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MAY/JUNE LSL



The May/June Land Stewardship Letter is now available. Currently, there is no 
electronic version of this newsletter. For a complimentary hard copy, contact: 
Rebecca Schon Kilde, LSP, 2200 4th St., White Bear Lake, MN 55110; telephone: 
(612) 653-0618. 

The Land Stewardship Letter is a bimonthly publication of the Land Stewardship 
Project, a private, nonprofit organization. The mission of the Land Stewardship 
Project is to foster an ethic of stewardship for farmland, to promote 
sustainable agriculture and to develop sustainable communities.Annual membership
dues are $30.

MAY/JUNE 1996 TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1) "Putting Tools in Their Proper Place," a feature on Holistic Resource 
Management (HRM) and its usefulness to sustainable agriculture.

2) "A Pocketful of Goal," a feature on the Brian and Carol Schultz farmily, 
which is using HRM to set sustainable goals and improve communication on their 
grain and livestock farm.

3) "LSP and HRM," a feature on the Land Stewardship Project's involvement with 
HRM training in the Upper Midwest, including information on the upcoming 
International Center for HRM gathering (Aug. 16-17 in Rochester, Minn.).

4)"Value-Driven Economics," a commentary by farmer Jim VanDerPol on how HRM can 
help create decision-making models that are environmentally, socially and 
economically sustainable.

5) "I'll Pass on Ornamental Grass," a commentary by Minneapolis resident Susan 
Maas on America's love affair with land-wasting lawns.

6) Newsbriefs and Land Stewardship Project News.

7) "Now Comes the Hard Part," a feature by Brad DeVries on the promise a flawed 
farm bill holds for sustainable agriculture.

8) "Blurring the Boundaries," a feature on an effort to recruit a beginning 
grass farmer willing to showcase sustainable ag methods next to a state park.
 
9) Dana Jackson reviews "Epitaph for a Peach: Four Seasons on My Family Farm," 
by David Mas Masumoto

10) Opportunities and Resources

11) Summer stewardship calendar