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.
An extractive economic system is decimating and dividing our rural communities. Now, more than ever, we need solidarity, says Cristina Ortiz. More Information • LSP’s Community-Based Food System Web Page • LSP’s Justice & Stewardship Web Page • LSP’s Policy Campaign Page
Mastering the market is no easy task for a cutting-edge perennial grain. What lessons have the staff at Forever Green learned from their work with Kernza? More Information: • Forever Green Initiative • Blog: Don Wyse’s Land Grant Legacy • Ear to the Ground 365: Perennial Pivot • Ear to the Ground 229: Kernza’s Continuous Cover • Wrap-Up of LSP’s 2025 Small Grains Workshop • LSP Soil Health Web Page
Wendy Johnson is experimenting with Kernza because she believes in the power of perennials. And livestock are helping make this cutting-edge crop a little less of a gamble. More Information: • Jóia Food & Fiber Farm • Forever Green Initiative • Ear to the Ground 365: Perennial Pivot • Ear to the Ground 229: Kernza’s Continuous Cover • Wrap-Up of LSP’s 2025 Small Grains Workshop • LSP Soil Health Web Page
When Sogn Valley Farm transitioned out of intensive production of vegetable crops, it opened up opportunities to utilize a unique cousin of wheat as a way to steward the land. More Information: • Sogn Valley Farm • Forever Green Initiative • Ear to the Ground 229: Kernza’s Continuous Cover • Wrap-Up of LSP’s 2025 Small Grains Workshop • LSP Soil Health Web Page
Stephen Thomforde sees integrating trees, grass, and grazing animals as a way to support one of the most productive ecosystems in existence, and history backs up his argument. More Information: • Stephen Thomforde Website • Land Stewardship Letter: Silvopasturing’s Silver Lining • Land Stewardship Letter: 2017 Feature on Mastodon Valley Farm • Sustainable Farming Association Silvopasturing Resources • Ear to the Ground 303: Silvo Savvy • Ear to the Ground 262: A Silvo Secondary Enterprise • LSP’s Soil Health & Grazing Web Page