Ear to the Ground 222: Painting a New Picture for Landlords
Renter Mark Erickson shows landowners the benefits of converting cropland to pasture.
Ear to the Ground Podcast
Here you will find LSP’s 15-year collection of podcasts featuring farmers, scientists, and others telling stories from the land. You can find LSP Ear to the Ground podcast episodes on Spotify, Stitcher, iTunes, and other podcast platforms.
Ear to the Ground 221: Biological Bottom Line
Farmer Bob Mierau describes how his drive to do “organic no-till” depends on boosting and supporting his soil’s bug life.
Ear to the Ground 220: Restocking Soil’s Refrigerator
Farmers Kent Solberg and Jim Wulf talk about the economic and ecological advantages of integrating crops and livestock.
Ear to the Ground 219: From Transactional to Transformational
LSP’s Terry VanDerPol talks about recent LSP research into the problems faced by the local food movement.
Ear to the Ground 218: Diversity on the Land, Diversity in Our Communities
Farmer Darrel Mosel talks about what 40 years of concentration in agriculture has done to his community, what gives him hope, and the role immigrants can play in revitalizing rural Minnesota. (6th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 217: You Can’t Eat a Bowl of Money
Sylvia Luetmer talks about why helping beginning farmers get access to land isn’t enough, and how society needs to come to grips with the kind of food system it wants. (5th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 216: Carrots, Young Farmers & Minnesota’s Future
Veteran CSA farmer John Fisher-Merritt describes how top-notch beginning farmer training, healthy soil, good food and sustainable communities are linked. (4th in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 215: The Promise of Rural Communities
Jenna Sandoe talks about the opportunities rural communities offer young people like her. (3rd in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 214: Vibrant Farms-Vibrant Communities
Farmer Laura Frerichs talks about the connection between healthcare, beginning farmers and thriving economies. (2nd in a series on Our Minnesota Future)
Ear to the Ground 213: Fighting the Worst-Promoting the Best
LSP executive director Mark Schultz describes why it’s critical that LSP join forces with other “people’s organizations” in our fight for change. (1st in a series on Our Minnesota Future)