Ear to the Ground 221: Biological Bottom Line
Farmer Bob Mierau describes how his drive to do “organic no-till” depends on boosting and supporting his soil’s bug life.
Farmer Bob Mierau describes how his drive to do “organic no-till” depends on boosting and supporting his soil’s bug life.
Farmer Darrel Mosel talks about what 40 years of concentration in agriculture has done to his community, what gives him hope, and the role immigrants can play in revitalizing rural Minnesota. (6th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Sylvia Luetmer talks about why helping beginning farmers get access to land isn’t enough, and how society needs to come to grips with the kind of food system it wants. (5th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Veteran CSA farmer John Fisher-Merritt describes how top-notch beginning farmer training, healthy soil, good food and sustainable communities are linked. (4th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Farmer Laura Frerichs talks about the connection between healthcare, beginning farmers and thriving economies. (2nd in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
LSP members talk to candidates for Minnesota governor about what should be prioritized when it comes to farmers, the land and rural communities.
How a visiting student’s critique set a farm on a path toward profitably integrating crops, pasture and livestock.
A southeastern Minnesota farmer’s drive to plant cover crops takes him out onto the snow and into new soil health territory.
A young farmer’s evolving view of livestock allows him to make a direct connection between profitability and soil health.
Birds and other biological indicators provide evidence that an Iowa farm is a “working ecosystem.”