About this podcast
LSP's Ear to the Ground features in-the-field interviews with farmers, scientists, activists, and others involved with creating a regenerative, sustainable farm and food system. It is the official podcast of the Land Stewardship Project.
Episodes
The newest 20 of 77 episodes
- Ear to the Ground 416: A Logical Approach · 58 min · Episode 416Myron Sylling approaches farming from a no-nonsense, cause-and-effect point of view. So, he asks, if a reliance on heavy dosages of fertilizer is costing producers money while…
- Ear to the Ground 415: Raise Your Hand · 1 h 12 min · Episode 415Lance Petersen feels strongly that as agriculture’s regulatory future related to nitrate pollution is being debated, one thing is certain: farmers like himself need to be in the…
- Ear to the Ground 414: Refish the Nish · 53 min · Episode 414What do you do when your county has the highest cancer rate in the state and the local river experiences a catastrophic fish kill? Denise O’Brien, Larry Harris, and their…
- Ear to the Ground 413: The View from Downstream · 48 min · Episode 413Making sure 600,000 people are consistently consuming water that meets health standards for nitrates is Amy Kahler’s job. That’s a big challenge when the land upstream is some of…
- Ear to the Ground 412: ABG · 30 min · Episode 412Nutrient management expert Matthew Helmers has researched how certain land use practices can have a “disproportionate impact” when it comes to nitrate pollution reduction. He…
- Ear to the Ground 411: Run Silent, Run Deep · 51 min · Episode 411The MPCA’s Justin Watkins sees nitrates leaking out of farm fields as an “invisible” problem that’s all too easily ignored. The solution is to shine a spotlight on widespread…
- Ear to the Ground 410: Navigating a Way Out · 33 min · Episode 410Paul and Trudi Schaefer always assumed they would live out their lives on the farm they built up over several decades. When they realized they needed to move on, their first step…
- Ear to the Ground 409: Mass Market Madness · 54 min · Episode 409Connecting directly with eaters is a priority for pastured-based livestock farmers Ellen and Jim Gardner. So how do they balance growing their market with keeping face-to-face…
- Ear to the Ground 408: Civic Spark · 43 min · Episode 408When a federal immigration crackdown came to rural Minnesota, farmer Bridget Lux knew she had to do something. When she walked into a community meeting, she realized she wasn’t…
- Ear to the Ground 407: Dairy Dilemma · 36 min · Episode 407Jordan and Rachelle Meyer had burning questions about how to pursue a new milk production path without upsetting their “three-legged stool.” So they invited members of an LSP…
- Ear to the Ground 406: Pasture Peers · 39 min · Episode 406“How do I make this pasture pay?” beginning farmer Heidi Eger asked a group of fellow graziers during an LSP Soil Health Hub gathering. They answered by measuring out an ideal…
- Ear to the Ground 405: High Voltage · 42 min · Episode 405Chad and Melissa Crowley are using managed rotational grazing, soil health, and solar arrays to create a good energy flow on the dairy farm they’re transitioning into. They are…
- Ear to the Ground 404: Closing the Loop · 40 min · Episode 404Paul and Delores Moechnig are working to prove to the next generation that the road to farming’s future doesn’t have to pass through corn and soybean fields. It turns out the…
- Ear to the Ground 403: Values on the Table · 27 min · Episode 403Emily and Ryan Kjesbo-Johnson vowed their lifelong commitment to community would not stop when they moved out of their urban neighborhood and onto a farm. Farm Beginnings is…
- Ear to the Ground 402: Enemy of Good · 22 min · Episode 402Jane Marynik’s pursuit of perfection ran into a brick wall called vegetable farming. LSP’s Farm Beginnings has helped her strike a more sustainable balance between work and life…
- Ear to the Ground 401: The Belly of Belief · 33 min · Episode 401Livestock producer Frances Kelliher admits to being a bit cynical and burnt-out on her first day in LSP’s Farm Beginnings course. But the program helped revitalize her belief…
- Ear to the Ground 400: Small Farms, Big Markets · 46 min · Episode 400Josh Bryceson sees The Good Acre food hub as a way to not only build markets for local vegetable producers, but to germinate the next generation of farmers (2 of 2 parts). More…
- Ear to the Ground 399: Asking Why · 26 min · Episode 399A decade ago, veggie and livestock farmers Josh Bryceson and Rama Hoffpauir realized sweat equity would only take them so far in their ag journey, so they looked up from the…
- Ear to the Ground 398: Land Grant Guarantee · 47 min · Episode 398Over the past three decades, the rotating Endowed Chair in Agricultural Systems has provided farmers and others a chance to build a more sustainable farm and food system in…
- Ear to the Ground 397: Black Energy · 42 min · Episode 397In 1986, Joe Paddock co-authored a book called Soil and Survival. Its message: the relationship between farming and the land is in serious need of repair. Four decades later…
