Faithful farmer: Jane Shey
Climate Land Leader Jane Shey of Algona, IA was profiled in Iowa Interfaith Power & Light’s “Faithful Farmer” series. Reprinted with permission. What do you… Read More →
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Two women, two grains: Millet and Kernza have captured the attention of these farmersTwo women, two grains: Millet and Kernza have captured the attention of these farmers
With an eye toward climate resiliency and new markets, Climate Land Leaders Naima Dhore and Wendy Johnson are diversifying their farming operations with small grains… Read More →
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A communal response to climate changeA communal response to climate change
This is a guest blog post from Lina “Mama Tshutshu” Nyaronge, Community Connector at Sharing Our Roots and Climate Land Leader. It is the final… Read More →
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“Our vegetables are a delicacy here”“Our vegetables are a delicacy here”
This is a guest blog post from Lina “Mama Tshutshu” Nyaronge, Community Connector at Sharing Our Roots and Climate Land Leader. It is the second… Read More →
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Climate perspective from Kisii, Kenya to Northfield, MinnesotaClimate perspective from Kisii, Kenya to Northfield, Minnesota
This is a guest blog post from Lina “Mama Tshutshu” Nyaronge, Community Connector at Sharing Our Roots and Climate Land Leader. It is the first… Read More →
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The development of “Squatters on Red Earth”The development of “Squatters on Red Earth”
Mary Swander’s new play, “Squatters on Red Earth” premieres this weekend—and Climate Land Leaders will be there to experience this performance that includes a tale… Read More →
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Meeting the climate crisis with urgency and loveMeeting the climate crisis with urgency and love
Climate Land Leader Meg Nielsen, who serves as a deacon in the South-Central Synod of Wisconsin (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America), wrote the following Care… Read More →
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Challenges with underground tile and tree plantingsChallenges with underground tile and tree plantings
Much of the Midwest’s Corn Belt is productive only because of an underground network of drainage tubes known as tile. That tiling made lucrative row… Read More →
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Team Habitat!Team Habitat!
The Bouska sisters were recently honored as Winneshiek County Pheasants Forever Chapter Habitat Steward of the Year — congratulations! An equal honor, their conservation partner… Read More →
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What landowners say about conservation: A guest piece by Beth HoffmanWhat landowners say about conservation: A guest piece by Beth Hoffman
This piece is reprinted with permission from Beth Hoffman, author of Bet the Farm: The Dollars and Sense of Growing Food in America. Find Beth’s… Read More →
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Sounds you no longer hearSounds you no longer hear
“What sounds did you used to hear on the farm that you no longer hear?” a friend asked us recently. Climate Land Leaders quickly chimed in with answers that produced reveries of… Read More →
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Meg Nielsen: Cropland to grazing for healthy soil, people and planetMeg Nielsen: Cropland to grazing for healthy soil, people and planet
Meg Nielsen and her husband Glenn (Southern MN) recently transitioned 50 acres of formerly cropped fields into permanent cover and have been readying infrastructure to… Read More →