Land Stewardship Project

Welcome to the Land Stewardship Project's giving page!  

The mission of the Land Stewardship Project (LSP) is to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities. 

LSP is dedicated to creating transformational change in our food and farming system.  LSP’s work has a broad and deep impact, from new farmer training and local organizing, to federal policy and community based food system development. At the core of all of our work are the values of stewardship, justice, democracy, health, and community 

This Give to the Max Day, we are celebrating the resilience that the financial contributions, time, energy, and vision of LSP members brings to LSP. 

LSP’s membership base is a community of over 6,000 farmers, rural, and urban people who are organizing around their shared values to advance stewardship of the land, support small and mid-size farms, and create vibrant rural communities.

Your financial support allows LSP to put money where it's needed most — for working for a more just food and farming system, an inclusive democracy, more farmers on the land, a system where all people have accessible, affordable, high-quality healthcare, and more. 

Huge thanks this year to a generous donor who is matching each Give to the Max Day gift dollar-for-dollar up to $15,000!

Stay connected to the Land Stewardship Project - Find us on Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter @LSPnow. You can also sign up for our monthly email newsletter to stay up to date on the food and farming issues you care about.

Help Sustain our Movement Ecosystem:

The Land Stewardship Project cannot do this work alone. There are countless organizations working in support of our mission to create a sustainable and just food system. We believe it is especially important to follow the lead of organizations led by Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), as these communities are often the most impacted by environmental harm, access to healthy foods, land access, and other forms of structural racism. We also know that small, rural, grassroots organizations are often under-resourced and in need of more visibility. 

We've chosen to highlight the work of the following BIPOC-led or rural-led organizations. Each one of the following organizations are working to create more resilient and just food and farming systems for everyone - no exceptions.

Give to the Max Day is all about sustaining an entire ecosystem of work across Minnesota. While you're here, please consider also giving to one or more of the organizations below. Click our “Shout-Outs” tab on the right to learn more about each organization. 

COPAL

Minnesota African Immigrant Farmers Association

Midwest Farmers of Color Collective

NATIFS

Sharing Our Roots