Land Stewardship Project
ContentProgram Description The Land Stewardship Project is a nonprofit membership organization, founded in 1982 to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture, and to develop sustainable communities. LSP is a grassroots organization made up of farmers, rural and urban residents. LSP promotes successful, family-scale farms raising both crops and livestock in ways that protect and enhance the environment, support rural communities and produce healthful food. Farm Beginnings™ is a Land Stewardship Project initiative that provides participants an opportunity to learn firsthand about low-cost, sustainable methods of farming. Farm Beginnings™ is a comprehensive farmer-led mentorship and training program designed to help beginning farmers get started farming. The foundation of this ten-month course is a combination of seminars addressing sustainable production, goal setting, business planning and management, including financial planning and alternative marketing practices. The course also includes opportunities for hands-on farm experience with established farmers through mentorships and farm tours. The Farm Beginnings™ program is currently in its ninth year in Minnesota, and recently collaborated with organizations and individuals to replicate the program in Missouri, Nebraska and Illinois. Contact Kate Twohig Farm Beginnings Director, Land Stewardship Project, 2200 Fourth Street, White Bear Lake, MN 55110. Phone: (651) 653-0618 Fax: (651) 653-0589 Email: cathyt@landstewardshipproject.org Web: http://www.landstewardshipproject.org |
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