MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. — As the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) launches its 40th year of “keeping the land and people together,” a veteran grassroots organizer has been selected as its new executive director, the organization’s board of directors announced today. When Mike McMahon takes over the helm at LSP on Jan. 18, he will also lead the… Read More →
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 →
Back in 1998, I was working on an article for the Land Stewardship Letter about how the lack of biodiversity in agriculture was threatening the agronomic, ecological, and economic future of Midwestern farming communities. One of the people I interviewed was Don Wyse, a respected University of Minnesota plant scientist who had recently helped coordinate… Read More →
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 →
David is seeking a farmer for 50 tillable, pasture and forest acres in East Troy, WI, Walworth County. There is housing as well as enclosed sheds, an open sided shed, greenhouses, and a garage. Available 1/1/26
Sylvester is seeking a farmer to rent 40 pasture acres in Oxford, WI Adams County. There is no housing but there is a facility shed. The land has not been sprayed. Asking $150/ acre rent and is available 6/1/25.
Jon is seeking a farmer to rent 26 tillable acres in Oxford, WI, Adams County and help establish alfalfa long term but willing to work with farmer if there is interest in planting pasture mix. The first couple years there would be no rent charged. After that, rent would be negotiable. This rental situation is… Read More →
Ezra is seeking a farmer to rent 12 tillable acres in Clear Lake, WI. No house or outbuilding on the land. Ezra is asking $100/ acre and it is available 4/7/25.
Masih is seeking a farmer to rent 40 tillable acres near Jump River, WI Taylor County. This land has not been farmer in many years and there is no housing available. The land is available immediately.
Robert is seeking a renter for 115 certified organic tillable acres in rural New Glarus, Green County, WI. Currently Certified Organic, has been for 10 years. No spray for several years before that. 24 / 7 / 365 Class A Highway Access. 105 open acres, 10 acres adjacent just across driveway. No house, outbuildings, power,… Read More →
