Land Stewardship Project's Ear to the Ground Podcast

Latest Episodes:

Ear to the Ground 229: Kernza’s Continuous Cover Jul 18, 2019

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A farmer and a researcher discuss the potential agronomic, economic, and ecological benefits of a commercially-viable perennial grain.

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Ear to the Ground 228: Spreading Grazing’s Benefits Beyond the Fenceline Jul 16, 2019

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During a tallgrass prairie "BioBlitz," farmers, a wildlife expert, and an LSP organizer discuss how livestock can benefit natural habitat and the community at large.

For more on the BioBlitz events that are held periodically in western Minnesota, click here.

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Ear to the Ground 227: From Crisis to Community Jun 06, 2019

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When a CAFO threatened a rural neighborhood, residents looked to a beginning farmer for a different vision of the future.

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Ear to the Ground 226: What Does Justice Look Like? May 02, 2019

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This is the third and final episode in a series titled, "Farming on Stolen Land." These three episodes were developed by LSP staff member Elizabeth Makarewicz as a guide to exploring issues of native land justice and equity in Minnesota's food system. In this episode, writer and scholar Waziyatawin shares with Elizabeth her vision of land justice for the Dakota people.

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Ear to the Ground 225: Say it With Me: Bde Maka Ska May 02, 2019

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This is the second in a three-part series titled, "Farming on Stolen Land." These three episodes were developed by LSP staff member Elizabeth Makarewicz as a guide to exploring issues of native land justice and equity in Minnesota's food system. This episode offers a peek into the life of Dakota tribal member and activist, Carly Badheart Bull. Carly is a scholar of the Dakota language and, along with her twin sister, Kate Beane, has led a campaign to return the original Dakota name to an historically significant body of water, Bde Maka Ska.

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Ear to the Ground 224: Living on Stolen Ground May 02, 2019

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This is the first in a three-part series titled "Farming on Stolen Land." These three episodes were developed by LSP staff member Elizabeth Makarewicz as a guide to exploring issues of native justice and equity in Minnesota's food system. This first episode seeks to answer the question, "What does it mean to be a non-indigenous person living on native land?" Elizabeth's interviewee, Nora Murphy, attempts to answer this question in her book, White Birch, Red Hawthorn.

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Ear to the Ground 223: Sustainable Ag Policy’s Deep Roots Mar 12, 2019

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LSP co-founder Ron Kroese talks about the National Sustainable Agriculture Oral History Archive, which features interviews he did with pioneers in the movement to develop policy that supports regenerative farm and food systems.

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Ear to the Ground 222: Painting a New Picture for Landlords Feb 27, 2019

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Renter Mark Erickson shows landowners the benefits of converting cropland to pasture.

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Ear to the Ground 221: Biological Bottom Line Jan 30, 2019

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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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Ear to the Ground 220: Restocking Soil’s Refrigerator Nov 22, 2018

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