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Sign the Petition by Nov. 10 to Call for Bold Action on Healthcare
Monday, October 22

High premiums, closing rural clinics and few available insurance plans mean rural people are too often not getting quality...

Upcoming Events

'Wildly Successful Farming' Reading with Brian DeVore
October 22, 7 pm-8 pm
Join agricultural journalist Brian DeVore at Moon Palace Books for a discussion centered around his new book,...
In Defense of Land: Preserving Indigenous Farming Practices
October 26, 6:15 pm-8 pm
The Land Stewardship Project, in conjunction with Witness For Peace, will host a public conversation with Mexican farmer and...
In Defense of Land: Preserving Indigenous Farming Practices
October 27, 6:15 pm-8 pm
The Land Stewardship Project, in conjunction with Witness For Peace, will host a public conversation with Mexican farmer and...
Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Training Course
November 9
Fall Harvest Gathering for Women in Sustainable Ag
November 9, 5 pm-November 11, 9:30 am
Some of us farm and some of us are sustainable agriculture advocates and friends, but we all enjoy sharing and learning from each...
Healthcare Petition Deadline
November 10
The Land Stewardship Project has launched a new petition drive and we want thousands of Minnesotans to call on our next Governor to...
Wildly Successful Farming Book Event with Brian DeVore
November 12, 1:30 pm-3 pm
Join agricultural journalist Brian DeVore, Monday, Nov. 12, beginning at 1:30 p.m., at the Chatfield United Methodist Church for a...
Healthcare Petition Delivery to Minnesota Governor
November 13
The Land Stewardship Project has launched a new petition drive and we want thousands of Minnesotans to call on our next Governor to...
Wildly Successful Farming Book Event with Brian DeVore
November 13, 7 pm
Join agricultural journalist Brian DeVore, Tuesday, Nov. 13, beginning at 7 p.m., at the ...
Food Safety Modernization Act Produce Training Course
November 14
Wildly Successful Farming Book Event with Brian DeVore
November 14, 5 pm-7 pm
Join agricultural journalist Brian DeVore on Wednesday, Nov. 14, beginning at 5 p.m., at ...
Climate Conversations
November 17, 1 pm-5:30 pm
Explore how the climate is changing during engaging conversations with your community. Learn about the latest science from state...
LSP Youth Summit
November 18, 10 am-4 pm
Do you know a young person in grades 7-12 who is passionate about sustainable agriculture, family farms, clean water or social...

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Wildly Successful Farming Book Reading Today in Minneapolis
'In Defense of Land: Preserving Indigenous Farming Practices' Oct. 26 & 27 in SE MN
Sign the Petition by Nov. 10 to Call for Bold Action on Healthcare

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Last night @MnPCA public info meeting in Lewiston, 30+ LSP members demanded full envtl review on proposed Daley Far… https://t.co/devi38s8Pp
Wednesday, October 17, 2:43 pm CDT
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Calling youth grades 7-12 passionate abt #sustainableag, #familyfarms, #cleanwater, #socialjustice! LSP kicking off… https://t.co/x5CZx0qYds
Wednesday, October 17, 9:12 am CDT
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Allies @ISAIAHMN & @CAIRMN released a report detailing coordinated efforts to instill fear of Muslim Minnesotans in… https://t.co/m4rMFWOrgF
Tuesday, October 16, 4:49 pm CDT
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#FactoryFarms extract soil, water, and wealth from rural communities. It's time MPCA Comm @JLincStine puts people 1… https://t.co/exdHOrRJu1
Monday, October 15, 11:48 am CDT
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Struggling to find affordable, accessible healthcare? You're not alone. Rural Minnesotans, like lifelong dairy farm… https://t.co/BQzzre720a
Friday, October 12, 5:14 pm CDT

News

Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Meeting Oct. 11 in Montevideo
Tuesday, October 2

MONTEVIDEO, Minn. — Details on how to apply for the newly launched Minnesota Beginning Farmer Tax Credit...
'Raising Quality Beef on Quality Grass' Focus of Field Day Oct. 5 in Donnelly
Wednesday, September 19

DONNELLY, Minn. — A field day featuring how one family is raising quality beef utilizing good pasture...
Farmland Access Workshop Sept. 30 in Western Wisconsins Pierce County
Monday, September 17

HAGER CITY, Wis. — Looking for affordable, quality land to get started farming and don’t know where to...

Blog

When Nature Bites the Hand That Tills It
Monday, October 15

Tyler Carlson farms near “Gopher Prairie,” the fictional setting for Sinclair Lewis’s 1920 novel, Main Street. In the book, Lewis, who grew up in the real Gopher Prairie, otherwise known as Sauk Centre, used biting satire...
A Commitment to Racial Justice Helps Stop a Detention Center in Rural MN
Wednesday, October 10

The Land Stewardship Project’s mission is to foster an ethic of stewardship of farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop healthy communities. LSP believes that private, for-profit immigration detention centers have no...
Protozoa, Pastures & Profits
Tuesday, October 9

It’s a bright June day in southeastern Minnesota, and the hilly landscape is in full summer bloom. But as Chuck Henry watches his dairy herd graze a mix of winter wheat and Sudan grass, he has numbers on his mind: 33,000 bites per day,...

LSP in Action

Beginning Farmer Tax Credit Deadline Nov. 1

Ear to the Ground Podcast

Ear to the Ground 218: Diversity on the Land, Diversity in Our Communities
Saturday, October 13

Farmer Darrel Mosel talks about what 40 years of concentration in agriculture has done to his community, what gives him hope, and the...

LSP TV

LSP Members Stand Up for 'Our Farm Bill'

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Montevideo
117 South First Street
Montevideo, MN 56265
(320) 269-2105
Lewiston
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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