Ear to the Ground 174: From the Roots Up
A soil scientist compares Indiana’s ‘bottom up’ approach to advancing soil health to Maryland’s ‘top down’ system (part 2 of 3).
A soil scientist compares Indiana’s ‘bottom up’ approach to advancing soil health to Maryland’s ‘top down’ system (part 2 of 3).
I am a proponent of “Medicare for All: Single Payer Universal Access to Care.” As a grandparent and a retiree who spent 44 years working in the Minnesota public social service system, I’m convinced more than ever that we need a healthcare system that works for all people. Our country has the most expensive healthcare… Read More →
How Indiana became the king of cover cropping (part 1 of 3).
With the help of LSP’s Farm Beginnings and Journeyperson, Sara Morrison takes her garden beyond the backyard.
Being a senior physician at Mayo Clinic in Rochester for several decades, I thought I knew quite a bit about healthcare and how it is paid for, but I’ve come to realize that my viewpoint was limited. There is always a lot new to learn. My wife and I discovered the Land Stewardship Project many… Read More →
My name is Curt Tvedt and I am a farmer near Byron, Minn. I am currently farming 200 acres, 120 of which are part of the original homestead that my great-grandfather settled in 1854. I retired from dairy farming 10 years ago, and I currently raise hay and soybeans, as well as do bale wrapping… Read More →
Using conservation grazing to revitalize a prairie.
How a Farm Beginnings field day makes everyone a “consultant.”
A livestock/crop farmer lends out an “odd corner” on his property as a launching pad for a beginning vegetable operation.
Rural residents and naturalists “BioBlitz” grassland and learn about its relationship to clean water and vibrant communities.