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Soil Builders’ E-Letters

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Below are back issues of LSP’s Soil Builders’ e-letter. To receive this newsletter via e-mail, sign up here.

  • August 2022: Summer Events, Scott & Amanda Holthaus
  • December 2021: Grazing Groups, John Snyder
  • August 2021: Field Days, Drought Resources, 12 Tails Farm
  • June 2021: Summer Events & Local Meat Processing with Eric Klein
  • April 2021: New Staff & Mark Erickson — Soil Health on Rentals
  • January 2021: New Staff, Music Video & Knutson Shorthorns
  • November 2020: Oppression Trainings, Virtual Winter Events & Farmer Mervin Beachy
  • August 2020: New Soil Health Team Member & Upcoming Events
  • June 2020: Sustainability & Justice Go Hand-in-Hand
  • April 2020: Soil Health & COVID-19, Connor McCormick
  • Feb. 2020: NRCS Grazing Updates, Jonathan Lundgren & Jean Erpelding
  • Nov. 2019: Farm Crisis, Farming Green, Selling Pastured Meat
  • Sept. 2019: Farm Crisis, Fall Pasture Walks, the Johnson Family Image
  • July 2019: Climate Change, Upcoming Field Days & Farmer Spotlight on Robb Miller
  • May 2019: Steering Committee, New Podcast, Thickes
  • March 2019: Farmer Consulting Service, Grazing Circles, Bob Mierau
  • Jan. 2019: Grazing Expansion, Resources & Farmer Curt Tvedt
  • Nov. 2018: Staff, Weather Extremes & Farmer Daryn McGowan
  • Sept. 18, 2018: Field Day Turnout, Nobel Conference, Farmer Willie Erdmann
  • July 21, 2018: Investigating Soil Biology, Chuck Henry
  • May 23, 2018: NRCS Seeding Rates, Resources, John Meyer
  • March 13, 2018: Winter Workshops, Archuleta, Ed McNamara
  • Jan. 19, 2018: Winter Workshops, Videos, Loran Steinlage
  • Nov. 11, 2017: Your Story?, Elaine Ingham, Rory Beyer
  • Sept. 8, 2017: CC Considerations, Resources, Olaf Haugen
  • July 15, 2017: Erosion Control, Field Days, Tom & Lisa Hoekstra
  • May 18, 2017: Videos, Resources, Myron Sylling
  • March 29, 2017: Sign-up for the Network, Resources, Kaleb Anderson
  • August 2021: Field Days, Drought Resources, 12 Tails Farm
  • June 2021: Summer Events & Local Meat Processing with Eric Klein
  • April 2021: New Staff & Mark Erickson — Soil Health on Rentals
  • January 2021: New Staff, Music Video & Knutson Shorthorns
  • November 2020: Oppression Trainings, Virtual Winter Events & Farmer Mervin Beachy
  • August 2020: New Soil Health Team Member & Upcoming Events
  • June 2020: Sustainability & Justice Go Hand-in-Hand
  • April 2020: Soil Health & COVID-19, Connor McCormick
  • Feb. 2020: NRCS Grazing Updates, Jonathan Lundgren & Jean Erpelding
  • Nov. 2019: Farm Crisis, Farming Green, Selling Pastured Meat
  • Sept. 2019: Farm Crisis, Fall Pasture Walks, the Johnson Family Image
  • July 2019: Climate Change, Upcoming Field Days & Farmer Spotlight on Robb Miller
  • May 2019: Steering Committee, New Podcast, Thickes
  • March 2019: Farmer Consulting Service, Grazing Circles, Bob Mierau
  • Jan. 2019: Grazing Expansion, Resources & Farmer Curt Tvedt
  • Nov. 2018: Staff, Weather Extremes & Farmer Daryn McGowan
  • Sept. 18, 2018: Field Day Turnout, Nobel Conference, Farmer Willie Erdmann
  • July 21, 2018: Investigating Soil Biology, Chuck Henry
  • May 23, 2018: NRCS Seeding Rates, Resources, John Meyer
  • March 13, 2018: Winter Workshops, Archuleta, Ed McNamara
  • Jan. 19, 2018: Winter Workshops, Videos, Loran Steinlage
  • Nov. 11, 2017: Your Story?, Elaine Ingham, Rory Beyer
  • Sept. 8, 2017: CC Considerations, Resources, Olaf Haugen
  • July 15, 2017: Erosion Control, Field Days, Tom & Lisa Hoekstra
  • May 18, 2017: Videos, Resources, Myron Sylling
  • March 29, 2017: Sign-up for the Network, Resources, Kaleb Anderson

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June 2023

Saturday June 3

1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Land Access & Leasing Options
Saturday June 3
1:15 pm – 2:15 pm
Land Access & Leasing Options

On Saturday, June 3, Wisconsin Farmers Unions will be holding a farm visit at Baldur Farm (N7659 950th St., River Falls,WI 54022) for landowners and renters looking to lease to the next generation of farmers.

