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June 7: An LSP Round-up of News Covering Land, People & Communities

By Brian DeVore
June 7, 2022

Claim: Grazed Grasslands Trump Cover Crops on Long-term Carbon Sequestration (6/5/22) The Food and Environment Reporting Network reports on research showing that rotationally grazed pastures sequester more carbon than annual cropping systems. An ongoing 29-year-old field experiment in Wisconsin shows that perennial pastures managed with rotational grazing accumulated 18% to 29% more soil organic carbon…  Read More →

Billboard Campaign Highlights the Power of Healthy Soil in Southern MN

Warning: ‘Farming Naked’ isn’t a Good Idea When it Comes to Building Resilient Fields

February 17, 2022

LEWISTON, Minn. — When isn’t farming naked a good idea? A new Land Stewardship Project (LSP) billboard campaign promoting the power of building healthy soil on southern Minnesota farms answers that question and more. The billboards, which made their debut this month near the Minnesota communities of Austin, Spring Valley, Fountain, Preston, Dexter, Grand Meadow and…  Read More →

Legislators Need to Bolster Local Processing in 2022

By Sarah Goldman
January 6, 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed the fragility of global, concentrated supply chains. In addition, farmers adopting regenerative practices and growing food that nourishes people in Minnesota need markets to sell their production to. That’s why the Land Stewardship Project will be working during the 2022 session of the Minnesota Legislature to pass policies that help…  Read More →

Court’s Decision a Win for Land, Communities & Farms

By Matthew Sheets
November 3, 2021

In a win for the people and the land of southeastern Minnesota’s Winona County, the Minnesota Court of Appeals has declined to take up an appeal case that was brought forward by a large dairy attempting to expand well beyond an existing animal unit cap. This comes after years of neighbor-to-neighbor action and public engagement…  Read More →

What Makes a Welcoming Community?

By Sam Streukens
October 18, 2021

I became a member-leader of the Land Stewardship Project to help achieve justice for the people and the land. By identifying our self-interest, listening to our neighbors, and acting on our values, I also believe that we can become a welcoming community. Doug Nopar,who worked for many years as a rural LSP organizer, believes that…  Read More →

No. 1, 2020, Land Stewardship Letter

• An online version of the Land Stewardship Letter is here. • A pdf version is here. • Archived Land Stewardship Letters are here. • Paper copies are available by contacting Brian DeVore at 612-722-6377 or via e-mail. Table of Contents Stewardship Roots…3 • Everything is Connected to Everything Else • Glover Named LSP’s New…

No. 2, 2020, Land Stewardship Letter

• An online version of the Land Stewardship Letter is here. • A pdf version is here. • Archived versions of Land Stewardship Letters are here. • Paper copies are available by contacting Brian DeVore at 612-722-6377 or at via e-mail. Table of Contents Stewardship Roots…3 • One Disruption Away • COVID-19 Crisis Resources •…

No. 3, 2020, Land Stewardship Letter

• An online version of the Land Stewardship Letter is here. • A pdf version is here. • Archived versions of Land Stewardship Letters are here. • Paper copies are available by contacting Brian DeVore at 612-722-6377 or via e-mail. Table of Contents Stewardship Roots…3 • Sustainable Vs. Regenerative In Remembrance…4 • Dennis Johnson’s Deep-Rooted Legacy…

No. 3, 2020, Land Stewardship Letter

• An online version of the Land Stewardship Letter is here. • A pdf version is here. • Online versions of other Land Stewardship Letters are here. • Paper copies are available by contacting Brian DeVore at 612-722-6377 or via e-mail. Table of Contents Stewardship Roots…3 • Sustainable Vs. Regenerative In Remembrance…4 • Dennis Johnson’s…

Laura Schreiber

Laura Schreiber first joined LSP as a Higher Education Consortium for Urban Affairs (HECUA) intern in 2018, helping to launch our Local Foods Campaign. She has worn several hats with the Land Stewardship Project and the Land Stewardship Action Fund since. Laura coordinated LSP’s 2019 Family Farm Breakfast at the Capitol and can confirm it…  Read More →