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LSP Features Luzum Farm Transfer

The Land Stewardship Project, a SILT ally based in Minnesota, featured SILT and its transfer of the Luzum Heritage Farm to the Boone Family in a recent newsletter. We thank Brian DeVore, LSP Managing Editor and Media Coordinator for his work on this story. DeVore is author of Wildly Successful Farming, published by the University of Wisconsin Press. See the feature story in the LSP newsletter.  Hear or download the podcast.  “There’s just something that doesn’t feel morally right about me being the one that cashes in, when my ancestors worked their butts off to pass it on. [...]

2020-09-20T13:22:12-05:00September 6th, 2020|News|0 Comments
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A New Farming Family in Decorah

Andy and Betsy Boone and their children moved onto SILT's Luzum Heritage Farm in 2018. They are making a new life with their pigs, sheep and chickens. Their children are growing up in a healthy, clean, natural world. It's a way for natural food consumers to be sure they'll always have access to quality food. Support SILT today and become a part of new lives on new farms.

2020-02-04T11:13:29-06:00December 5th, 2019|News|Comments Off on A New Farming Family in Decorah
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Ron and Karlene Humpal Donate 164 Acres

  Help SILT Find the Right Farmer - DONATE Today! Karlene and Ron Humpal stand in front of the 164 acres they donated to SILT in 2019. Ron and Karlene Humpal donated their 164-acre farm just five miles northwest of Decorah in 2019.  SILT now protects nine farms with a total of 935 acres through agricultural conservation easements and land donations. “This is for the future,” Ron Humpal said. “It’s to help protect the watershed. And it’s one way to get back to small farming.” Ron is the founder of a small business doing contract work for a [...]

2019-10-10T18:47:27-05:00October 10th, 2019|News|Comments Off on Ron and Karlene Humpal Donate 164 Acres
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