Joyce Monari, a native of Kenya, has been growing two types of chinsaga, a type of green familiar to her people, for several years on Baldur Farm. She will show participants her garden, talk about her crops, and discuss the difficulty of finding land.

Juliet Tomkins and Prescott Bergh have rented land to a variety of farmers over the years, from beginning CSA growers to livestock operators. They will talk about their experiences, which have led to the contract they now use to ensure understanding between themselves and their renters before problems arise.

Light snacks and refreshments provided after the talks. Maureen and Rich, the farmers at Baldur Farm, will be on-hand to answer questions about their draft horses. Attendees are welcome to walk the farm trails.

For more information, contact the Farmers Union’s Maureen Ash at maureen7ash@gmail.com.

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Screening of Stewards of the Land / Serán las dueñas de la tierra in Northfield
Saturday June 3
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Screening of Stewards of the Land / Serán las dueñas de la tierra in Northfield

Stewards of the Land/Serán las dueñas de la tierrais a feature documentary about Stephanie, Ian, and Alfredo, three young landless ecological farmers in Puerto Rico striving to produce healthy food for local consumption.

In this economically depressed U.S. territory, producing food locally is urgent. The archipelago sits on the path of powerful hurricanes, an increasing threat as the climate crisis worsens. Puerto Rico is highly dependent on food imports and a third of its population lives food insecurity.

The story begins when the protagonists arrive for the first time on the public lands they rent. The farms have been abandoned for decades and lack the most basic infrastructure to get started. The story follows the protagonists as they struggle to get the farms running before and after powerful hurricanes devastate the archipelago. The documentary shows the protagonists’ grit as they attempt to carve a living without land ownership or capital.

There are two opportunities to participate:

  1. Clickhereto RSVP to the Northfield event on Saturday, June 3.
  2. Clickhereto RSVP to the Minneapolis event on Sunday, June 4; co-hosted with partner organization, Copal.Haz clic aquí para español.

Sunday June 4

3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Screening of Stewards of the Land / Serán las dueñas de la tierra in Minneapolis
Sunday June 4
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Screening of Stewards of the Land / Serán las dueñas de la tierra in Minneapolis

Stewards of the Land/Serán las dueñas de la tierrais a feature documentary about Stephanie, Ian, and Alfredo, three young landless ecological farmers in Puerto Rico striving to produce healthy food for local consumption.

In this economically depressed U.S. territory, producing food locally is urgent. The archipelago sits on the path of powerful hurricanes, an increasing threat as the climate crisis worsens. Puerto Rico is highly dependent on food imports and a third of its population lives food insecurity.

The story begins when the protagonists arrive for the first time on the public lands they rent. The farms have been abandoned for decades and lack the most basic infrastructure to get started. The story follows the protagonists as they struggle to get the farms running before and after powerful hurricanes devastate the archipelago. The documentary shows the protagonists’ grit as they attempt to carve a living without land ownership or capital.

There are two opportunities to participate:

  1. Clickhereto RSVP to the Northfield event on Saturday, June 3.
  2. Clickhereto RSVP to the Minneapolis event on Sunday, June 4; co-hosted with partner organization, Copal.Haz clic aquí para español.

Tuesday June 6

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Forever Green Winter Barley Webinar
Tuesday June 6
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Forever Green Winter Barley Webinar

The Environmental & Economic Clusters of Opportunity (EECO) grant provides an ecosystem services payment as well as risk management payments to growers enrolled in the program for winter barley, hybrid winter rye, winter camelina, and Kernza. Join us for an introductory webinar series on these four crops where we pair University researchers and Extension professionals with farmers who have trialed these crops on-farm. The webinar on June 6 will be on winter barley and will feature Jochum Wiersma (UMN Extension small grains agronomist) and Kurt Kimber (farmer, Hampton, Minn.).

To sign-up for the June 6 webinar on winter barley, click here. These presentations will be recorded for future viewing if you’re not able to make it.

Wednesday June 7

11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Forever Green Webinar on Winter Camelina
Wednesday June 7
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
Forever Green Webinar on Winter Camelina

The Environmental & Economic Clusters of Opportunity (EECO) grant provides an ecosystem services payment as well as risk management payments to growers enrolled in the program for winter barley, hybrid winter rye, winter camelina, and Kernza. Join us for an introductory webinar series on these four crops where we pair University researchers and Extension professionals with farmers who have trialed these crops on-farm. On June 7, there will be a webinar on winter camelina. Presenters include Matthew Ott (UMN post doc researcher, camelina genetics) and Anne Schwagerl (farmer, Browns Valley, Minn.).

To sign-up for the June 7 webinar on winter camelina, click here. These presentations will be recorded for future viewing if you’re not able to make it.

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