for women farmers and landowners is scheduled for Monday, June 24, on a...

  • Iowa Row Crops & Prairie Strips Bus Tour

    July 9
    Neal Smith National Wildlife Refuge, Prairie City, Iowa

    Want to see the innovative research being done in Iowa involving ...

  • U of M Organic Crops Field Day

    July 9, 12:00 am
    Southwest Research & Outreach Center
    23669 130th Street
    Lamberton, MN 56152

    Check out the UofM's latest research on organic crop farming.

  • SE MN Frac Sand EIS Meeting

    July 9, 6:30 pm-9:00 pm
    St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, 103 N. Mill St., Rushford, MN 55971

    An Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) on 11 proposed frac sand mines in Minnesota's Fillmore, Houston and Winona counties is...

  • Women Caring for the Land

    July 18, 8:30 am-3:30 pm
    Red Cedar Lodge, E4620 County Rd C, Downsville, WI

    Women who own or manage farmland in Dunn, Chippewa, Eau Claire, Pierce, Pepin, St. Croix and neighboring counties are invited to...

  • Timberframe Raising

    July 18, 9:00 am-July 21, 4:00 pm
    Dreamacres Farm, 17289 County Road 8, Wykoff, MN 55990

    Assemble and raise a post and beam barn. Come for one or more days.

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  • LSP Southeast Minnesota Cookout/Celebration June 21

  • LSP Bus Trip: See Firsthand Iowa's Innovative Work With Prairie Strips, Row Crops & Erosion Control July 9

  • LSP 2013-2014 Farm Beginnings Class Deadline Aug. 1

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  • LSPnow

    LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    Eat for good & celebrate #familyfarms & #localfood at LSP's Eat 4 Equity Dinner Sat 6/22 7pm in #Mpls! RSVP TODAY! http://t.co/ByaMdrJdXC
    Wednesday, June 19, 10:23 am CDT

  • LSPnow

    LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    The People's Party! Thurs. 6/20, 4-8pm at Harriet Island in St. Paul. Be there! http://t.co/SjbbmYjTKD
    Tuesday, June 18, 3:21 pm CDT

  • LSPnow

    LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    ACTION ALERT: Tell Goodhue County Commissioners NOT to Lift the Moratorium on #FracSand Mining at June 18 Meeting - http://t.co/TwofSM4gCO
    Monday, June 17, 4:53 pm CDT

  • LSPnow

    LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    .@BrooklynBrewery #TwinCitiesMASH kicks off tonight! Full week of good food, film, books & music. http://t.co/KxR5XNkd6X
    Monday, June 17, 1:43 pm CDT

  • LSPnow

    LSPnow LandStewardshipProj

    Big #thanks to @BrasaRotisserie for keeping the land & ppl together - proceeds from all dine in & carry out orders today will go to @LSPnow
    Sunday, June 16, 6:45 pm CDT

News

  • Women Farmer & Landowner Meeting June 24 Near Chatfield

    Monday, June 17
    CHATFIELD, Minn. — A free discussion and field walk for women farmers and landowners is scheduled for Monday,...
  • Eat for Equity Event to Benefit LSP June 22 in Minneapolis

    Wednesday, June 12
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Eat for Equity will host a dinner gathering to benefit the Land Stewardship Project (LSP)...
  • Research on Integrating Prairies & Row Crops Featured During July 9 Bus Tour Starting in Southern MN

    Wednesday, May 29
    LEWISTON, Minn. — What combination of annual and year-round plants can be grown to significantly improve soil...

Blog

  • We Must Stand Up Against the Frac Industry, and MN Officials Must Stand With Us

    Friday, June 14

    On Tuesday, June 11, I traveled to the Capitol from my home near the city of St. Charles, Minn., in Saratoga Township to meet with Governor Mark Dayton. My home is within a few miles of seven proposed frac sand mines. In February, I traveled to...

  • U.S. Senate Passes Farm Bill, Yet Again

    Tuesday, June 11

    The U.S. Senate passed its version of a Farm Bill yesterday by a vote of 66-27. Both Minnesota Senators Al Franken (D-MN) and Amy Klobuchar( D-MN) voted for passage of the bill. The upshot is that for the first time ever the...

  • Health Care Receives a Key Boost from MN Legislature

    Friday, May 31

    This year Minnesota has taken real steps to put people at the center of our health care system. Most recently, Governor Mark Dayton and the Legislature passed a budget that continues and strengthens MinnesotaCare. Thank you for your calls, e-mails...

LSP in Action

Learn About Cutting-Edge Farming This Summer at LSP's Field Days

Ear to the Ground Podcast

  • Ear to the Ground 132

    Friday, May 31
    An innovative grass-based system makes a farm friendly to livestock, wildlife and the bottom line.

LSP TV

Farmer and LSP board member Heidi Morlock talks about the importance of MinnesotaCare for her family.

Office Locations

  • Montevideo
    301 State Road #2
    Montevideo, MN 56265
    (320) 269-2105
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    180 E. Main Street
    Lewiston, MN 55952
    (507) 523-3366
  • Minneapolis
    821 E. 35th Street #200
    Minneapolis, MN 55407
    (612) 722-6377
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