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Ear to the Ground 403: Values on the Table
Jun 20, 2026
26m 52s
Ear to the Ground 402: Enemy of Good
Jun 15, 2026
21m 52s
Ear to the Ground 401: The Belly of Belief
Jun 6, 2026
33m 23s
Ear to the Ground 400: Small Farms, Big Markets
May 19, 2026
45m 46s
Ear to the Ground 399: Asking Why
May 18, 2026
26m 03s
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 6/20/26 |  Ear to the Ground 403: Values on the Table | Emily and Ryan Kjesbo-Johnson vowed their lifelong commitment to community would not stop when they moved out of their urban neighborhood and onto a farm. Farm Beginnings is helping them keep that promise.More Information:• LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course (2026-2027 Early Bird Discount Deadline Aug. 1, 2026; Final Deadline Sept. 1, 2026) • Crowded Table Farm • LSP’s “Fresh Voices” Beginning Farmer Podcast Series | 26m 52s | ||||||
| 6/15/26 |  Ear to the Ground 402: Enemy of Good | Jane Marynik’s pursuit of perfection ran into a brick wall called vegetable farming. LSP’s Farm Beginnings has helped her strike a more sustainable balance between work and life.More Information:• LSP’s Farm Beginnings Course (2026-2027 Early Bird Discount Deadline Aug. 1, 2026; Final Deadline Sept. 1, 2026)• Four Beans Farm• Food Farm• LSP’s “Fresh Voices” Beginning Farmer Podcast Series | 21m 52s | ||||||
| 6/6/26 |  Ear to the Ground 401: The Belly of Belief✨ | regenerative grazingland stewardship+3 | Frances Kelliher | LSPFarm Beginnings+1 | — | regenerative grazingland relationship+3 | — | 33m 23s | |
| 5/19/26 |  Ear to the Ground 400: Small Farms, Big Markets✨ | small farmslocal markets+3 | Josh Bryceson | The Good AcreLSP’s Community-Based Food Systems Program+1 | — | Good Acrefood hub+5 | — | 45m 46s | |
| 5/18/26 |  Ear to the Ground 399: Asking Why✨ | agriculturesustainability+3 | Josh BrycesonRama Hoffpauir | Turnip Rock FarmCosmic Wheel Creamery+3 | — | agriculturefarmers+4 | — | 26m 03s | |
| 4/19/26 |  Ear to the Ground 398: Land Grant Guarantee✨ | sustainable agriculturefarming systems+3 | Marvin Johnson | University of MinnesotaMinnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture+2 | — | sustainable farmingagricultural systems+3 | — | 47m 19s | |
| 3/19/26 |  Ear to the Ground 397: Black Energy✨ | farmingland stewardship+3 | — | Soil and SurvivalPlanting in the Dust Script+1 | — | farmingland stewardship+5 | — | 41m 42s | |
| 2/9/26 |  Ear to the Ground 396: Accountable Ag✨ | agriculturewater quality+3 | — | Land Stewardship ProjectIowa Farm Bureau+7 | — | farmingclean water+4 | — | 54m 33s | |
| 2/7/26 |  Ear to the Ground 395: The Lobe Rangers✨ | water qualityconservation farming+3 | — | Land Stewardship ProjectIowa Farm Bureau+7 | — | water qualityconservation farming+3 | — | 42m 48s | |
| 1/21/26 |  Ear to the Ground 394: Canceling Commodities✨ | regenerative farmingfood-grade crops+3 | John Strohfus | Land Stewardship ProjectField Theory Foods+2 | — | regenerative agriculturefood production+3 | — | 39m 24s | |
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| 1/19/26 |  Ear to the Ground 393: Risk Reducers✨ | soil healthcrop and livestock integration+3 | Alan Jostock | Land Stewardship ProjectRolling J Farm+1 | — | soil healthdiversity+5 | — | 39m 25s | |
| 1/17/26 |  Ear to the Ground 392: Diversity’s Diet✨ | soil healthfood grade crops+3 | Matt Kruger | Land Stewardship ProjectGreen Acres Milling+1 | — | diversitydiet+4 | — | 43m 35s | |
| 12/29/25 |  Ear to the Ground 391: Grounded in Grazing✨ | grazingbiodiversity+3 | Ashly Steinke | Land Stewardship ProjectAudubon Conservation Ranching Program+5 | — | bobolinkgrazing+3 | — | 42m 21s | |
| 12/22/25 |  Ear to the Ground 390: Sounds of Success✨ | grazingsoil health+3 | — | Land Stewardship Project | — | grazingsoil health+3 | — | 25m 14s | |
| 11/16/25 |  Ear to the Ground 389: See Something, Say Something✨ | agricultureantitrust+3 | Elizabeth Odette | Minnesota Attorney GeneralLand Stewardship Project | — | Big Agreporting+3 | — | 38m 57s | |
| 11/10/25 |  Ear to the Ground 388: On-time Delivery | Scientist Kris Nichols finds the disconnect between food production and soil health “terrifying” and says the stakes are too high not to mend that break. So what are we waiting for? (2 of 2 parts)More Information:• Ear to the Ground No. 387 Interview with Kris Nichols (1 of 2 parts)• LSP’s Soil Builders’ Web Page • Kris Nichols’s Facebook Page• Ear to the Ground Interview with Tom Cotter• 2012 Ear to the Ground episode featuring Kris Nichols & Jay Fuhrer• 2012 Land Stewardship Letter article on Burleigh County Soil Health TeamYou can find LSP Ear to the Ground podcast episodes on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, YouTube, and other podcast platforms. | 36m 03s | ||||||
