An Innovative Farming System Requires Innovative Training One sign that you’re a solid employee is that the boss hates the idea of you walking out the door, never to return. So let’s consider the case of Ryan Heinen, who has worked on the west-central Minnesota dairy farm of Nate and Angie Walter for the past… Read More →
Some five decades ago, a young aspiring farmer named John Snyder brought his bride Bernadette back to Minnesota from Tennessee to begin their farm and family dream together. The newlyweds settled in on a piece of rolling farmland near Preston in southeastern Minnesota where oak savanna forests, limestone ridges, and prairie meet. That first farmhouse… Read More →
I “care for” 50 acres of certified organic cropland east of Caledonia in southeastern Minnesota. Although small in acreage, I am intent upon building back my soil using alternative farming practices like roller-crimping winter rye and spring-seeding rye before soybeans. I’d like to share some insights I’ve gathered while figuring out how to implement these… Read More →
Talk of how agriculture can improve soil quality seems to be popping up more frequently these days. Perhaps the most exciting recent mention was in an issue of Successful Farming magazine, which has produced an impressive package of stories called The Good Earth. Most of what’s in this package won’t be news to anyone who’s… Read More →
If you are the sort who likes to be outdoors, self-reliant and working close to the land, what Anna Racer and Peter Skold did for five summers might sound ideal. They worked at a camp in northern Minnesota where they took teenagers into the wilderness for six weeks at a time. But there comes a… Read More →
Lawrence is seeking 3 tillable acres in Minnesota to rent or buy. No housing is necessary but a structure for drying cannabis flowers, water, electricity, and fencing would be helpful.
McClane is seeking 4 acres of land (1 tillable, 1 pasture, 1 forested and 1 other) with housing in WI to rent or buy. Available immediately.
Joe is seeking two pasture acres in Minnesota to rent or buy. Outbuildings if available, would be helpful for sheltering poultry or sheep, but not absolutely necessary. Water and electricity would be helpful, but also not absolutely necessary. No housing is necessary.
Cat is seeking to rent or buy 5 acres (tillable and forested acres) with housing and water.
Patrick is seeking t0 rent or buy 10 tillable/ pasture acres in Wisconsin with housing and water. Patrick is looking for this opportunity 4/1/25.
