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Soil Health

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Building Soil Health Profitably

The Land Stewardship Project’s Bridge to Soil Health initiative works with crop and livestock farmers and other professionals that view soil as a long-term investment. LSP acts as a bridge between emerging soil health information and local farming practices, thereby uniting a community of farmers as the Soil Builders’ Network. Join the network to get regular updates on workshops, field days, on-farm demonstrations, and emerging soil health research. Soil health is imperative to our ecological health, and it includes the integration of cover crops, annual crops, perennials, and livestock on the agricultural landscape. Soil regeneration is the answer to restoring the soil’s natural productivity, improving profits, protecting water quality, building resiliency into crops, sequestering carbon, and helping to reverse the trends of climate change.

Join the Soil Builders’ Network

The Land Stewardship Project invites crop and livestock farmers to join the southeastern Minnesota-based Soil Builders’ Network to get regular updates on workshops, field days and on-farm demonstrations, as well as soil health and cover crop research. To sign-up, click here.

Soil Health Topic Web Pages:

• Cover Crops
• Grazing
• No-till
• Microbiology
• Soil Builders’ E-letter

 

Field Days & Workshops

• Ongoing — LSP Field Days, Workshops  & Pasture Walks

Soil Builders’ Video Page

Check out LSP’s new series of videos featuring farmers who are utilizing various methods to build soil health profitably.

Got an Idea?

If you have an idea you’d like to have featured in a video, blog, podcast, or field day, contact us.

Soil Health Pocket Guide

LSP’s Soil Health, Water & Climate Change: A Pocket Guide to What You Need to Know, is available as a pdf document or as a mobile-friendly app.

Report: Building the Bridge to Soil Health

In October 2020, a special LSP report was published: “Building the Bridge to Soil Health: The Power of Organizing Farmer-to-Farmer Engagement.” It describes the organization’s experience with launching the Bridge to Soil Health initiative. The report is available here.

Soil Health Blogs, Podcasts & Stories

  • Podcast: Tillage can do a lot of things, but building soil isn’t one of them. Soil expert Steve Lawler and Minnesota farmer Jon Jovaag talk about the importance of using nature as a guide when preparing a seed bed and bolstering the soil’s structure. (9/13/21)
  •  Podcast: Soil health cheerleader Ray Archuleta and Iowa farmer Mervin Beachy talk about taking agroecological innovations from the “excitement stage” to the “action stage”…and the importance of aha moments. (9/5/21)
  • Podcast: What happened when beginning farmers Rachelle and Jordan Meyer started listening to the land and turned livestock loose on a “bacterial farm.” (9/1/21)
  • Blog: Jeepers Cats That’s Some Healthy Soil! (8/26/21)
  • Blog: Red Rooster Ranch: Spreading the Cover Crop Message (11/6/20)
  • Podcast: How farmers Dawn & Grant Breitkreutz are building soil carbon & bolstering profitability. (2/20/20)

LSP’s Soil Health Team

    • Bairet Eiter
      612-767-9881, e-mail
    • Shona Snater
      612-767-9886, e-mail
    • Alex Romano
      612-767-9880, e-mail
    • Barbara Sogn-Frank
      612-400-6357, e-mail
    • Robin Moore
      612-767-9480, e-mail
    • Maura Curry
      612-767-9882, e-mail
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Upcoming Events

December 2021

Sunday December 5

2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
ISAIAH Southern MN Climate Summit
ISAIAH Southern MN Climate Summit
Sunday December 5
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm

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Tuesday December 7

6:30 pm – 8:30 pm
100% Campaign Climate Caucus Training
100% Campaign Climate Caucus Training
Tuesday December 7
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm

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Thursday December 9

9:00 am – 10:30 am
Vegetable Farm Labor Grower Gathering
Vegetable Farm Labor Grower Gathering
Thursday December 9
9:00 am – 10:30 am

All businesses are struggling with labor shortages and vegetable farms are no exception. Anna Racer of Waxwing Farm, Elisabeth Minich of Steadfast Acres, and Dana Jokela of Sogn Valley Farm will set the stage for this gathering with a brief overview of the labor picture on their particular operations, how that picture is changing, and how their farms are changing as a result. Join this online gathering of farmers from throughout the Midwest for a broad discussion of labor challenges and possible solutions.

Register for this event here.

This free event is offered in partnership with FairShare CSA Coalition, UW Extension, and  Midwest Organic & Sustainable Education Service (MOSES).
Vegetable Farm Labor Grower Gathering with MOSES &
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm
Building Community Food Webs with Ken Meter
Building Community Food Webs with Ken Meter
Thursday December 9
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm

Our current food system has decimated rural communities and confined the choices of urban consumers. Even while America continues to ramp up farm production to astounding levels, net farm income is now lower than at the onset of the Great Depression, and one out of every eight Americans faces hunger. 

But a healthier and more equitable food system is possible. Come hear how grassroots food and farming leaders across the U.S. are tackling these challenges by building community food webs that strive for health, wealth, capacity, and connection. 
 
Register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/2AubG0x1TEaSRGhdOxLhAQ2

6:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Direct Marketing Workshop: How to Market to Your Ideal Customer & Manage Your Limited Time
Direct Marketing Workshop: How to Market to Your Ideal Customer & Manage Your Limited Time
Thursday December 9
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Description: Rachelle Meyer of Wholesome Family Farms, will share specific and actionable tips for building your ideal customer and figuring out which marketing strategies work for them by using technology to track customer activity and communicate effectively. Rachelle combines tried and true marketing principles with firsthand experience as a farmer/direct-marketer to help you refine your marketing approach, avoid needless pitfalls and focus on what’s working well for your business and customer. Registration for this event here.

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Recent Posts

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  • LSP Job Announcement: Farm Beginnings Organizer November 18, 2021
  • Court’s Decision a Win for Land, Communities & Farms November 3, 2021
  • The Importance of Investing in Soil Health & Resilient Rural Communities October 26, 2021
  • The Wonder of Farming with Nature October 22, 2021

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