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  • Act Now: Help Win More Funding for Farm to School

    Saturday, April 17

    Where and how our public money is allocated by the Minnesota Legislature reflects the values that our lawmakers are acting on and...

Upcoming Events

  • Celebrating Soil Health Champions!

    April 27, 7 pm-8 pm

    During this session of the Minnesota Legislature, Land Stewardship Project members and supporters, in partnership with legislative...

  • Understory Groundcover for Fruit Crops

    April 28, 7 pm-8:30 pm

    If you are interested in finding out about options to improve your understory ground cover in your orchard, join the Organic Fruit...

  • In-District Meeting, SD 64 & 66, With Murphy, Marty & Hausman

    April 30, 12:30 pm-1:45 pm

    Join the Land Stewardship Project for a virtual in-district meeting with Senator Erin Murphy (DFL) from Senate District 64, Senator...

  • In-District Meeting with Senator Mike Goggin

    May 3, 5:30 pm-7 pm

    Join the Land Stewardship Project for a virtual in-district meeting with Minnesota state Senator Mike Goggin (R) from Senate...

  • 100% Soil-Healthy Farming Petition Delivery

    May 4, 12 pm-12:45 pm

    Over 2,500 Minnesotans have signed the Land Stewardship Project's 100% Soil-Healthy Farming Bill Petition! Join LSP member-leaders...

  • Sharing Stories: Growing Relationships with the Land (part 5)

    May 11, 12 pm-1 pm

    Join our discussion with Carrie Redden about her efforts to breathe new life/write a new story for her 6th generation...

  • Sacred Cow Film Screening

    May 12, 12 am-May 19, 12 am

    FREE SACRED COW home film screening May 12 – 19

    Land Stewardship Project will present a FREE...

  • Sacred Cow Producer/Director Zoom Conversation and Q & A

    May 19, 6 pm-7:30 pm

    SACRED COW film post-viewing Zoom Conversation and Q & A with the co-author, producer and director, Diana Rodgers, May...

  • 'Healthcare Crisis in Rural MN' Listening Session

    May 20, 6:30 pm-8 pm

    Join the Land Stewardship Project to share your experiences and struggles with our healthcare system and envision with us the...

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    April 22: 'Earth Day Grassroots Lobbying 101'

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    Tell the USDA to Support Climate-Smart Policy Today

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    Celebrate Soil Health Champions April 27

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  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow Land Stewardship Project

    The past 2 weeks LSP farmer-members have had "virtual fly-ins" with @SenTinaSmith @SenAmyKlobuchar @RepAngieCraig… https://t.co/9lmjARlrOo
    Thursday, April 22, 12:32 pm CDT
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow Land Stewardship Project

    This #EarthDay take action and tell your Members of Congress to support the #AgResilienceAct which was introduced T… https://t.co/gbVZ2IQoSe
    Thursday, April 22, 12:30 pm CDT
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow Land Stewardship Project

    Join us on Tuesday at 7 p.m. to celebrate the LSP members and legislators who have championed soil health at the… https://t.co/fagRtlMAjX
    Thursday, April 22, 10:22 am CDT
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow Land Stewardship Project

    Happy #EarthDay! Today, the #MNHouse will pass a bill that sets a statewide goal of 30% soil-healthy farming by 203… https://t.co/xaYFxJ0M5k
    Thursday, April 22, 10:22 am CDT
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow Land Stewardship Project

    Call on your leaders to support soil healthy farming and share your story with LSP! Show your support for… https://t.co/KOUc7Cz1jm
    Wednesday, April 21, 12:00 pm CDT

News

  • Beginning Farmer Program Accepting Applications for 2021-2022 Course

    Wednesday, April 21
    LEWISTON, Minn. — One of the most successful beginning farmer training programs in the country is now...

  • Journalist John Biewen to Cap Off Whiteness in the Food System Study Series March 30

    Tuesday, March 9
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Nationally known journalist and documentarian John Biewen will cap off a special...

  • MN Farmers Welcome Hearing of Groundbreaking Soil Health Legislation

    Wednesday, February 17
    SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Calling it a “win-win” for agriculture and the environment,...

Blog

  • Land Line: Rural Child Poverty, Climate Crop Cuts, Farmland Field Goals, Estate Taxes, Trust Busting, No-till Organic

    Sunday, April 11

    What the American Rescue Plan Means for Child Poverty in Rural America (4/6/21) The expansion of the Child Tax Credit (CTC) in President Joe Biden’s American Rescue Plan, projected to decrease child poverty by 40%, will have an outsized...

  • Legislative Update: Headed into the Home Stretch on Farms, Soil Health, Healthcare, Rural Resiliency

    Thursday, April 8

    During the 2021 session of the Minnesota Legislature, thousands of Land Stewardship Project members from across the state are united in our vision for a sustainable and just farm and food system, as well as healthy communities. This means...

  • Land Line: Carbon Farming Caution, Soil Ecology Economics, COVID Help, Losing Local Control, Land Grab U

    Monday, March 29

    When it Comes to Carbon Markets, Farmers Should have Plenty of Questions (3/18/21) Farmers face a bewildering set of choices and requirements as new carbon payment plans and markets are proliferating, reports Agri-Pulse...

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Ear to the Ground Podcast

  • Ear to the Ground No. 248: Giving a Damn About the Future of Ag

    Saturday, March 27

    Over the past two decades, LSP's Farm Beginnings course has developed into a nationally-recognized program for launching the next...

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Grazing & a Healthy Water Cycle

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