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Jupiter Ridge Farm Featured in Local Paper

Congratulations Will Lorentzen and Adrian White for their story featured in the Dubuque Telegraph Herald for being the first farmers in Iowa to sign a SILT Ground Lease. Will and Adrian will now pay a low monthly rent on land they and their heirs will always be able to farm while gaining equity in their home and buildings. Special thanks to land donor Steve Beaumont who made these dreams come true! Photo Credit: Dave Kettering, Dubuque Telegraph Herald  Read the Story

2023-07-21T10:51:10-05:00September 27th, 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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SILT Matters – A Word from Our President

SILT is bringing equity, justice and diversity to Iowa's landscape. SILT President Stuart Valentine, a financial adviser from Fairfield, IA, explains how. SILT Makes Sense. Donate today because it's the only way. "[SILT] lowers that barrier of entry for that new regenerative farmer to get on the land. We want to see Iowa become a model of regenerative agriculture rather than what it is today which you might think of as extractive agriculture."

2019-12-05T18:55:37-06:00December 5th, 2019|News|Comments Off on SILT Matters – A Word from Our President
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Hennings Donate Easements on 293 acres

Beth Henning, pictured here and representing the Henning Sisters Ltd. Partnership, donated two easements on these beautiful acres in Northwest Iowa (one farm in Calhoun County and one in Greene County) to SILT this week. The partnership incurred a significant drop in the value of its land in exchange for permanent protection for sustainable food production, a drop in value that will help the next generation afford to purchase it. The farms will be in food grade, organic corn and soybeans for the foreseeable future.  Help Keep This Farm Protected for Good - DONATE TODAY "We grew up with a [...]

2018-11-15T12:31:55-06:00November 15th, 2018|News|Comments Off on Hennings Donate Easements on 293 acres
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SILT Receives 63 Acres in Johnson County

  SILT founders Paul Durrenberger and Suzan Erem signed over the deed to their 63 acres just north of Iowa City at a reception attended by county supervisors and staff, SILT advisers and friends at the Iowa City Public Library Oct. 4. They will continue to manage the property under a reserve life estate agreement, but the land itself belongs to SILT.    See stories on Iowa Public Radio and in the Iowa City Press-Citizen.    Application are Now Closed. Sign up for SILT updates to learn who has been chosen for this opportunity!     Application Details   "We've applied so [...]

2024-01-09T09:09:57-06:00October 7th, 2018|News, sibling page sidebar|Comments Off on SILT Receives 63 Acres in Johnson County
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