What a Bash! SILT's been partying all summer, but it's party with a punch - everyone gets to socialize with friends and neighbors while learning more about what we're up to and how they can join in the fun. More than 30 Fairfield friends were the first to hear a big announcement from Harn Soper, founder of Sustainable Farm Partners. He told the group that SFP will put a SILT easement on every farm they own in Iowa! Guests enjoyed a gourmet potluck, live music and the debut of Jimmy Ryan's production of John Ikerd's Soul of Iowa to raise [...]

SILT proudly announces the arrival of a wonderful book called “Letters to a Young Farmer,” featuring three dozen esteemed writers, farmers, chefs, activists, and visionaries who address the highs and lows of farming life, as well as larger questions of how our food is produced and consumed. One of those visionaries is Iowa’s own Fred Kirschenmann. Watch for a possible author signing event in the future! A huge thank you to Stone Barns and Raj Patel for their assistance in making some copies available.

"The Sustainable Iowa Land Trust makes sustainability central to its work, helping young, sustainable, and diversified farmers grow in the land of corn and soy". Great to see SILT featured in this publication! Looking forward to seeing issues of land access and sustainable farming being an increasing part of the national conversation. https://civileats.com/2017/03/30/a-land-trust-asks-farmers-to-change-their-ways/

SILT has already matched two of its three farms, the latest in NE Iowa. Farmer Will Lorentzen with his wife Adrian White, a freelance writer, moved to SILT's third farm in Northeast Iowa last week. Last week, Will Lorentzen and his wife Adrian White moved the last of their belongings to Garber (bumping Garber's population up by more than 2 percent!) Will plans to farm by limiting his tillage footprint while still producing food for market, including shiitake mushrooms he is growing in the timber. STILL AVAILABLE: Perfect for a beginner -  Acreage 70 miles south of Des Moines. Timber, [...]