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Ear to the Ground 262: A Silvo Secondary Enterprise

Rachel Henderson and Anton Ptak’s secondary enterprise could be a boon for farm country pollinators. (In 2010, Henderson and Ptak were featured on Ear to the Ground soon after they launched their orchard enterprise. Check out episode 78 here.) More information: • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course • LSP’s Journeyperson Course • LSP’s Grazing & Soil Health web…  Read More

No. 2, 2021, 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 612-816-9342 or via e-mail.   Table of Contents Stewardship Roots…3 • LSP & Dave Serfling’s Policy Breakthrough Myth Buster…4 • Manure…

LSP Tote Bag

This nice big canvas tote bag features original Land Stewardship Project artwork by LSP staff member Josh Journey-Heinz.

Olivia Blanchflower

In her role as deputy executive director, Olivia advances LSP’s mission by serving as a strategic thought leader, leading fundraising strategy and activities, and collaborating with staff, member-leaders, and partners on a range of initiatives that serve our community and the land. Olivia first joined LSP as its development director in November 2021, and through…  Read More

Prairie Drifter Farm

Prairie Drifter Farm is a diversified, certified organic vegetable farm serving the Minnesota communities of Litchfield, Dassel, and Saint Cloud through Community Supported Agriculture. Pick-up locations include the farm, Litchfield Natural Food Co-op, Dassel Community Room, and the Good Earth Food Co-op in Saint Cloud. Our farm is committed to building community through food, stewarding…  Read More

The Wonder of Farming with Nature

John Snyder’s Soil Health Journey Started with a Question: Where are the Worms?

Some five decades ago, a young aspiring farmer named John Snyder brought his bride Bernadette back to Minnesota from Tennessee to begin their farm and family dream together. The newlyweds settled in on a piece of rolling farmland near Preston in southeastern Minnesota where oak savanna forests, limestone ridges, and prairie meet. That first farmhouse…  Read More

No. 1, 2018, Land Stewardship Letter

• A pdf version of this Land Stewardship Letter is here. • Archived Land Stewardship Letters are here. • For paper copies of the Land Stewardship Letter, contact Brian DeVore via e-mail   Table of Contents The Roots of LSP’s Work…3 • Climate Change, Agriculture & Energy Myth Buster Box…4 • The Economics of Working…

No. 2, 2018, Land Stewardship Letter

• A pdf version of this Land Stewardship Letter is here. • Archived Land Stewardship Letters are here. • For paper copies of the Land Stewardship Letter, contact Brian DeVore via e-mail   Table of Contents The Roots of LSP’s Work…3 • Bold Solutions Call for Bold Action LSP Financial Update…5 LSP News…6 • Family…