| 11/8/25 |  Ear to the Ground 387: Dumping the Dirt Dogma | When farmers challenged what Kris Nichols had learned from her college textbooks, the soil microbiologist didn’t dismiss them — instead, she dug deeper into the world beneath our feet (1 of 2 parts).More Information:• Ear to the Ground No. 388 Interview with Kris Nichols (2 of 2 parts)• LSP’s Soil Builders’ Web Page• Kris Nichols’s Facebook Page• Ear to the Ground Interview with Tom Cotter• Ear to the Ground interview with Jay Fuhrer• 2012 Ear to the Ground episode featuring Kris Nichols• 2012 Land Stewardship Letter article on Burleigh County Soil Health Team | 39m 42s | ||||||
| 10/7/25 |  Ear to the Ground 386: A Farm to School Taste Test | How a small, rural school district is taking a trial run at sourcing food from local farmers.More Information:• MDA Farm to School & Early Care Programs & Grants • Report: Building the Farm to School Network in West Central Minnesota • LSP’s Community-Based Food Systems Web Page • Ear to the Ground 385: A Longer Local Lunch Season • Ear to the Ground 322: Lunchroom Stewardship | 27m 57s | ||||||
| 10/6/25 |  Ear to the Ground 385: A Longer Local Lunch Season | Jeanine Bowman believes having locally produced food on her school’s menu shouldn’t be a special occasion — it should be a daily part of nourishing kids while supporting the farm economy.More Information:• MDA Farm to School & Early Care Programs & Grants• Report: Building the Farm to School Network in West Central Minnesota• LSP’s Community-Based Food Systems Web Page• Ear to the Ground 386: A Farm to School Taste Test• Ear to the Ground 322: Lunchroom Stewardship | 40m 40s | ||||||
| 10/2/25 |  Ear to the Ground 384: Power Play | Ag antitrust expert Austin Frerick sees the current food system as a mechanism for modern robber barons to treat rural communities as mere “extraction colonies.” But, he argues, changing how we eat isn’t enough — we need to disrupt how power is distributed all along the food chain (2 of 2 parts).More Information:• Austin Frerick’s website• View video of Nov. 4, 2025, LSP Event Featuring Sonja Trom Eayrs & Austin Frerick: “Big Ag, Big Problems: A Panel on Rural Consolidation”• Ear to the Ground podcast with Sonja Trom Eayrs: “Corporate Vs. Community” | 30m 42s | ||||||
| 10/1/25 |  Ear to the Ground 383: Corporate Vs. Community | 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 rural communities (1 of 2 parts).More Information:• Sonja Trom Eayrs’s website• View video of Nov. 4, 2025, LSP Event Featuring Sonja Trom Eayrs & Austin Frerick: “Big Ag, Big Problems: A Panel on Rural Consolidation”• Ear to the Ground episode with Austin Frerich: “Power Play” | 31m 19s | ||||||
| 9/29/25 |  Ear to the Ground 382: No Offseason | LSP’s Local Democracy Challenge is a reminder that we can’t allow democracy to grow dormant between elections.More Information:• LSP’s Local Democracy Challenge Web Page • Land Stewardship Action • Ear to the Ground Podcast 341 Featuring Land Stewardship Action | 38m 08s | ||||||
| 9/27/25 |  Ear to the Ground 381: A Key Ingredient | 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-driven commodity system, he doubled down on connecting with local farmers.More Information:• Laune Bread• Baker’s Field Flour & Bread• LSP’s Small Grains Web Page• Ear to the Ground 379 with pioneer miller Gilbert Williams• Ear to the Ground 377 with Sandhill Mill• Summary of “Bringing Small Grains Back to Minnesota” Networking Meeting on Aug. 2, 2025, in Madison, Minn. | 35m 32s | ||||||
| 9/12/25 |  Ear to the Ground 380: Thinking Like a Prairie | 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 treeless biome. More Information:• Minnesota Master Naturalist Program • Land Stewardship Letter review of Sea of Grass • Ear to the Ground episode 258: Prairie’s Horizontal Grandeur • LSP Soil Builders Web PageYou can find LSP Ear to the Ground podcast episodes on Spotify, Pandora, iTunes, YouTube, and other podcast platforms. | 19m 31s | ||||||
| 9/5/25 |  Ear to the Ground 379: Proclaim Your Grain | 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 your story.More Information:• Ear to the Ground 378 with Noreen Thomas • Ear to the Ground 377 with Peter & Brittany Haugen • Ear to the Ground 366 with Gary Zimmer • Summary of “Bringing Small Grains Back to Minnesota” Networking Meeting on Aug. 2, 2025, in Madison, Minn. • 2025 LSP Albert Lea Small Grains Workshop Presentations • Meadowlark Farm & Mill | 30m 04s | ||||||
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