Erin is a lawyer with a very flexible, fully remote job. She is extremely passionate about sustainable, ethical, and life-giving food systems and has previously worked at a goat dairy and did a volunteer workshare at the Women’s Environmental Institute. She wants to intern or apprentice with a farm that understands she has a full-time… Read More →
Sam is seeking 10 acres of land to rent or buy in MN. Sam would need a house and ideally like a stream or river on the land. They plan to raise a mostly chickens, so any poultry barns would be great as well.
Shoua is seeking up to an acre of land to rent for farming in MN. Ideally Shoua would like to have access to water and fencing but not necessary. Outbuildings would be ideal but not required- no housing is needed. Shoua would like to access the land by 4/1/2024.
Ilian is seeking a half to two acres of organic tillable land near the Twin Cities for small-scale, no-till vegetable production. Ilian lives in SE Minneapolis so land in close proximity would be helpful. He would need access to water. A structure for wash-pack would be ideal, but not required. Ilian would be ready to… Read More →
Askia is seeking 5 acres of farmland to buy. In addition to housing, Askia is interested in a pole barn or large shed and greenhouse anytime after 2/1/2024.
Harlee is seeking to rent or buy 40 acres of farmland (forest, pasture and tillable) in MN. Housing is needed and a barn or other buildings suitable for animals would be helpful.
Feb. 28: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities New Evidence Shows Fertile Soil Gone From Midwestern Farms (2/24/21) National Public Radio reports on a new study showing the most fertile topsoil is entirely gone from a third of all the land devoted to growing crops across the upper Midwest. Highlights: The… Read More →
Feb. 12: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities The Efficiency Curse — We built a ‘better’ food system. The cost: It couldn’t handle a pandemic. (2/5/21) When COVID-19 arrived in the U.S., we discovered that the food system was fragile, rigid, and therefore vulnerable. But, as Michael Pollan points out in… Read More →
“We need to change this idea that food is a product or commodity,” said Land Stewardship Project member, farmer and leader, Josh Reinitz. “Food is not a product—it is our energy, our medicine, and is made by and for real people. Not consumers.” On Oct. 7, LSP members like Josh came together from across the… Read More →
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)
