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LSP Members Testify on Farm to School Funding

Aimee Haag & Laura Cullip Spoke Today During an Informational MN Senate Hearing

Land Stewardship Project members Aimee Haag and Laura Cullip testify Wednesday, Feb. 12, during an informational state Senate hearing on Free School Meals in Minnesota and how Farm to School is bolstered through this critical program. For more on LSP’s Farm to School and community-based food systems work, click here. You can listen to an…  Read More

A Sense of Where You Are: The Quickening

Part 6 in a Series

Note: This is the 6th installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series.  When your context is farming in the city, everything is a little faster, denser, and louder. “We grow everything very intensively,” said Elyssa Eull on a warm evening in early September while she stood near the entrance to California…  Read More

A Sense of Where You Are: First Things First

Part 8 in a Series

Note: This is the 8th installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series.  So, here’s a chicken or egg situation to ponder: when launching a farming operation, when should you approach the local NRCS office about applying for funding to set up infrastructure such as a high tunnel or a rotational grazing system?…  Read More

Seeking Internship: Missouri

Michelle is interested in establishing an internship.  She is interested in the following topics:  Business planning, CSA (community supported agriculture etc), Identifying production, whole farm planning, market gardening.  She can be available Monday – Friday depending on distance from her home.

Sara Morrison

Sara began her relationship with LSP as a participant in the Farm Beginnings course, which launched her farm business in 2012, thorough which she grew vegetables for CSA and wholesale. Sara credits the education, networking, and confidence she gained through Farm Beginnings, and later LSP’s Journeyperson program, in assisting her purchase of a farm in…  Read More

Les Macare

Les Macare is the co-owner of Racing Heart Farm, a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) vegetable operation near Colfax, Wis. Les is a graduate of LSP’s Journeyperson course and recently participated in the organization’s Climate Resiliency Cohort. Les, along with partner Els Dobrick, who is also a Journeyperson graduate, found their land via LSP’s Farmland Clearinghouse.

No. 1, 2024, Land Stewardship Letter

• 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…  Read More

2023 Minnesota Legislative Session Wrap-Up 

Historic Wins for Sustainable & Regenerative Ag, Small & Mid-sized Farmers & Rural Communities 

During the recently concluded session of the Minnesota Legislature, Land Stewardship Project members and partners worked to win record investments in sustainable and regenerative agriculture, small and mid-sized farmers, and rural communities after decades of underfunding. We won a MinnesotaCare Public Option, as well as historic investments in the Emerging Farmers Office at the Minnesota…  Read More

Wild Haven Farm

Wild Haven Farm is a regenerative farm in Sunrise Township, Minn. We raise only heritage breeds of goat and poultry to bring you healthy, nutrient-dense meat and eggs with flavor profiles you can’t find in factory-raised food. Our produce is wild harvested or planted, grown, and harvested on the farm by hand. We are in…  Read More

2022 Minnesota Legislative Session Wrap-up — Maybe?

More Undone than Done, but Some Key Wins LSP is Eager to Build on

The 2022 Minnesota legislative session held incredible promise in the form of a historic budget surplus that had the opportunity to deliver tangible progress on the biggest challenges we face. For example, the Minnesota House Climate Action Caucus, chaired by Rep. Patty Acomb (DFL-Minnetonka), began the session with a bang, proposing a $1 billion investment…  Read More