In July 2024, Alex joined LSP’s staff in the Montevideo, Minn., office to work on soil health and land access issues. Alex grew up part-time in rural Wisconsin, spawning an affinity for open space, vintage tractors, bird chatter, and frog croaks. After 20-some-odd years working in the nooks and crannies of the food industry, she… Read More →
Shari is seeking farmland to rent or buy in Indiana.
Margaret and Andrew are seeking a farmer to rent three certified organic tillable acres in Shafer, MN available October 31, 2024. Infrastructure includes: two pole barns, 2 high tunnels, 2 caterpillar tunnels, 1 passive solar greenhouse, 1 conventional greenhouse heated by forced air furnace. One barn has a concrete floor that has plumbing designed for… Read More →
Wholesome Family Farms is known for juggling enough enterprises to overwhelm even the most ambitious farmer. But Rachelle Meyer says a “three-legged stool” strategy keeps them balanced. (First episode in a series on LSP’s 2024 Grazing School.) More Information • Wholesome Family Farms • Drone Footage of Rachelle & Jordan Meyer Moving Sheep • LSP’s “Building Soil… Read More →
LEWISTON, Minn. — One of the most successful beginning farmer training programs in the country is now accepting applications for its 2024-2025 course session serving the Minnesota, western Wisconsin and northern Iowa region. The Land Stewardship Project’s (LSP) Farm Beginnings initiative is a training program that focuses on the goal-setting, marketing and financial skills needed to establish… Read More →
Heather Benson joined LSP’s staff in July 2024 as a communications specialist. She brings with her over two decades of marketing, communications, and public relations experience within both the agricultural and nonprofit spheres, and most recently was the digital strategy manager for SDPB, South Dakota’s NPR and PBS member station. A recent transplant to Minnesota, she… Read More →
Kelly is seeking a farmer to rent 40 acres near Grass Lake, Jackson County, Michigan. There is a pond by grazing/pasture area, house sits on a lake, dead end of road, beautiful location, lots of wildlife. Available January 1, 2025.
Adam is seeking 5-20 acres of farmland within 40 minutes of Madison, WI to plant a research and breeding orchard for native fruit trees. Fruit and nut plantings will be established for production, and a portion of the property will be used to develop improved varieties of pawpaws (Asimina triloba) which have potential as a high… Read More →
Thomas, an amateur astronomy, is seeking a small plot of land to build a very small observatory (looks like a shed, < 250 sq. ft.) to house a telescope and take advantage of dark skies. He is open to ANY arrangement, rent, buy etc. and any amount of land that fits his budget. Farming could… Read More →
Sara is seeking 50 acres of farmland and a house in WI.
