As a farmer, sociologist and instructor in the Sustainable Food Production (SFP) diploma program at Minnesota State Community and Technical College in Fergus Falls, I was stunned as I read in Agri-News on Feb. 5 about why the program was abruptly suspended: “ …’people will move on and start their own farms,’ ” said Mary… Read More →
My great-great-grandfather moved to Houston County, Minnesota, at the end of the Civil War in 1865. I am blessed to be a lifelong resident of Houston County, living on part of our family’s Century Farm, between Houston and Money Creek. All my siblings are farmers in Houston County. Six generations of our family have hunted… Read More →
Now is the time for all of us concerned about the future of health care in Minnesota to keep the fox out of the hen house by calling our Minnesota state senators and representatives and urging them to vote for the health insurance exchange bill put forward by Sen. Tony Lourey, DFL-Kerrick, and Rep. Joe… Read More →
LSP’s Farm Beginnings helps convert an agricultural doubter.
LSP calls for sustainable farm policy at a Congressional hearing.
LSP’s Mark Schultz discusses federal farm policy reform.
Bonnie is seeking 20-40 acres of land in Southwest Wisconsin (less than an hour’s drive west, northwest or southwest of Madison) to establish a cut flower farm business, small orchard, and native wildflower prairie. An ideal parcel will contain a mix of open land and quality hardwood forest. A home, workshop and/or shed is necessary… 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 →
Tim is seeking a farmer on his 5th generation 500-acre family farm in the Driftless region of NE Iowa that currently produces conventional corn, soybeans, hay, oats, and Kernza. They rotationally graze dairy heifers and dry cows on perennial pasture May-October on a contract basis for a local dairyman. They are planting cover crops and… Read More →
MEG’s Edible Landscapes is on a mission to help you grow food at home or wherever you’re currently at (even If it’s in a van down by the river or your cubicle at work)! If you need help growing food, you came to the right place, because we’re setting the standard for a unique, customer-centered… Read More →
