Land Stewardship Project's Ear to the Ground Podcast
Land Stewardship Project's Ear to the Ground podcast features in-the-field interviews related to the Land Stewardship Project's work on regenerative agriculture, local food systems, rural communities, beginning farmers, social/economic justice, and agricultural/environmental policy.
- Update frequency
- every 8 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 381
- Years Active
- 2005 - 2025
Ear to the Ground 300: Diversity Trumps Adversity
Illinois farmer Dave Bishop says rural communities can’t “monoculture” their way out of the economic, ecological, and social challenges that plague them. But diversifying successfully isn’t just a nu…
00:33:43 |
Mon 27 Feb 2023
Ear to the Ground 299: Road to Resilience
Laura Lengnick believes that if farms are to survive (and thrive) in the age of climate change, we need to remember it’s not just about soil and water — it’s also about people. More Information • Res…
00:25:54 |
Thu 09 Feb 2023
Ear to the Ground 298: Strangers, Guests & LSP
Before there was the Land Stewardship Project, there were people like Sister Mary Tacheny helping farmers speak out and be heard. More Information • Strangers and Guests: Toward Community in the Hear…
00:28:11 |
Wed 18 Jan 2023
Ear to the Ground 297: Web of Willing Workers
Scientist Elaine Ingham believes minding the microbes makes farmers the masters of their own destiny. More Information • Microbiologist Elaine Ingham’s Soil Food Web page • LSP’s Soil Microbiology we…
00:33:47 |
Tue 03 Jan 2023
Ear to the Ground 296: Stability is Sexy
Rick Clark’s no-till organic system is all about treating cover crops like cash crops — because they are. More Information • Rick Clark’s Farm Green website • LSP’s Soil Health web page • LSP Ear Dir…
00:25:32 |
Tue 20 Dec 2022
Ear to the Ground 295: Patchwork Quilt Stewardship
John Ledermann’s rental relationships are built on healthy soil. More Information • LSP’s Conservation Leases Toolkit • Land Stewardship Letter article on John Ledermann • LSP’s Soil Health web page …
00:15:33 |
Sun 13 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground 294: Rootless Regeneration
These beginning farmers are accessing land without owning it — one megawatt at a time. More Information • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course • Farm Beginnings in other Regions: the Farm Beginnings Collabor…
00:19:46 |
Sat 12 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground 293: Middle of Somewhere
Carrie Calvo’s 7,000-mile journey to the heart of farming and local food. More Information • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course • Farm Beginnings in other Regions: the Farm Beginnings Collaborative • Land …
00:14:12 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground 292: Working the Microbes
David Johnson and Hui-Chun Su Johnson’s approach to composting may help farming reach the ultimate regenerative ag pinnacle: self-sufficient soil. More Information • LSP’s Microbiology web page • Man…
00:31:54 |
Fri 11 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground No. 291: Shovel Doesn’t Lie
What Allen Williams unearthed on the farm of Rachelle and Jordan Meyer. More Information • LSP’s Soil Health web page • Land Stewardship Letter: A Season of Knowledge Transfer • Allen Williams Ear to…
00:19:43 |
Thu 10 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground No. 290: Silt Suppression
How the Bergler family stopped “chasing their tails,” started fixing their farm’s damaged soils, and welcomed curious queries. More Information • LSP’s Soil Health web page • Land Stewardship Letter:…
00:14:12 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground 289: Reflections on a Revolution
Two decades after crop failures almost ended his farming career, soil health pioneer Gabe Brown reflects on how far the regenerative ag movement has come…and where it’s going. More Information • LSP’…
00:16:46 |
Wed 09 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground 288: More with Less
Tom Cotter sees his return on investment tied directly to how freely he lets soil biology do its job — and that starts with a diverse community above and below ground. More Information • LSP’s Soil H…
00:14:56 |
Tue 08 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground 287: Opportunity Knocks
As an accountant and a farmer, Joe Lawler sees building soil health as a way to strike a balance between economic and ecological success…and boy is it fun to see a pollinator planting come to life. M…
00:27:24 |
Fri 04 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground 286: Tractor Seat Economics
Everett Rolfing knew one thing for certain: no-till would never work on his farm. His soil had a different idea. More Information: • LSP’s No-till & Soil Health web page • Land Stewardship Letter: A …
00:31:33 |
Tue 01 Nov 2022
Ear to the Ground 285: Powerful Conversations
LSP organizers describe the potential for “deep canvassing” to go beyond shouting, lawn signs, and social media posts and move people to be a part of real change. More Information: • Land Stewardship…
00:29:09 |
Mon 26 Sep 2022
Ear to the Ground 284: Hive of Healthy Activity
From Kris Shelstad’s point of view, an empty building on Main Street is packed full of opportunities for revitalizing her hometown’s economic and cultural life, one conversation at a time. More Infor…
00:27:44 |
Wed 14 Sep 2022
Ear to the Ground 283: Ending the Extractive Economy
Ken Meter draws on decades of community analyses to explain why agriculture will never be truly regenerative until we fix our dysfunctional food system. More Information: • LSP Community Food Webs Le…
00:40:42 |
Mon 12 Sep 2022
Ear to the Ground 282: Kitchen Table Economics
LSP’s Amy Bacigalupo talks about why the organization is diving deep into helping communities build food systems that can stem the tide of commodities (and wealth) leaving the land. More Information:…
00:32:31 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
Ear to the Ground 281: Report from the Underground
A journey into southeastern Minnesota’s geological basement reveals that building soil health can help make “clear” and “clean” equal the same thing. More Information: LSP’s Soil Health web page Minn…
00:29:03 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
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