Land Stewardship Project's Ear to the Ground Podcast

Farmer Bob Mierau describes how his drive to do "organic no-till" depends on boosting and supporting his soil's bug life.

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Farmers Kent Solberg and Jim Wulf talk about the economic and ecological advantages of integrating crops and livestock.

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LSP's Terry VanDerPol talks about recent LSP research into the problems faced by the local food movement.

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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…

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 Minneso…

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)

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Jenna Sandoe talks about the opportunities rural communities offer young people like her. (3rd in a series on Our Minnesota Future)

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Farmer Laura Frerichs talks about the connection between healthcare, beginning farmers and thriving economies. (2nd in a series on Our Minnesota Future)

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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)

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Think the only path to profitability is through maximum productivity? Top dairy graziers are proving otherwise.

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LSP members talk to candidates for Minnesota governor about what should be prioritized when it comes to farmers, the land and rural communities.

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An LSP panel of professionals provides farmers advice on dealing with financial stress.

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How outdoor clothing company Askov Finlayson is connecting soil smart farming with its desire to turn back the carbon clock.

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Ray Archuleta makes a passionate pitch for treating soil like a living, breathing part of the ecosystem.

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How a visiting student's critique set a farm on a path toward profitably integrating crops, pasture and livestock.

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A southeastern Minnesota farmer's drive to plant cover crops takes him out onto the snow and into new soil health territory.

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Iowa farmer Loran Steinlage describes the benefits of converting a monocropped desert to a "jungle mix" of continuous living cover.

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Mark Schultz talks about how LSP's members hatched one of the most innovative farm conservation programs around...and why we need to fight for it.

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How the Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship is serving as a natural next step into farming for one Farm Beginnings graduate.

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How landlords and farmers can work together to build and support long-term stewardship.

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