MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — Nationally known journalist and documentarian John Biewen will cap off a special “Whiteness in the Food System” study series with a keynote and question-and-answer-session Tuesday, March 30, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. The suggested fee for this virtual Zoom event is a donation of $20 — proceeds will be split between the Land...
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Journalist John Biewen to Cap Off ‘Whiteness in the Food System’ Study Series March 30
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MN Farmers Welcome Hearing of Groundbreaking Soil Health Legislation
Bill to Offer Incentives to Reach ‘100% Soil Healthy Farming’ in MN by 2040
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — Calling it a “win-win” for agriculture and the environment, farmer-members of the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) applauded today’s scheduled hearing of the “100% Soil Healthy Farming Bill” in the Minnesota House...
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‘Principles to Practices' Virtual Soil Health Workshop Feb. 16
LEWISTON, Minn. — Soil health experts Jay Fuhrer and Jon Stika will present on annual cover crops, grazing perennials and planting cash crops into green covers during a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) online workshop Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This event is free, but registration is required by going to ...
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LSP Statement on MN Governor's Budget Proposal
Budget Provides Needed Support for Small & Mid-sized Farms, but Maintains a Corporate-Centered Status Quo in MN Ag
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s two-year budget proposal was released Jan. 26. The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) applauds the measures included in this budget that require the wealthiest individuals and major corporations in our state to contribute their...
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LSP Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Rejection of Suit against Winona County Frac Sand Ban
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court announced that it would not hear frac sand corporation Minnesota Sands, LLC’s, suit attempting to overturn the Winona County frac sand ban. Thus, the ordinance preventing any frac sand mining, processing, or transportation operations within the southeastern Minnesota county’s jurisdiction remains in place. The Land Stewardship Project is...
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'Acting on Your Values' Workshop Series for Retiring Farmers, Landowners & Renters Offered Online
Are you a farmland owner or retiring farmer looking to transition ownership or rent your farmland in ways that reflect your values? The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is putting on a free winter series of virtual workshops designed to help you act on your conservation and social values. LSP has introductory workshops for retiring farmers and non-operating landowners, as well as shorter...
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LSP Statement on Olmsted County District Court’s Daley Farms Decision
LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is extremely concerned that this week’s pronouncement by an Olmsted County District Court judge in a case filed by Daley Farms will have a chilling effect on citizen civic engagement in Winona County and beyond. Judge Kevin F. Mark declared that when the Winona County Board of Adjustment ruled against allowing...
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LSP Releases Songs-of-the-Soil, Organization’s 1st Music Videos
LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) has released a pair of music videos highlighting key themes of the growing farmer interest in building soil health. The two songs-of-the-soil, “Got Cover Crops” and “Back to Soil,” were commissioned from Austin, Minn., native and singer-songwriter Bret Hesla and performed with the band Six Feet...
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LSP Direct Marketing Workshops Dec. 8 & 10
LEWISTON, Minn. — The growing season is winding down for farmers, giving them time to focus on improving and expanding their direct marketing enterprises. Two upcoming online workshops — Dec. 8 and Dec. 10 —for farmers looking to gain skills from experienced direct...
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Land Stewardship Project Statement Denouncing White Supremacists Hate Groups
The Land Stewardship Project’s mission is to create a more just and sustainable food and farming system for everyone, no exceptions. Our organizing is based on shared values of community, democracy, stewardship, health, and justice. Upholding this foundation is the conviction that we believe in the innate value of people and the land. Racist hatred, exclusion, and violence are clear...
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LSP Statement on MN Sands Petition to U.S. Supreme Court
Corporation Yet Again Ignores Local Democracy & the Will of the People
Today, Minnesota Sands, LLC filed a petition asking the United States Supreme Court to hear an appeal in its lawsuit seeking to overturn the Winona County frac sand mining ban. Such requests are not automatically accepted by the Court, and given the utter disrespect this company, as well as...
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LSP Calls for EIS Order to Remain on Massive Frac Sand Mining Proposal
Despite Previous Rulings, MN Sands Attempts to Yet Again Circumvent Environmental Law
LEWISTON, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) today called on the Minnesota Environmental Quality Board (EQB) to continue to enforce its requirement of a comprehensive environmental review of a proposed frac sand mining project in southeastern...
