Laura Cullip

Laura Cullip co-owns and operates Loon Organics, a diversified organic vegetable farm in Hutchinson, MN. Laura got her start working on organic farms around the U.S. and Brasil before starting Loon with her partner, Adam, in 2005 on 1 acre of rented land. After 4 years of renting land, Laura and Adam were able to purchase their 40-acre farm in Hutchinson and begin farming full-time. Around that time, Laura became a member of Land Stewardship Project and was a farmer presenter for the Farm Beginning’s Class for many years, sharing their farm’s finances and start-up story. Laura also served on LSP’s Farm Viability Steering Committee. Being a part of the grassroots base of membership that helps to shape LSP’s programs and policy made Laura a die-hard LSP fan. Laura joined the LSP Board in 2017, and is now the Vice-Chair.  She was a founding member of the LSAF board in 2018.

On behalf of LSP, Laura spoke about racial justice at the National Press Club in 2018 to help launch the People’s Action Rural Progressive Organizing Strategy. She has been an enthusiastic speaker at town halls, political candidate forums, the Family Farm Breakfast, among other LSP events. Laura appreciates all that LSP does to lift up and center the voices of its members, its holistic vision of vibrant rural (and urban) spaces, the programs and policies that support farmers and farmworkers, and its fight against corporate interests to help keep the people and the land together.

Laura also works as a farmer educator, a Hutchinson adult education instructor, and as a Land Access Navigator with Renewing the Countryside.