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  • Put People & the Land Before Big Oil

    Tuesday, November 10

    Nurturing the water, soil, and air that life depends on means we must move away from the extractive economic practices that define our...

Upcoming Events

  • Direct Marketing 101: Actionable Steps for Jumpstarting Your Marketing Business

    December 8, 5 pm-8:30 pm

    During this Land Stewardship Project workshop, Kristen Mizner of Ash Valley...

  • Wisconsin Farmers Union Winter Meat-ings #1: Farmer & Processor Perspectives

    December 10, 12 pm-1 pm

    Farmer & Processor Perspectives

    WFU is planning a “Winter Meat-ings” series on solutions to meat...

  • How to Acquire & Keep an Online Customer: Building a Sustainable Direct Marketing Business with Indiana Farmers

    December 10, 1 pm-5:30 pm

    During this Land Stewardship Project workshop, Brooks and Blaine Hitzfield of Seven Sons...

  • Community Conversations to Build Agrarian Commons

    December 10, 4:30 pm-6:30 pm

    The Agrarian Commons is a new project designed to hold land in community-centered entities that are committed to shaping a just,...

  • 2020 Soil Health Summit

    December 15, 9 am-December 16, 12:50 pm

    The Soil Management Summit planning committee wants to ensure the health and wellbeing of our participants, vendors, and everyone...

  • Soil Health for Vegetable Farmers: Cover Crops with Cala Farm

    December 16, 7 pm-8:30 pm

    Join LSP, the Sustainable Farming Association, and U of M Extension for a series of virtual gatherings to discuss soil-building...

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    Vegetable Farm Soil Health Workshops in Dec. & Jan.

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    Direct Marketing 101 Workshop Dec. 8

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    Check out LSP's New Music Videos: 'Got Cover Crops' & 'Back to Soil'

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    @LSPnow LandStewardshipProject

    Has your farm been affected by #COVID? Coronovirius Food Assistance Program 2.0 (CFAP 2) deadline is Dec. 11. USDA… https://t.co/C6hZc4eB0p
    Tuesday, December 1, 1:30 pm CST
  • LSPnow

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    The Guardian: Fighting for economic justice in rural communities & farming means fighting to give small & midsized… https://t.co/csZejItmrT
    Wednesday, November 25, 2:40 pm CST
  • LSPnow

    @LSPnow LandStewardshipProject

    .@LSPNow advocates for @RepMarciaFudge as Ag Sec. b/c she's the right direction for #USDA: supporting small farmers… https://t.co/2mXqyStUVI
    Wednesday, November 25, 11:12 am CST
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    Having a hard time keeping up on all the farm and food news out there? Check out @LSPnow Land Line for a regular wr… https://t.co/EWrUM9NCU3
    Wednesday, November 25, 10:43 am CST
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    The farm & food system we can all be proud of includes racial justice. We support @SenBooker @SenWarren &… https://t.co/HH0QWde062
    Monday, November 23, 10:30 am CST

News

  • LSP Releases Songs-of-the-Soil, Organizations 1st Music Videos

    Thursday, December 3
    LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) has released a pair of music videos highlighting key...

  • LSP Direct Marketing Workshops Dec. 8 & 10

    Sunday, November 15
    LEWISTON, Minn. — The growing season is winding down for farmers, giving them time to focus on improving and...

  • Land Stewardship Project Statement Denouncing White Supremacists Hate Groups

    Saturday, November 7

    The Land Stewardship Project’s mission is to create a more just and sustainable food and farming system for everyone, no...

Blog

  • Land Line: NOLOs, Dirty Music, Ag Secretary Battle, Salatin, Ag Concentration

    Sunday, November 29

    Why Non-operating Landowners Need to be Part of the Conservation Dialogue (11/22/20) Non-operating landowners, otherwise known as NOLOs, are generally in favor of conservation programs and practices, as are the farmers who operate on their...

  • Land Line: Grassland Bonanza, Mega-Concentration, Fake Farms, Hunger, Limitless Subsidies, Ag Secretary

    Friday, November 20

    Grassland 2.0 Aims to Replace Soy and Corn Farming with Perennial Pasture in the Upper Midwest (11/11/20) With $10 million in funding from the USDA, Grassland 2.0 is a five-year project housed at the University of Wisconsin-Madison that aims...

  • Land Line: Crop Diversity, Hmong Farmers, Ag Secretary Rumors, Ag Policy Changes, Meatpacker Abuse

    Friday, November 13

    Crop Diversification Can Help Environment Without Sacrificing Yields (11/12/20) A new study shows diversifying agricultural systems beyond a narrow selection of crops leads to a range of ecosystem improvements while also maintaining or...

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Ear to the Ground Podcast

  • Ear to the Ground No. 246: Letting Livestock do the Work

    Sunday, November 8

    Beginning farmer Zach Knutson talks to Alex Romano about how rotational grazing allows him to manage land, time, and finances more...

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