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Farmland for Rent: Wisconsin

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

Main Street Vs. Eat Street

I’m not sure I would recommend this, but I recently read two books back-to-back that represent the “how” extremes of today’s food system. I started out with The Town That Food Saved: How One Community Found Vitality in Local Food, and, literally within minutes of finishing it, picked up Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food…  Read More

Jeepers Cats That’s Some Healthy Soil!

Turning a Massive Problem into Soil Fertility & Economic Value

I recently witnessed the return of life to Jordan and Rachelle Meyers’ fields, which are transitioning from giant ragweed and thistles into soil-building plants such as chicory, red clover, and wild bergamot. During the past few years, the family, which farms in southeastern Minnesota’s Houston County, has used hard work and attention to the soil…  Read More

Talking Conservation in Our Farm Leases

With a single phrase, we can put conservation to work on rented land. And that would have a major impact from a landscape point of view: more than half the crops in Minnesota and Iowa alone are produced on rented acres, and every one of them could be saving soil, water, habitat and money with…  Read More

Farmland for Sale: Minnesota

Myron is seeking a farmer to buy 35 acres (17 tillable, 12 pasture and 6 other) in Eagle Bend, Minnesota.  There is a 32X40 2 bay shop, 200 amp panel, plumbed for floor heat with Internal, a 16X20 insulated and heated shop, a 14X26 stick framed greenhouse with working electricity (in need of clear glazing…  Read More

Farmland for Sale: Ohio (Central)

Maryann is seeking a farmer to buy 420 acres (372 tillable) available in London, Ohio (Madison County.)  On the property there is a 55×96 pole barn; a 40×40 pole barn both metal sided, and 2 grain bins one 10,000bu and one 5000bu.  There is also a well maintained two story farmhouse, 1839 square with private…  Read More

Farmland for Sale: Minnesota (Northern)

Michelle is seeking a farmer to buy 22 acres in Tamarack, MN, Carlton County.  There is a large milking barn built in 1950s and an older barn that was used for milking prior.  There is a house and a garage with dirt floor.  No chemicals have been used since 2013 and the farm is MN…  Read More

Restoring Stewardship on a Worn-Out Farm

After a lifetime of working for others in agricultural jobs, and retired after a career with the postal service, Tom Hoekstra and his wife, Lisa, bought a 150-acre farm outside of Plainview in southeastern Minnesota. Tom was 59 when they bought the farm in 2009. Right after their purchase, they immediately went to work re-building…  Read More

Seeking Farm Work Experience

Nora is seeking a farm work experience.  Nora has 10+ years working on organic farms through and by-proxy-of WWOOF-USA; specialized on several medicinal herb farms/apothecaries; and has experience with dairy goats, chickens, and ducks.  Nora also has 6+ years of solo folk-herbalism study & practice.  Nora is most interested in medicinal herbs; growing, harvesting, medicine…  Read More

Seeking Farmer: Minnesota (Southeast)

Brenda is seeking an emerging farmer(s) to join her on her 48 acres (20 tillable and 20 pasture, 5 forest and small pond) outside of Faribault, MN (Rice County).  The land can be certified organic as the land has been idle for five years and nothing sprayed for 20 years.    There is a machine shed,…  Read More