Ear to the Ground 404: Closing the Loop

Ear to the Ground 404: Closing the Loop

Paul 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 bluebirds and swallows appreciate the offramp they’ve taken into rotational grazing as well. More Information: • LSP’s Soil Builders’ Network [https://landstewardshipproject.org/soil-health/soil-builders-network/] • Blog: Soil Health Hub Gathering Illustrates the Power of Dreams Anchored in Reality [https://landstewardshipproject.org/vision-quest/] • Ear to the Ground 391: Grounded in Grazing [https://landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to-the-ground-391-grounded-in-grazing/] • Ear to the Ground 390: Sounds of Success [https://landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to-the-ground-390-sounds-of-success/] • Ear to the Ground 371: Avian Award [https://landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to-the-ground-371-avian-award/] • Ear to the Ground 370: Bending the Bird Curve [https://landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to-the-ground-370-bending-the-bird-curve/] • Ear to the Ground 275: Blurring the Bobolink Boundaries [https://landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to-the-ground-275-blurring-the-bobolink-boundaries/]

Ear to the Ground 403: Values on the Table

Emily 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 helping them keep that promise. More Information: • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course [https://landstewardshipproject.org/farmbeginnings/] (2026-2027 Early Bird Discount Deadline Aug. 1, 2026; Final Deadline Sept. 1, 2026) • Crowded Table Farm [https://crowdedtablefarmmn.com/] • LSP’s “Fresh Voices” Beginning Farmer Podcast Series [https://landstewardshipproject.org/fresh-voices/]

Ear to the Ground 402: Enemy of Good

Jane 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. More Information: • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course [https://landstewardshipproject.org/farmbeginnings/] (2026-2027 Early Bird Discount Deadline Aug. 1, 2026; Final Deadline Sept. 1, 2026) • Four Beans Farm [https://www.fourbeansfarm.com/] • Food Farm [https://foodfarmcsa.com/] • LSP’s “Fresh Voices” Beginning Farmer Podcast Series [https://landstewardshipproject.org/fresh-voices/]

Ear to the Ground 401: The Belly of Belief

Livestock 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 that regenerative grazing can renew one’s relationship with the land and community. More Information: • LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course [https://landstewardshipproject.org/farmbeginnings/] (2026-2027 Early Bird Discount Deadline Aug. 1, 2026; Final Deadline Sept. 1, 2026) • Riverbed Lamb [https://www.riverbedlamb.com/]

Ear to the Ground 400: Small Farms, Big Markets

Josh 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 Information: • The Good Acre Food Hub [https://thegoodacre.org/] • LSP’s Community-Based Food Systems Program [https://landstewardshipproject.org/community-food/] • Ear to the Ground 399: Asking Why [https://landstewardshipproject.org/podcast/ear-to-the-ground-399-asking-why/]