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7th Annual LSP Family Farm Breakfast at the Capitol
The seventh annual Land Stewardship Project (LSP) Family Farm Breakfast and Day at the Capitol will be Tuesday, March 6, from 7 a.m. to 9 a.m., at Christ Lutheran Church on Capitol Hill in Saint Paul. This event is open to the public and the cost is $10 per person. For details, click here.
Look Who's Knockin' Performances in Western Minn. this Winter
The Land Stewardship Project is sponsoring public performances of Look Who’s Knockin’ during the next two months in the western Minnesota region. The professionally-acted play raises questions of land ethics and the moral dilemma posed by wanting to get top dollar for selling one’s land while desiring to help the next generation of farmers get started farming. Locations, dates & times are:
- Sunday, Jan. 22, 2 p.m., Black Box Theatre, SW Minnesota State University, Marshall, Minn.
- Saturday, Jan. 28, 2 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, Litchfield, Minn.
- Sunday, Feb. 5, 2 p.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, Clinton, Minn.
- Sunday, Feb. 12, 2 p.m., Milan School, Milan, Minn.
- Sunday, Feb. 19, 2 p.m., Central Square Cultural and Civic Center, Glenwood, Minn.
For more information, click here.
LSP Farm Skills Winter Workshop Series
The Land Stewardship Project has finalized its schedule for this winter’s set of farm skills and farm planning workshops. There is a fee for these sessions; click here for a flier on the workshops. Here is the schedule:
- Feb. 4—Quality of Life Workshop: Communications Systems for Farming Partners, Twin Cities, Minn.; Contact: Parker Forsell, 507-523-3366; parker@landstewardshipproject.org.
- Feb. 11—Making $45,000 with Grass-Fed Beef, St. Charles, Minn.; Contact: Parker Forsell, 507-523-3366; parker@landstewardshipproject.org.
- March 17—Making $45,000 with Niche Pork, St. Charles, Minn.; Contact: Parker Forsell, 507-523-3366; parker@landstewardshipproject.org.
- March 24—Making $45,000 with Grass-Based Dairy, St. Charles, Minn.; Contact: Parker Forsell, 507-523-3366; parker@landstewardshipproject.org.
This winter: Holistic Mgt. Class in Minnesota. LSP will be sponsoring a Holistic Management Financial Planning Course Feb. 7-8. The instructor will be Joshua Dukart of Bismarck, N. Dak., and the class will be held in the Twin Cities area. For details, contact LSP's Richard Ness at rness@landstewardshipproject.org or 320-269-2105.
'Farm Dreams' Workshop Feb. 11 in Western MN
Are you trying to figure out if a farming career is right for you? The Land Stewardship Project’s Farm Beginnings program is offering a “Farm Dreams” workshop Feb. 11, from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., in the western Minnesota community of Clinton. This class is the first step in planning an educational path toward farming and is designed to help people who are seeking practical, common sense information on whether farming is for them. This is an opportunity to learn what it takes to start and manage a farm-based business, and to learn about the various resources available for potential farmers. After participating in this class and getting on-farm training over the growing season, prospective farmers may be ready to enroll in LSP’s Farm Beginnings course. The cost of the workshop is $20 for Land Stewardship Project members, and $40 for non-members. For more information and to register for the Clinton workshop, contact Nick Olson at nicko@landstewardshipproject.org or 320-269-2105; 320-269-1057.
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