In LSP's Ear to the Ground podcast, Gary Zimmer, the 'father of biological farming,' talks about how in order to have a sustainable farm, one must first regenerate it — and that starts with the soil. #soilhealth #regenerativeagriculture landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to…

NEWS: House Committee on Agriculture released its proposed Farm Bill Framework & Senate Ag, Nutrition, & Forestry Committee Dems released its proposed Farm Bill text today. LSP will be digging into these. One big win includes the Senate reforming crop insurance for small, beginning, & diversified farms! dtnpf.com/agriculture/we…

'It's a sacrifice, I can't lie. But if you want to work, you can do it,' said farmer Rodrigo Cala during a Spanish-language 'Land Access: Are You Ready?' LSP workshop on Saturday. For more on land access resources, see landstewardshipproject.org/land-transitio… #beginningfarmers

Sara George has experienced “farm-to-fork” from just about every angle possible. This has given her invaluable insights into ways to connect farmers & institutional buyers. Check out her insights on LSP's podcast. #localfood #communitybasedfood landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to…

After many delays, the House agriculture committee is expected to release a draft #FarmBill text by the end of this month. Join us for a #webinar on May 13 to learn what’s at stake for sustainability & conservation funding as the 2024 Farm Bill progresses. iatp.org/event/finding-…

LSP podcast: Farm Beginnings grad Marcos Giossi talks about how the course has helped him in his efforts to work with youth learning urban farming & marketing. 'I think we can win. I think we can build a better world here.' #beginningfarmer #urbanfarming landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to…

Public News Service has done an audio story on the innovative Olmsted County program that's helping farmers protect groundwater while building soil. #cleanwater #soilhealth publicnewsservice.org/2024-04-22/sus…

Every day, independent producers of food are building the food system we need.

Here's how FarmSTAND helps: farmstand.org/farmers-rural-…

Conservation programs help farmers invest in resilient soils, but some members of Congress want to use their funding to increase subsidies for farms using industrial practices that promote climate change. This is stalling the #farmbill !

Take action: actnow.io/raSm1yQ

🌾 Dream of owning a ranch? Learn to rent, buy, & maintain farmland. Free food & childcare!
📅 Apr 27, 10-3 PM, Emmaus Church, MN.
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Hosted by Land Stewardship Project, LEDC, and Sharing Our Roots #FarmOwnership

Miss LSP's recent 'Economics of Soil Health' workshop? Never fear: we have posted LSP Ear to the Ground podcast interviews with the 3 farmer presenters: Jerome Fulsaas, Josh Nelson & Gary Zimmer. #soilhealth #regenerativeagriculture landstewardshipproject.org/ear-dirt/

'I want to have good, safe drinking water for myself and my children and grandchildren,' says LSPer Vance Haugen in Star Tribune. 'And I want to farm, to be able to do both of those things. And I don't think they should be mutually exclusive.' #cleanwater startribune.com/50-years-of-pr…

LSP proudly joined allies in a #MNSenate Ag Hearing yesterday to talk about why prioritizing farmers who are BIPOC matters to LSP's membership, a vast majority of whom are white farmers and rural people. Full update: landstewardshipproject.org/who-benefits-w…

Read our full update on the status of emerging farmer legislation in light of the recent lawsuit, take our feedback survey if you are an emerging farmer, read and share our op-ed on this issue, and more: landstewardshipproject.org/who-benefits-w…

“By keeping us fighting over the scraps of public resources, corporate interests pit emerging farmers and small and midsized non-emerging farmers against each other.”

Read today’s Star Tribune Op-Ed authored by members of LSP’s Land Access & Emerging Farmers Working Group, organizers, & partners about the importance of prioritizing “emerging” farmers in public programs, currently being threatened in the courts.

m.startribune.com/counterpoint-e…

Yesterday, LSPers & Midwest Farmers of Color met with Amy Klobuchar, Senator Tina Smith, and staffers for Angie Craig, Tom Emmer, Congressman Brad Finstad, Rep. Betty McCollum, Rep. Ilhan Omar, & the House & Senate Ag Committees to advocate for #landaccess & #emergingfarmers in the next #FarmBill !

IATP’s Ben Lilliston and allies from the Campaign for Family Farms & the Environment traveled to Washington this week to meet with policymakers and make the case for conservation spending that funds soil health, water quality, biodiversity & climate resilience, NOT factory farms.