• An online version of the Land Stewardship Letter is here. 
• A downloadable pdf version is here.
• Downloadable pdf back issues of the Land Stewardship Letter are here.
• Interactive online back issues of the Land Stewardship Letter are here.
• Paper copies are available by contacting Brian DeVore at 612-816-9342 or via e-mail.
Table of Contents
Stewardship Roots…3
• The Organic Farmer & the Weed Scientist
• Don Wyse’s Legacy Must Continue
Myth Buster…6
• CAFOs & Rural Economies
LSP News…7
• LSP Staff Update
• Vicki Poier Remembered
• LSP’s Long Range Plan
Policy & Organizing…8
• Court Upholds CAFO Limits
• Farm Bill Roundtable
• Legislative Preview
• Land Stewardship Action
Farmer-to-Farmer…12
• Putting Farming in Context
Soil Health…20
• Oats & the 3-Legged Stool
• LSP’s Soil Health Steering Committee
Community-Based Food…24
• Building Community Food Assets
• LSP Receives USDA Local Food Grant
Farm Beginnings…26
• Applications Being Accepted for 2025-2026 Course
• Seeking Farmers-Seeking Land Clearinghouse
• LSP Land Access Workshop
• FB Profile: Marcos Giossi
• LSP Winter Farm Transition Course
In Community…30
• Farms, Food, Fun & Friends
• Poetry: “Making Hay”
Reviews…32
• Soil & Spirit
• The Devil’s Element
• Dodge County, Incorporated
Membership Update…34
• Why Do We Gather?
• Sign-up for LIVE-WIRE
• Planned Giving to LSP
• Factory Farm Podcast
• In Memory & in Honor
• Membership Questions?
Stewardship Calendar…36
• Small Grains Marketing
• Farm Transition Workshop
• Family Farm Breakfast at the Capitol