Ear to the Ground 128
A government conservationist talks about treating soil as a complete ecosystem.
A government conservationist talks about treating soil as a complete ecosystem.
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 →
What will be your farm’s legacy? We often think of our legacy as related to our farm’s financial success. Our legacy will show how we were able to weather hard times — floods, droughts, hot weather, cool weather, low prices, pests, weeds, the farming crisis of the ’80s, changes in production methods and other enormous… Read More →
Farmer Tony Schultz talks about how Community Supported Agriculture can revitalize our food system and rural communities.
This winter, when you reach for a nice, perfectly-shaped tomato in the produce section of your local supermarket, think of Lucas Mariano Domingo. For two and a half years the Guatemalan lived in the back of a windowless box truck with three other men while he picked tomatoes in the fields surrounding the Florida community… Read More →
A beginning farmer talks about how it can be difficult to get access to land—even in the middle of farm country.
BFRDP: A discussion about a precedent-setting federal program for beginning farmers and ranchers.
Farm Beginnings grads John and Heidi Wise climb out of the “pit of despair.”
Winona County officials apparently now have a much better understanding of their role as the “Responsible Governmental Unit” in the environmental review process for frac sand mines, and the concerns LSP raised recently (see previous blog post) will be addressed before the Yoder and Dabelstein EAWs are re-published. We’ve learned that County Planning Department staff… Read More →
An LSP workshop focuses on how rural townships in Minnesota can use interim ordinances and comprehensive planning to protect the community from unwanted developments.