LSP Farm Beginnings Tour on CSA, Livestock & Conservation June 27 Near Plainview
CONTACT: Karen Stettler, LSP, 507-523-3366 or stettler@landstewardshipproject.org
5/17/07
PLAINVIEW, Minn.— Many Hands Farm near Plainview will host a Land Stewardship Project Farm Beginnings tour and field day Wednesday, June 27, on Community Supported Agriculture (CSA), as well as beef, chicken and egg production. Also featured will be farm conservation projects such as ponds, prairie, wildlife habitat and tree plantings. To register for this public event, contact Karen Stettler in the Land Stewardship Project’s Lewiston office at 507-523-3366 or stettler@landstewardshipproject.org.
The nationally-recognized Farm Beginnings course provides participants an opportunity to learn firsthand about low-cost, sustainable methods of farming. The course consists of a series of classes that take place twice a month between October and March. After March, course participants have the opportunity to attend on-farm educational field days. Farm Beginnings participants learn goal setting, financial planning, business plan creation, alternative marketing and innovative production techniques. The course consists of 34 hours of class time, on-farm education, skills sessions and one-on-one mentoring.
This is the 10th year the Land Stewardship Project has offered Farm Beginnings in the region. The Minnesota course has over 300 graduates to its credit—60 percent of whom are farming. Farm Beginnings courses are also being offered in Illinois, Nebraska and North Dakota.
The registration deadline for the 2007-2008 Minnesota-region Farm Beginnings session is Aug. 30. Classes will be held in La Crosse, Wis., and Marshall, Minn. For more on Farm Beginnings, see www.landstewardshipproject.org/farmbeg.html.
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