Journeyperson Course

What to Expect in Journeyperson

• Participate in two weekend-long planning retreats in November and December and a one-day retreat the following January to receive meaningful training, while reflecting and strengthening your farm plan.

• Work one-on-one with a financial adviser to develop and monitor your annual financial plan and/or to receive advisement on specific, critical needs.

• Work one-on-one with an experienced farmer-mentor around a production focus of your choice to help push production skills forward.

• Develop peer-to-peer relationships with farmers enrolled in the course.

The Journeyperson initiative is offered periodically in the Upper Midwest. For details on the next offering, contact LSP’s Annelie Livingston-Anderson via e-mail or at 612-400-6350.

Making Room for Relationships

January 10, 2022
Pack-shed or people? That’s the question Les Macare and Els Dobrick are grappling with on a dank day in mid-March as they brave a biting…

Farm Beginnings Profiles
beginning farmers, Community Supported Agriculture, CSA, Els Dobrick, Farm Beginnings, Farmland Clearinghouse, journeyperson, land access, Les Macare, Racing Heart Farm, vegetable farming, vegetables

Making Room for Relationships
Ear to the Ground 264: Center of the Universe

Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 18:18 | Recorded on December 17, 2021
Pack-shed or People? LSP’s Journeyperson helped vegetable producers Les Macare and Els Dobrick make a big decision about a recent growing season.
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• LSP’s Journeyperson…

Ear to the Ground 264: Center of the Universe
Farm Beginnings Profile: A Raw Deal on Farmland

June 15, 2021
Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 18:18 | Recorded on December 17, 2021
There are upsides to launching a farm on raw, open land: no broken-down outbuildings or junk piles to deal with, the ability to truly start…

Farm Beginnings Profiles
beginning farmers, Farm Beginnings, land access

Farm Beginnings Profile: A Raw Deal on Farmland

Upcoming Events

May 2022

Wednesday May 18

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm: LSP Food Systems Virtual Listening Session

LSP Food Systems Virtual Listening Session

Wednesday May 18

4:00 pm – 5:30 pm

The Land Stewardship Project will hold a virtual listening session on regional food systems. Register here.

Thursday May 19

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm: LSP Grazing Group Pasture Walk

LSP Grazing Group Pasture Walk

Thursday May 19

5:00 pm – 8:00 pm

LSP will hold a Grazing Group Pasture Walk at Oak Creek Pastures in Ossian, Iowa. Sign-in for this free event begins at 4:45 p.m. Supper will be provided; suggested $3-$5 meal contribution.

Scott & Amanda Holthaus of Oak Creek Pastures are hosting a pasture walk for area graziers to show cattle grazing on crop-ground planted last fall to a diverse winter cover mix (rye, vetch, triticale, winter barley) and results of winter bale grazing on permanent pasture. There will be a discussion around fencing and watering considerations for maximizing grazing days.

Register at https://secure.everyaction.com/aYx1CibrAUaEu0XVPjqlIw2.

Friday May 20

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm: Farm Bill Listening Session for Retiring Farmers, Non-operating Landowners

Farm Bill Listening Session for Retiring Farmers, Non-operating Landowners

Friday May 20

12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Join the Land Stewardship Project on Friday, May 20, from noon-1 p.m., for a virtual conversation with other retiring farmers and non-operating landowners to discuss how federal policy could better support your efforts to build a more just and resilient agricultural system. To register, click here.

Saturday May 21

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm: Farmer Fiesta at Whitewater State Park

Farmer Fiesta at Whitewater State Park

Saturday May 21

5:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Get to know other farmers and learn about conservation programs while enjoying a build-your-own taco bar with locally grown foods and ice cream served by the Winona County Dairy Princess. After supper, area farmer and soil conservationist Martin Larsen will share his experiences caving below the farm fields of southeastern Minnesota. Reserve a spot for this free Friends of Whitewater State Park event by e-mailing sara.holger@state.mn.us or calling 507-312-2308.

Tuesday May 24

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm: LSP Food Systems In-Person Listening Session

LSP Food Systems In-Person Listening Session

Tuesday May 24

12:00 pm – 1:30 pm

The Land Stewardship Project will be holding an in-person listening session on regional food systems in Montevideo, Minn. Register here.

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Making Room for Relationships

Ear to the Ground 264: Center of the Universe

Farm Beginnings Profile: A Raw Deal on Farmland