Many beginning farmers struggle to find the capital they need to get started. Buying a piece of land, fencing supplies, a packing shed, tractor, young fruit trees—these things can add up to an overwhelming initial investment. And these farmers often have a hard time finding the financing that fits their operations. Dean Harrington is a… Read More →
As part of our work to help beginning farmers gain access to farmland, the Land Stewardship Project has been working with the Plainview Land Access Organizing Committee in southeast Minnesota. For the past two years, farmers, business owners and others in the agricultural community of Plainview have been meeting to raise awareness of issues beginning… Read More →
Early this morning, the Minnesota Legislature took a major step toward supporting the kind of agriculture that can green up our landscape in a way that’s economically viable for farmers. Conference committee negotiations produced $1 million for Forever Green, an innovative University of Minnesota research initiative involving cover crops and perennial plant systems. Funding for… Read More →
I became a member-leader of the Land Stewardship Project to help achieve justice for the people and the land. By identifying our self-interest, listening to our neighbors, and acting on our values, I also believe that we can become a welcoming community. Doug Nopar,who worked for many years as a rural LSP organizer, believes that… Read More →
How women play a major role in the future of farmland and our rural communities.
Samuel is seeking a farmer to work with him on his 20 tillable acre farm in Hastings, MN, Dakota County. He as a small, certified-organic farm with a huge variety of fruits, vegetables, and flowers. Strawberries, blueberries, cherries, raspberries, asparagus, garlic, and other varieties of fruits, veggies, and flowers. They are looking for a farmer… Read More →
Monique is seeking a farmer to work for her. She has 35 tillable acres in Taylors Falls, MN, Chisago County she would like to convert to organic that is currently being used for corn/beans. She wants to move away from conventional farming and have more sustainable/organic crops. There are 4 separate fields if someone is… Read More →
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 →
Minnesota Sands Announces Intentions to Target Fillmore & Winona Counties for More Mining The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) made the right decision May 21 by tabling the issue of taking a Houston County mine out of the Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) ordered on the multi-site Minnesota Sands, LLC, frac sand mining project. Thus, the… Read More →
The Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) is holding a public meeting in Red Wing at the St. James Hotel on Monday, March 25, at 5 p.m., to discuss the value of a Generic Environmental Impact Statement (GEIS) on nitrate pollution in the karst area of southeastern Minnesota. (RSVP here.) Two million dollars is proposed in… Read More →
