Journeyperson Course

What to Expect in Journeyperson

• Participate in two weekend-long planning retreats in November and December and a one-day retreat the following January to receive meaningful training, while reflecting and strengthening your farm plan.

• Work one-on-one with a financial adviser to develop and monitor your annual financial plan and/or to receive advisement on specific, critical needs.

• Work one-on-one with an experienced farmer-mentor around a production focus of your choice to help push production skills forward.

• Develop peer-to-peer relationships with farmers enrolled in the course.

The Journeyperson initiative is offered periodically in the Upper Midwest. For details on the next offering, contact LSP’s Annelie Livingston-Anderson via e-mail or at 612-400-6350.

Making Room for Relationships

January 10, 2022
Pack-shed or people? That’s the question Les Macare and Els Dobrick are grappling with on a dank day in mid-March as they brave a biting…

Farm Beginnings Profiles
beginning farmers, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, Els Dobrick, Farm Beginnings, Farmland Clearinghouse, journeyperson, land access, Les Macare, Racing Heart Farm, vegetable farming, vegetables

Making Room for Relationships
Ear to the Ground 264: Center of the Universe

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 18:18 | Recorded on December 17, 2021
Pack-shed or people? LSP’s Journeyperson helped vegetable producers Les Macare and Els Dobrick make a big decision about a recent growing season.
More information:
• Land Stewardship…

Ear to the Ground 264: Center of the Universe
Farm Beginnings Profile: A Raw Deal on Farmland

June 15, 2021
Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 18:18 | Recorded on December 17, 2021
There are upsides to launching a farm on raw, open land: no broken-down outbuildings or junk piles to deal with, the ability to truly start…

Farm Beginnings Profiles
beginning farmers, Farm Beginnings, land access

Farm Beginnings Profile: A Raw Deal on Farmland

Upcoming Events

July 2025

Saturday July 12

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Fishing, Farming & Food: Rush Creek's Fish Kill Anniversary & Why it Matters

Saturday July 12

10:00 am – 2:00 pm

Fishing, Farming & Food: Rush Creek's Fish Kill Anniversary & Why it Matters

Farmers Community Park, 23274 Arches Road Lewiston, MN 55952

During the Fishing, Farming & Food: Rush Creek’s Fish Kill Anniversary & Why it Matters event, the Land Stewardship Project will mark the three-year anniversary of a major fish kill in southeastern Minnesota that spawned citizen action and led to new public policy around how such events are reported. Join Land Stewardship Project and our partners at Farmers Park, Saturday July 12, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lewiston, Minnesota. Register here.

What to expect?

Fly fishing demonstration led by Minnesota Trout Unlimted and LSP member, Lee Stoe. Please bring your own fishing gear.
Minnesota Trout Unlimited & Izaak Walton League staff and members will be leading macroinvertebrate sampling of Garvin Brook and discussing what they tell us about the health of the stream.
Discussion on how regenerative farming systems can support healthy soil and clean water.
Opportunity to take action! Help prevent future fish kills by sharing how you think the Minnesot Feedlot Rule, which is open for comment through July 22, should be stronger. Postcards will be available to fill out and send with your comments.
Farmers Park is a great spot for birding. Please bring your binoculars!
You are welcome to bring your own snacks or picnic lunch; food will not be provided at this event.

LSP is partnering with several community groups for this event, including:

Minnesota Trout Unlimited, Minnesota Center for Environmental Advocacy, Izaak Walton League, Food & Water Watch, and Savanna Institute

Tuesday July 15

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Organic Fruit & Vegetable Field Day
Tuesday July 15
5:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Organic Fruit & Vegetable Field Day
1805 Dudley Ave, Falcon Heights, MN 55113, USA
Join U of M researchers and Extension for updates on organic fruit and vegetable research and tour the Student Organic Farm and the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station in Saint Paul. Topics include: organic insect management, integrating livestock into vegetable farms, new crops for Minnesota, irrigation strategies, and more. Free to the public.

For details and to register, click here.

Making Room for Relationships

Ear to the Ground 264: Center of the Universe

Farm Beginnings Profile: A Raw Deal on Farmland