Ear to the Ground 130
An LSP member-farm helps spawn a CSA movement in China.
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Ear to the Ground 129
LSP Farm Beginnings participants talk about “unfair advantages” as they launch an enterprise focusing on mushrooms and CSA vegetables.
Seeking Organic Farmland to Rent or Buy: Minnesota (Central)
Erin is seeking an opportunity to live/ volunteer on an organic farm in Minnesota near the Twin Cities. Erin has experience volunteering at a CSA, managing a medicinal herb garden, and with whole animal butchery. Erin is interested in lodging on land and potentially offering labor either in exchange or to reduce rent. Erin has… Read More →
Seeking Internship: Minnesota
Eric is seeking an internship. He grew up on a farm in Mentor, Minnesota and is looking to work in a greenhouse and do farm labor. CSA vegetable production, using farm tools and whole farm planning are interests.
Farmland for Rent or Sale: Wisconsin
Scott is looking for a farmer to rent or buy 15 tillable, 30 pasture, 20 forest and 5 other acres in Edgar, WI. The land is on a state highway that would be a great place to have CSA and a store front. There is a house and a wood working shop.
Seeking Farmer: Wisconsin
Les and Els are seeking a Farm Crew Member to participate in field prep, planting, weeding, maintenance, harvesting, washing, packing, and delivery of vegetables on their farm in Colfax, WI. This is a small farm, with a small crew. Racing Heart Farm is a Certified Organic farm using no-till methods to produce vegetables for farmer’s… Read More →
Land Line: Modern Dust Bowl, Corporate Indifference, Farmers’ Market Stores, Soybean Giant, SNAP & Local Foods, Carbon Markets, Farm Economy’s Twin Tale
Dust Storm Friday Was City’s Worst Since 1930s, Weather Service Says (5/18/25) Block Club Chicago reports that on May 16 the city experienced its worst dust storm since the Dust Bowl of the 1930s. The dust originated from central Illinois farms. Highlights: A little before 7 p.m. on May 16, a wall of dust slammed… Read More →
LSP Members Testify on Farm to School Funding
Aimee Haag & Laura Cullip Spoke Today During an Informational MN Senate Hearing
Land Stewardship Project members Aimee Haag and Laura Cullip testify Wednesday, Feb. 12, during an informational state Senate hearing on Free School Meals in Minnesota and how Farm to School is bolstered through this critical program. For more on LSP’s Farm to School and community-based food systems work, click here. You can listen to an… Read More →
A Sense of Where You Are: The Quickening
Part 6 in a Series
Note: This is the 6th installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series. When your context is farming in the city, everything is a little faster, denser, and louder. “We grow everything very intensively,” said Elyssa Eull on a warm evening in early September while she stood near the entrance to California… Read More →
A Sense of Where You Are: First Things First
Part 8 in a Series
Note: This is the 8th installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series. So, here’s a chicken or egg situation to ponder: when launching a farming operation, when should you approach the local NRCS office about applying for funding to set up infrastructure such as a high tunnel or a rotational grazing system?… Read More →