An Innovative Farming System Requires Innovative Training One sign that you’re a solid employee is that the boss hates the idea of you walking out the door, never to return. So let’s consider the case of Ryan Heinen, who has worked on the west-central Minnesota dairy farm of Nate and Angie Walter for the past… Read More →
Andi is seeking to rent 20 acres (tillable, pasture, forest) in Minnesota or western WI with a house. Ideally there would be a barn or shed for livestock (goats, pigs and ducks) and/or tool storage. Some fencing and water infrastructure for livestock would be a great plus. Andi is looking to start a small scale… Read More →
Daniel is seeking to rent 4 tillable acres in WI. Ideally he would like to live on the farm and grow some unique herbs and vegetable seed production. He would be interested in learning some new skills working on the farm for the farmer/ landowner. Available 8/15/25.
McClane is seeking 4 acres of land (1 tillable, 1 pasture, 1 forested and 1 other) with housing in WI to rent or buy. Available immediately.
I am a Planning Commissioner in Florence Township, which is in southeast Minnesota’s Goodhue County. I am also chair of the Save-The-Bluffs Citizen’s group and a new member of the Land Stewardship Project. I have been heavily involved in the silica frac sand issue here in Goodhue County since May 2011. I was retired once,… Read More →
Diane is seeking an acre of tillable land to farm in Wisconsin. Access to water is important. No house is necessary.
Corey is seeking 150 acres of tillable land and 100 acres of pasture land in Northwestern Wisconsin or East Central Minnesota. A barn, pole sheds and other usable buildings would be a plus, as well as fencing and water/ponds. Available 8/26/25.
Jeremy is looking for a farmer to rent 40 organic acres (18 tillable acres, 8 forested acres and 5 pastured acres) in Clayton, WI (Polk County.) Housing is available in addition to a shed and high tunnel (white plastic). There is also well water access, mushroom compost, and lakeside access. Rent: $1600/ mo available 7/1/25.
Pack-shed or people? That’s the question Les Macare and Els Dobrick are grappling with on a dank day in mid-March as they brave a biting wind to inspect the garden plots, cover crops, and outbuildings on Racing Heart Farm in western Wisconsin. With the exception of some onions sprouting in one of the hoop houses,… Read More →
The Land Stewardship Project (LSP) report, “Breaking the Rules for Profit: An Analysis of the Frac Sand Industry’s Violations of State Regulations & Manipulation of Local Governments in Wisconsin,” posted on our website on Nov. 6, 2014, inadvertently contained errors regarding AllEnergy. These errors have been retracted in a revised version of the report, which… Read More →
