Ear to the Ground No. 126
A beginning farmer talks about how it can be difficult to get access to land—even in the middle of farm country.
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Ear to the Ground No. 125
BFRDP: A discussion about a precedent-setting federal program for beginning farmers and ranchers.
Ear to the Ground No. 124
Farm Beginnings grads John and Heidi Wise climb out of the “pit of despair.”
Winona County Frac Sand Update: Officials Re-Do EAWs
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 →
Ear to the Ground 123
An LSP workshop focuses on how rural townships in Minnesota can use interim ordinances and comprehensive planning to protect the community from unwanted developments.
Ear to the Ground 122
A key relationship developed through LSP’s Farmer Network helps a beginning farmer launch his operation with the help of mentors.
Why Restricting the Right to Vote is Bad for our Land, Farms & Rural Communities
Recently, the Land Stewardship Project joined “Our Vote, Our Future,” a coalition of over 70 organizations working to oppose the voter restriction amendment to the state constitution that is to be put before Minnesota voters Nov. 6. Why is an organization whose mission is stewardship of the land and our communities speaking out on this… Read More →
Township Official: U of M Frac Sand Mining Conference Anything but Neutral
I am a Planning Commissioner in Florence Township, which is in southeast Minnesota’s Goodhue County. I am also chair of the Save-The-Bluffs Citizen’s group and a new member of the Land Stewardship Project. I have been heavily involved in the silica frac sand issue here in Goodhue County since May 2011. I was retired once,… Read More →
Ear to the Ground 121
How farmers, scientists and conservationists have teamed up to revolutionize the relationship between ag and soil health.
Passing on the Farm: Some Preventive Maintenance
On the Internet, you’re only as old as you feel—at least until the person you’re corresponding with travels from two states away to meet you face-to-face. When Dave and Deb Welsch started communicating via e-mail with Steve and Shelley Lorenz in 2007, a lot of assumptions were made about the age of the parties on… Read More →