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Farm Compost Check-in Call Sept. 24
LEWISTON, Minn. — Interest in soil microbiology and how to grow organisms using aerobic composting methods is growing among farmers in southeastern Minnesota. To hear more about what farmers are trying out in the region, the Land Stewardship Project will hold a compost check-in call Thursday, Sept. 24, from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. The call will be a facilitated large group...
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MN Farmers Sign-on to Congressional Climate Crisis Letter
Letter Signed by over 2,100 U.S. Farmers & Ranchers Highlights the Impacts of the Climate Crisis & the Opportunities for Ag to Lead on Solutions
WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a letter delivered to the U.S. House Select...
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‘Interseeding Cover Crops, Grazing & 60” Corn’ Online Field Event Sept. 10
FOUNTAIN, Minn. — Interseeding cover crops, grazing and planting corn in 60” rows will be the topics covered during a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) Zoom event Thursday, Sept. 10, from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Join the event 10 minutes prior to 10 a.m. for music and social time. All Zoom experience levels are welcome and guidance to using the platform will be given in...
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Farmers Discuss Land Access, Local Markets & Climate Change Issues with Sen. Smith
Meeting Takes Place at Twin Cities Area Incubator Farm
MARINE ON ST. CROIX, Minn. — During a walking tour of an incubator farm Sunday, farmer-leaders relayed to Minnesota U.S. Senator Tina Smith the importance of creating and supporting food and farm policy that prioritizes people and public investment in the health and wellbeing of communities and the...
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‘No-till & Cover Crops with Farmer Rod Nelson’ Online Zoom Event Aug. 14
CHATFIELD, Minn. — No-till and cover crops will be the focus of a Land Stewardship Project (LSP) Zoom event Friday, Aug. 14, from 1 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Join the event 10 minutes before 1 p.m. for music and social time. All Zoom experience levels are welcome and guidance on using the platform will be given in the first 10 minutes of the program. The event is free, but...
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Virtual field Day to Explore No-till Oat & Rye production June 24
BYRON, Minn. — Farmer Martin Larsen will host a virtual field day in partnership with Practical Farmers of Iowa and the Land Stewardship Project exploring no-till oat and rye production on...
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Legislature Protects Farmers From Foreclosure Through Harvest Time
LSP: Farmers Must Now be Aware of their Mediation Rights
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — As a sign of the dire financial situation the state's agriculture faces, the Minnesota House and Senate last week passed by a combind 201-0 vote legislation that stops foreclosures until December for farmers who elect to take part in creditor mediation. This extension of...
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Rural Residents: MPCA Ignores Environmental Science & Policy in Failing to Order an EIS for Mega-Dairy
LEWISTON, Minn. — The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) has ignored sound environmental science and policy by failing to order an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for a major dairy expansion project near Lewiston, say rural residents. The MPCA announced today it would issue a feedlot permit for Daley Farms’ proposal to expand its operation by 3,000...
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Meat Plant Closings Show Fragility of “Get Big” System, Say Midwest Family Farm Groups
Global Players Forced Small Meatpacking Plants Out, Farmers & Workers Pay the Price
The announced closing of Smithfield’s Sioux Falls, S. Dak., meatpacking plant due to a COVID-19 outbreak affecting over 600 workers is a...
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Land Stewardship Project Applauds Passage of MN Farm Mediation Time-Out Legislation
LSP Calls for Mediation Period & Moratorium on Farm Foreclosures to be Extended to 180 Days to Accommodate Harvest, Volatile Market Situation
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) applauded the Minnesota House and Senate for passing legislation Tuesday that would place a 60-day extension on farm financial mediation periods in the...
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Midwest Family Farm Groups Want Covid-19 Aid to Get to People, Not Global Agribusiness
Groups Concerned That Trump’s USDA Will Continue to Favor Industry
Family farm-based organizations in Iowa, Minnesota, Missouri and South Dakota sent a letter to Congress today calling for strong oversight of the recently passed Covid-19 aid...
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During Uncertain Times, Joining a CSA Farm Makes More Sense Than Ever
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — During these uncertain times brought on by the coronavirus pandemic, buying a share in a Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farm makes more sense than ever, according to the Land Stewardship Project (LSP). LSP’s 2020 edition of the Twin Cities, Minnesota & Western Wisconsin Region Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) Directory...
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Minnesota Supreme Court Upholds Winona County Frac Sand Mining Ban
Decision Marks 3rd Time Ban is Supported in the Courts
SAINT PAUL, Minn. — The Minnesota Supreme Court today upheld Winona County’s landmark ordinance banning frac sand mining. The court ruled that Winona...
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