Nick Olson has been working as an organizer with LSP for 12 years, primarily within the Farm Beginnings initiative. During the past five years, he has been organizing farmers to lift-up their voices and actions for justice. Additionally, he and his family run a certified organic vegetable farm in Litchfield, Minn. He is committed to… Read More →
After graduating with a master’s degree in Integrated Biosciences (focusing on insect ecology and evolution) from University of Minnesota-Duluth, Annelie worked in nonprofit sustainable agriculture programming for a few years in the Twin Cities before hopping on the LSP train in 2018 as a Farm Beginnings organizer. She heads up the Farm Beginnings class and… Read More →
Scott DeMuth initially started working with LSP as a consultant, researching how Federal Crop Insurance subsidies impact and can better suit beginning farmers. After that, Scott came on as a fulltime organizer working in our Farm Beginnings program and eventually leading our Food Sovereignty, Food Security, and Land Legacy initiatives. Outside of organizing, Scott’s passions… Read More →
The classic LSP “LET’S STOP TREATING OUR SOIL LIKE DIRT” bumper sticker, which has been spotted literally across the globe, has returned! It has a black background with white and green lettering.
Livestock producer Eric Klein of Hidden Stream Farm describes why and how his family launched its own meat processing business. It’s been a financial and logistical challenge, but a few years down the road it’s already producing benefits for their farm as well as the local community. If you’re thinking of getting into small-scale meat… Read More →
Beginning dairy farmer Carrie Redden talks about how she sees successful land stewardship and successful farming as deeply intertwined, and why more non-farmers need to make that connection as well. Carrie Redden was interviewed as part of the We Are Water initiative, which documented the stories of several farmers in the upper reaches of the… Read More →
To Abbey Dickhudt, farming offers a way to not just produce food, but to make the world a better place. And she’s not afraid to say, “I don’t know.” Abbey Dickhudt was interviewed as part of the We Are Water initiative, which documented the stories of several farmers in the upper reaches of the Minnesota… Read More →
Ella Robertson and Eric Wana of the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate in northeastern South Dakota talk about reawakening their people’s connections to farming, the land, and water. Ella Robertson and Eric Wana were interviewed as part of the We Are Water initiative, which documented the stories of several farmers in the upper reaches of the Minnesota… Read More →
Exciting news! The Land Stewardship Project’s comprehensive soil health bill was introduced in the Minnesota House last week by Rep. Todd Lippert (DFL-Northfield), with a growing list of co-authors from across the state. The Senate bill is coming soon, and we need your help. Over 2,000 LSP members and supporters came together last summer and… Read More →
