Staff Directory - Land Stewardship Project

Alex Kiminski

Soil Health/Land Access Organizer, Programs Department
Amy Bacigalupo

Program Director, Programs Department — Farm Beginnings, Soil Health, Land Access & Food Systems
Heather Benson

Communications Specialist, Membership & Communications Department
Olivia Blanchflower

Development Director
Pam Hartwell

Policy Organizer, Southeastern Minnesota, Policy Department
Scott Elkins

Executive Director
Seth Kuhl-Stennes

Operations Specialist, Operations Department
Shea-Lynn Ramthun

Soil Health Organizer, Programs Department
Whitney Terrill

Farm Beginnings & Land Access Organizer, Programs Department
Sean Carroll

Policy & Organizing Director
Scott DeMuth

Regional Food Systems Organizer, Programs Department
Brian DeVore

Managing Editor & Media Coordinator, Membership & Communications Department
Natalia Espina Talamilla

Human Resources & Operations Director
Josh Journey-Heinz

Major Gifts Officer, Development Department
Timothy Kenney

Finance Director
Annelie Livingston-Anderson

Farm Beginnings Organizer, Programs Department
Elizabeth Makarewicz

Membership Support Specialist, Membership & Communications Department
Emily Minge

Political Organizer, Policy Department
Robin Moore

Land Access/Land Legacy Manager, Programs Department
Nick Olson

Farm Beginnings Organizer, Programs Department
Alex Romano

Soil Health & Grazing Organizer, Programs Department
Clara Sanders

Membership Organizer, Membership & Communications Department
Laura Schreiber

Policy Organizer, Soil Health & Climate and Regional Food Systems, Policy Department
Matthew Sheets

Policy Organizer, Factory Farming, Policy Department
Megan Smith

Membership & Communications Director
Karen Stettler

Land Access & Farm Beginnings Organizer, Programs Department

Upcoming Events

November 2024

Tuesday November 19

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Solar Grazing Webinar

Tuesday November 19

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Solar Grazing Webinar

Zoom Online

Are you a farmer looking to diversify income, a solar developer interested in reducing pesticide use, or perhaps generally curious about the intersection of agriculture, solar energy and innovative land use?

This is the webinar for you.

Join City of Ames Electric Services energy services coordinator Joel Zook and Goats on the Go co-founder Aaron Steele to learn about their utility-scale solar grazing partnership. Hear about the spark that spurred the project, what benefits they’re seeing from the system, and how they see solar grazing growing across the country.

Register by Monday, Nov. 18, by clicking here.

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Food Regulations & Licensing Workshop

Tuesday November 19

4:00 pm – 6:00 pm

Food Regulations & Licensing Workshop

Madison Mercantile, 601 1st St, Madison, MN 56256, USA

Topics covered during this workshop include:

Food regulations in Minnesota.
Food safety.
Farm-to-school sales.
Licensing, exclusions, and exemptions for produce, grains, and other non-meat products.

This Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture (MISA) workshop will benefit farmers, food entrepreneurs, farmers’ market managers, school food service directors, and grocery store and restaurant owners. The workshop will be led by Jane Jewett, farmer and associate director of MISA.

To register, click here.

Wednesday November 20

6:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Dodge County, Incorporated Book Event
Wednesday November 20
6:00 pm – 7:00 pm
Dodge County, Incorporated Book Event
Moon Palace Books, 3032 Minnehaha Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55406, USA
Come and join Land Stewardship Project members and other members of the community for a discussion featuring Sonja Trom Eayrs, the author of the recently released Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America.

The book uses the lens of lawsuits by Sonja’s elderly parents and their frontline battles to fight industrial agriculture to tell the larger story of modern, industrial-scale factory farming and its negative impacts on small and medium-sized farms, rural communities, and the environment. This is also the story of Sonja’s family. They watched over the years as their 760-acre farm was encroached upon in all directions by Big Agriculture.

During the event, Sonja will be interviewed by LSP’s Brian DeVore, and there will be an opportunity for audience members to take part in a discussion about ways we can work together to fight industrial-scale factory farming and support a sustainable, economically-just farm and food system.

For details on the event, click here.

Thursday November 21

All Day: Give to the Max Day
Thursday November 21
Give to the Max Day
Online
Support the Land Stewardship Project during the 2024 Give to the Max day.

This Give to the Max Day season, we are excited to explore the deep storytelling tradition at Land Stewardship Project. Stay tuned for highlights of LSP’s communications legacy and our plans for continuing that kind of powerful narrative organizing into the future.

Don’t forget that you don’t have to wait for November 21 to give to the max! You can schedule your gift today, and it will still count toward our goal. Plus, a generous donor is matching every donation dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000!

Thank you for being part of LSP’s story. We are grateful for you. Please join, renew, or make a special gift to LSP as part of Give to the Max Day this year.
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm: Screening & Discussion: Greener Pastures Film
Thursday November 21
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Screening & Discussion: Greener Pastures Film
Virtual
Running a family farm is hard enough. Add in climate change, a worldwide pandemic, and the increasing economic uncertainty brought on by mega farms, and it’s easy to see that being an independent farmer in America is a profession of survival. Following four Midwest family farms over several years, the documentary Greener Pastures is a story of perseverance within the farming industry in the heartland.

Join us live to watch the 90-minute documentary, hosted by the Midwest Vegetable Growers Network, and then stick around for conversation with two of the farmers featured in the documentary: Chris Petersen, from Iowa, and Jeff Ditzenberger, from Wisconsin. We’ll have lightly facilitated discussion with an opportunity for open Q&A. View educational resources related to the film here.

This event is brought to you by FairShare CSA Coalition and the MVEG Network’s working group on Farmer Resiliency & Mental Health. Find support resources here.

To reserve a spot for the film and discussion, click here.

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