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Action Alert!

  • Call Your Legislators & Tell Them to Stop the Sunset of the Provider Tax

    Tuesday, March 19

    In our democracy, it is up to us to make sure that our elected officials act in the best interests of our communities and the land and...

Upcoming Events

  • Izaak Walton League of MN 2019 Watershed Summit

    March 23, 8:30 am-4 pm

    While Minnesota is a national leader in water resource protection, today's governance framework surrounding water management has...

  • Community Healthcare Conversation in Brainerd

    March 23, 1:30 pm-3:30 pm

    You're invited to join Brainerd local and Land Stewardship Project (LSP) Healthcare Organizing Committee member Jennifer...

  • EQB Nitrate Meeting in Red Wing

    March 25, 5 pm-8:30 pm

    Nitrates in Karst Country Topic of Environmental Quality Board Meeting in Red Wing Monday, March 25, at 5 p.m.

    LSP Members...

  • LSP's Mark Schultz at East Side Freedom Library

    March 26, 7 pm-8 pm

    We will hear from Mark Schultz, the Land Stewardship Project’s executive director, on Tuesday, March 26, beginning at 7 p.m....

  • Corn, Climate, and Conservation: Iowa's Clean Energy Future

    March 27, 7 pm-8:30 pm

    Over 72 percent of Iowa is farmed for cropland. But what is the future of our agricultural system in the era of rapid climate...

  • Finding Farmland: A Workshop for Beginning & Aspiring Farmers

    March 30, 9:30 am-4 pm

    A “Finding Farmland: Strategies and Tools for Accessing Affordable Land” workshop will be held Saturday, March 30, from...

  • LSP Farm Dreams Workshop

    April 7, 1 pm-5 pm

    The Land Stewardship Project is offering its next Farm Dreams workshop on Sunday, April 7, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., in...

  • LSP-ISAIAH Community Meeting in Northfield

    April 7, 2:30 pm-4 pm

    The Land Stewardship Project is excited to co-host this community event with ISAIAH.

    Please join us as we engage with state...

  • E4E & Racial Justice on the Land with LSP at Du Nord

    April 7, 5 pm-8:30 pm

    Join us on Sunday, April 7, at the Du Nord Craft Spirits cocktail room in South Minneapolis.

    Eat for Equity and Land...

  • Minnesota Water Action Day

    April 10, 8 am-3 pm

    Clean, healthy water is a necessity for all life. Water is not a commodity to be used or abused for corporate profit, but is a...

  • 'Wildly Successful Farming' Book Event with Brian DeVore in Decorah

    April 10, 7 pm-8 pm

    Brian DeVore of the Land Stewardship Project will discuss his new book, ...

  • 'Wildly Successful Farming' Book Event with Brian DeVore in Cedar Falls

    April 11, 4 pm-5 pm

    The Land Stewardship Project's Brian DeVore, author of Wildly...

  • 'Managing for Stewardship' Workshop for Landowners & Renters

    April 12

    This Land Stewardship Project workshop is for landowners who are interested in learning how to develop leases that reflect their...

  • Shaping Our Future: A Timely Conversation

    April 13, 10 am-4 pm

    On Saturday, April 13, the Greater Minnesota Resiliency Network will host “Shaping Our Future: A Timely Conversation”...

  • 'Managing for Stewardship' Workshop for Landowners & Renters

    April 16

    This Land Stewardship Project workshop is for landowners who are interested in learning how to develop leases that reflect their...

  • Dine for Climate Event

    April 16, 5 pm-9 pm

    Support Climate Generation with Dine for Climate, a series connecting our food system to climate change.

    Each of our...

  • Growing a Revolution: Bringing Our Soil Back to Life

    April 16, 5:30 pm-8 pm

    This free Moos Family Lecture features Dr. Dave Montgomery, professor of Earth and Space Sciences at the University of Washington...

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    Watershed Summit March 23 in Bloomington

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    'Finding Farmland' Workshop for Beginning Farmers March 30 in Northfield

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    LSP Farm Dreams Class April 7 in Minneapolis

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    Bill to provide immediate funding for farm advocates & mental health counseling for farmers (HF 232, @RepPoppe) pas… https://t.co/hLJVzKOyg6
    Friday, March 22, 1:35 pm CDT
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    .@lspnow is thrilled to team up with @e4empls to raise funds and awareness for LSP’s racial equity work in our food… https://t.co/jvzxgVoySD
    Friday, March 22, 11:22 am CDT
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    Thank you, #mnhouse Environment Finance Committee for passing the bill to reinstate the @MnPCA Citizens’ Board! Our… https://t.co/28gkhWjwrF
    Thursday, March 21, 3:06 pm CDT
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    Former @MnPCA Citizens’ Board Members Loni Kemp and Jim Riddle submitted written comments in support of reinstating… https://t.co/vfK089lZgg
    Thursday, March 21, 2:16 pm CDT
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    .@sjemorse of @MEPartnership testifies that the Citizens’ Board was established in 1967 with the creation of the… https://t.co/LedAK0Z8ky
    Thursday, March 21, 2:10 pm CDT

News

  • LSP Member-Leaders Call for Preservation of Provider Tax & Expanded Healthcare for Rural Minnesotans

    Thursday, March 21
    SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Farmers and other rural residents traveled to the Minnesota Capitol today to call on...

  • 2019 CSA Farm Directory for Twin Cities Region Now Available

    Wednesday, March 20
    MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Now that spring has finally arrived, it brings with it a reminder that this region is home...

  • Legislation to Reinstate MPCA Citizens Board gets 2nd Hearing in MN House March 7

    Wednesday, March 6
    SAINT PAUL, Minn. — A bill to reinstate a key body for allowing Minnesota citizens to have a say in the...

Blog

  • Time for Action on Nitrate Pollution in our Groundwater

    Monday, March 18

    The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) is holding a public meeting in Red Wing at the St. James Hotel on Monday, March 25, at 5 p.m., to discuss the value of a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on nitrate...

  • LSP Supports Positive Direction of Walz Administration on Healthcare Budget

    Thursday, February 21

    The Land Stewardship Project works for solutions to the healthcare crisis in rural Minnesota because we know that lack of affordable, high-quality care is a major barrier to having thriving rural communities with more farmers on the land. We are...

  • 'Caring for the Land' with Cover Crops, the Roller-Crimper & Spring CC Seeding

    Wednesday, February 20

    I “care for” 50 acres of certified organic cropland east of Caledonia in southeastern Minnesota. Although small in acreage, I am intent upon building back my soil using alternative farming practices like roller-crimping winter rye and...

LSP in Action

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Ear to the Ground Podcast

  • Ear to the Ground 223: Sustainable Ag Policy's Deep Roots

    Tuesday, March 12

    LSP co-founder Ron Kroese talks about the National Sustainable Agriculture Oral History Archive, which features interviews he did with...

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LSP TV

Talking Grazing, Wildlife & Climate Change

Office Locations

  • Montevideo
    117 South First Street
    Montevideo, MN 56265
    (320) 269-2105
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    180 E. Main Street
    Lewiston, MN 55952
    (507) 523-3366
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    821 E. 35th Street #200
    Minneapolis, MN 55407
    (612) 722-6377
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