Shagbark Ridge Farm in southeastern Minnesota’s Winona County is seeking to hire a part-time employee, 16-20 hours per week. Compensation is $15-$22 per hour, depending on experience. Five days paid vacation for full season worker. Housing provided in a new 400- square-foot cabin being finished this spring. Employee will be responsible for covering cabin electricity… Read More →
Eric is seeking an internship. He grew up on a farm in Mentor, Minnesota and is looking to work in a greenhouse and do farm labor. CSA vegetable production, using farm tools and whole farm planning are interests.
Zach is seeking an internship. His farming experience is casual so far raising peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and some various herbs- no true farming experience yet. Zach has a passion for growing sustainable food and finds it inspirational. Zach would like to have roughly an acre to grow peppers and tomatoes with companion plants, as well… Read More →
Les and Els are seeking a Farm Crew Member to participate in field prep, planting, weeding, maintenance, harvesting, washing, packing, and delivery of vegetables on their farm in Colfax, WI. This is a small farm, with a small crew. Racing Heart Farm is a Certified Organic farm using no-till methods to produce vegetables for farmer’s… Read More →
Dofa is seeking an internship in Minnesota. Dofa has been farming for the last two seasons, one with Big River Farm, Minnesota in 2024 and then 2025 Dofa farmed with Sudan Farmers at Sharing Our Roots in Northfield, Minnesota. Ideally Dofa is looking for a situation where there is a teaching/ learning exchange going both… Read More →
• An online version of the Land Stewardship Letter is here. • A downloadable pdf version is here. • Downloadable pdf back issues of the Land Stewardship Letter are here. • Interactive online back issues of the Land Stewardship Letter are here. • Paper copies are available by contacting Brian DeVore at 612-816-9342 or via e-mail. Table of Contents Stewardship… Read More →
Abdi is seeking an internship or employment Saturdays and Sundays in the Owatonna, MN area. Abdi is interested in vegetable production and dairy. In addition to learning the skills for each Abdi has interest in developing skills and understanding of cover crops, soils, tools and machinery, business planning and on farm processing of milk/ cheese.
On an overcast morning in June, more than a dozen livestock producers gathered in the on-farm cabinetmaking shop of Leslea and Brad Hodgson, situated in the scenic hills near southeastern Minnesota’s Root River. Soon after taking seats on folding chairs arranged in a wide circle, the farmers answered an opening question: “Why am I here?”… Read More →
• An online version of the Land Stewardship Letter is here. • A downloadable pdf version is here. • Downloadable pdf back issues of the Land Stewardship Letter are here. • Interactive online back issues of the Land Stewardship Letter are here. • Paper copies are available by contacting Brian DeVore at 612-816-9342 or via e-mail. Table of Contents Stewardship… Read More →
Note: This is the 1st installment in the 12-part “A Sense of Where You Are” series. On a sunny day in June, hundreds of ewes make their way through a narrow grazing paddock, flowing along the contours of a Driftless Area hill in southeastern Minnesota like a woolly river. Later in the growing season, a… Read More →
