Ear to the Ground 232: A Difficult Discussion
Excessive erosion on her farm prompted Jeannie Hill to have a hard conversation with her renter. But first, she did some homework.
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Farm Beginnings Profile: A Land-Based Launching Pad
Four Winds Farm Serves as a Staging Ground for New Agrarians
On a warm day in early October, the owner-operators of Clover Bee Farm are preparing a delivery for the 43 shareholders that make up their Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) vegetable operation. Standing in a hoop house, Andrew Hanson-Pierre cleans dozens of fat onions, while across the farmyard in a barn that’s been converted to a… Read More →
UPDATE: Court Rejects Attempt by Corporate Ag to Squelch Public Comment on Environmental Review for Mega-Dairy
LEWISTON, Minn. — Corporate agriculture interests have failed in their attempt to limit the time the public has to submit comments to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) about a massive dairy project’s potential environmental risks. A lawsuit was filed in Ramsey County District Court seeking to prevent the comment period for an Environmental Assessment… Read More →
Corporate Ag Interests Sue MPCA to Limit Public Comment on Environmental Review of Massive Dairy Expansion
LEWISTON, Minn. — Proposers of an expansion project that would create one of the largest dairy operations in Minnesota are attempting to limit the time the public has to submit comments to the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) about the project’s potential environmental risks. A lawsuit has been filed in Ramsey County District Court preventing… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 216: Carrots, Young Farmers & Minnesota’s Future
Veteran CSA farmer John Fisher-Merritt describes how top-notch beginning farmer training, healthy soil, good food and sustainable communities are linked. (4th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 215: The Promise of Rural Communities
Jenna Sandoe talks about the opportunities rural communities offer young people like her. (3rd in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 214: Vibrant Farms-Vibrant Communities
Farmer Laura Frerichs talks about the connection between healthcare, beginning farmers and thriving economies. (2nd in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 213: Fighting the Worst-Promoting the Best
LSP executive director Mark Schultz describes why it’s critical that LSP join forces with other “people’s organizations” in our fight for change. (1st in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
URGENT: Proposed Massive Factory Farm in Fillmore County Needs FULL Environmental Review
MPCA Public Informational Meeting scheduled for June 19, 2018 Catalpa LLC out of Waukon, Iowa, is proposing a massive factory hog farm in Fillmore County. The proposal is undergoing an initial environmental review. Due to public pressure, the comment period was extended until Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at 4:30 p.m. Here are some of the… Read More →
Our Minnesota Future: Building Governing Power to Advance LSP Values
When you think about your community and Minnesota as a whole, what issues stand out as most needing to be addressed? When you allow yourself to step back and dream big, what do you hope for? At a time marked by extreme division, animosity and the feeling that nothing is getting done on the major… Read More →