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Ear to the Ground 383: Corporate Vs. Community
Episode 383
Sonja Trom Eayrs started out writing about her own family’s fight against factory farms. She ended up telling a larger story of corporate capture of …
1 year ago
Ear to the Ground 382: No Offseason
Episode 382
LSP’s Local Democracy Challenge is a reminder that we can’t allow democracy to grow dormant between elections.
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1 year ago
Ear to the Ground 381: A Key Ingredient
Episode 381
Chris MacLeod came to Mill City hoping to source local grain while pursuing his passion for baking. When confronted with the reality of the export-dr…
1 year ago
Ear to the Ground 380: Thinking Like a Prairie
Episode 380
Amy Rager wasn’t thrilled about moving from the North Woods to the land of grass. But three decades later, she’s an impassioned advocate for this tre…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ear to the Ground 379: Proclaim Your Grain
Episode 379
Gilbert Williams is a pioneer in processing local grains for local markets. His advice? Go stand in the field, put your name on the package, and tell…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ear to the Ground 378: Dumping the Doubts
Episode 378
Noreen Thomas got into organic crop farming almost three decades ago as a way to produce healthy food and survive economically. Today, she’s the ment…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ear to the Ground 377: Flour Power
Episode 377
When Peter and Brittany Haugen sought to diversify their western Minnesota crop farm, they realized there was little infrastructure available to supp…
1 year, 2 months ago
Ear to the Ground 376: Cross-Boundary Grazing
Episode 376
One farmer says he benefits from grazing publicly-managed wildlife habitat. But what does a natural resource professional think about bringing bovine…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ear to the Ground 375: Why Not?
Episode 375
From crunching the numbers to developing relationships with public and private landowners, Eric Heins of Hoosier Ridge Ranch isn’t afraid to question…
1 year, 3 months ago
Ear to the Ground 374: The Power of Being Heard
Episode 374
LSP members and allies spoke out during the 2025 session of the Minnesota Legislature. It paid off in the form of support for local food markets, far…
1 year, 4 months ago