Food and Sustainable Agriculture
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2011 CSA Farm Directory
The 2011 directory of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) farms serving the Twin Cities, outstate Minnesota and western Wisconsin is now on LSP’s website. Yes, someday the snow will melt, and green things…
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Links in the Beginning Farmer Chain
If sweat equity is a key ingredient in launching a farming enterprise, then Jim and Alan Ideker have enough venture capital to fire-up half-a-dozen enterprises.
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Factory Farming’s 2 Least Favorite Words
A major reason factory farming hasn’t run completely roughshod over the Minnesota countryside can be summed up in two words: “local control.” That’s why corporate interests aren’t wasting any time this legislative…
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Food, Farming & Relationships—A Love Story
When food system pioneer Ken Meter set out to do an analysis of an entire state’s food system, he figured he’d unearth some impressive statistics and gain a few insights into the…
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Sustainable Farming’s Most Critical Conversation
What is the most critical discussion that needs to take place to ensure a sustainable food and farming system long into the future? Is it one on policy, farming techniques, green technology,…
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The Environmental Review Express
In the Legislature’s rush to “streamline” environmental review with proposals like House File 1, there’s a lot of talk about how such a measure would benefit “constituents” around the state. But one…
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Urban Agrarianism
The City of Minneapolis is considering how to make it easier for “urban ag” to exist in some of the most non-rural neighborhoods in the state. In fact, the public comment period…
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Sidehill Semantics
For years, I thought the term “sidehill” was a figment of my late father’s ignorance. That’s not to say I didn’t know what he meant—we farmed the rolling hills of southwest Iowa,…
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You Can’t Keep a Good Idea from Spreading
With two feet of snow on the ground, and more on the way (yippee!), what a great time to begin dreaming of fresh vegetables and warm, friendly farmers. In February, LSP will…
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Himle Resigns—Now What?
The announcement today that the U of M official who tried to pull the plug on Troubled Waters has resigned is an important step toward accountability at our land grant University. Karen…