• 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
• Why LSP Stands With Our Immigrant Neighbors

Justice & Stewardship…5
• Bearing Witness as Constitutional Observers

Myth Buster…6
• Nitrogen’s Pollution Legacy

LSP News…7
• LSP Staff & Board Update
• LSP All Staff Retreat

Policy & Organizing…8
• AG & Antitrust Enforcement
• Ag Consolidation Panel
• Avian Flu’s CAFO Connection
• 2026 Legislative Preview
• 2026 LSP Family Farm Breakfast
• Land Stewardship Action
• Farm Aid Marks 40 Years

Community-Based Food Systems…14
• Homegrown Grains, Homegrown Values
• Small Grains Podcasts
• Report: Farm to School’s Opportunities & Challenges
• Farm to School Podcasts

Soil Health…16
• LSP’s Soil Health Hubs
• Join LSP’s Soil Builders’ Network

Farm Beginnings…22
• 2026-2027 Farm Beginnings Class
• Holistic Financial Planning Course
• Seeking Farmers-Seeking Land Clearinghouse

Land Access…24
• A Trusting Approach to Land Access
• What is a Community Land Trust?

Farm Transitions…26

• Full Circle: One LSP Program Launches a Farming Career— Another Wraps it Up
• Resources for Retiring & Beginnings Farmers
• Sign-up for the 2026 Farm Transition Planning Workshop

Reviews…32
• We Can Do Better
• Dear Marty, We Crapped In Our Nest

Poetry…33
• “Taking an interest in human life,” by Suzanne Swanson 

Membership Update…34
• LSP’s New Ask Amounts
• A Season of Community Events
• In Memory & in Honor
• Membership Questions?
• New Address?
• Volunteer for LSP

Stewardship Calendar…36
• LSP Winter Soil Health Workshop
• Rotating into Resiliency Workshop Series
• Local Foods Forum
• “Land Access: Are You Ready?” Workshop

Stewardship Shop…36
• LSP t-shirts & more