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The Climate Land Leaders Initiative provides community and support for land stewards creating climate resiliency. https://linktr.ee/climatelandleaders

The Climate Land Leaders Initiative helps farmland owners tackle the climate crisis with an extremely valuable resource: the farm and forest land they own. Through this peer-to-peer network and with expertise from scientists, Climate Land Leaders develop leadership skills and practical plans for implementing land stewardship changes that reduce greenhouse gas emissions, sequester carbon in the soil and develop the resiliency we need to address the climate emergency. Learn more at https://climatelandleaders.org

10/08/2026

Welcome new Climate Land Leader Aimee Ebersold (WI)!

Aimee stewards land across three locations in Buffalo County, where she's working on prairie restoration and pollinator habitat using a mix of conservation programs - including CRP, EQIP, and the Partners for Fish and Wildlife Program. She's also a longtime registered nurse, and sees meaningful parallels between caring for people and caring for land. Welcome, Aimee!

10/06/2026

The Climate Land Leaders Fall Silent Auction closes this Friday, Oct 9! Have you made your bids yet? https://dub.sh/cll26-fall-auction

Featured items include:

- Treat yourself to a Luna Valley Farm gift certificate - go for a pizza night or pick up farm-fresh, regeneratively produced beef and lamb in a gorgeous Northeast Iowa valley.

- Seed a landscape for years to come with 1/2 Acre of Prairie Seed - choose your mix from Shooting Star Native Seed, fully paid for and shipped to your door.

- Bring home a piece of prairie art with "The Prairie State?", an 8x10 watercolor print by artist and Climate Land Leader Rozina Kanchwala (IL) celebrating Illinois's native landscapes.

- Snap up a piece of the north woods with a signed copy of "SUPERIOR: A 50-Year Photographic Journey"by renowned Lake Superior photographer (and Climate Land Leader) Craig Blacklock (MN).

…and that’s just the beginning! This is your last chance to bid on unique items and experiences generously donated by Climate Land Leaders and allies. All money raised goes directly towards supporting the work we do with land stewards to strengthen connections, share knowledge, and grow climate solutions from the ground up. https://dub.sh/cll26-fall-auction

10/02/2026

Our Fall Silent Auction is live now! https://dub.sh/cll26-fall-auction

Don't miss your chance to bid on a wonderful array of items, including:

• Savor the surprise of an Heirloomista Seasonal Collection Box - could contain herb salt, beeswax candle, honey soap, and other farm-sourced treats from Heirloomista in Amador Township, MN.

• Escape to the Iowa Great Lakes for a weekend - a fully-equipped 3-bedroom lake house with kayaks and a paddleboard included.

• Stock your pantry with Leech Lake Wild Rice - four bags of natural wild rice hand-harvested by the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.

• Upgrade your sleep with a wool-filled pillow from Jóia Sleep - organic, grass-fed regenerative wool that's naturally temperature-regulating and dust-mite resistant.

And there's so much more: explore signed books, farm-fresh meat bundles, Minnesota-themed puzzles, and more. Bid anytime between now and October 9: https://dub.sh/cll26-fall-auction

10/01/2026

Who takes care of your land after you? Climate Land Leaders will be discussing this topic in two upcoming calls on land legacies.

This week, we're talking about the question of keeping land in the family with Rebecca Wiinanen (MN/IA, first photo), including how heirs understand a family's land history and what it takes to continue your conservation work. Then in early November, three CLL households - Dan Guenthner & Margaret Pennings (WI, second photo), Maggie McQuown & Steve Turman (IA, third photo), and Pam Arnold (MN, fourth photo) - will share how they're using conservation easements to preserve land for farming and ease the transition to the next generation of land stewards.

Climate Land Leaders is a peer-to-peer network connecting land stewards with resources, peer support, and education for climate resiliency. Share this post with someone who should join today for access to calls like these, plus our library of recordings, at www.climatelandleaders.org/join (link in bio!)

09/29/2026

Time for another edition of "Land Laughs," where Climate Land Leaders share moments on their land that made them laugh, pause, or fall a little more in love.

Anna Geyer (IA, Land Alliance Folk School) opened the bin to grab her sheep a treat and walked in on a very private conversation. "That little mouse is often there when I open the bin, but this time she was too busy chatting with the spider to excuse herself when I arrived," Anna says. "I later learned that they were discussing the possibility of diversifying her diet. Sensible goal."

We love seeing the cross-species collaboration!

09/24/2026

Welcome new Climate Land Leader Wendy Johnson (MN) of Hay Creek Hills Farm!

Wendy stewards a Minnesota acreage that includes forest, remnant dry bluff prairie and oak savanna, reconstructed pollinator habitat prairie, and 41-year-old CRP land that's slowly naturalizing. She's using EQIP funding to restore the remnant prairie and oak savanna.

Wendy recently placed most of her land into a conservation easement with the Minnesota Land Trust, ensuring its protection for the long term. She's also documenting her restoration journey on film (follow along on IG , premiering Spring 2028). Welcome, Wendy!

09/22/2026

The Climate Land Leaders Fall Silent Auction is officially open! This is your chance to bid on unique items and experiences generously donated by Climate Land Leaders and allies.

We have over 30 items in our auction that include experiences, artwork, farm products, gift cards, and more. Bidding is open now through October 9: https://dub.sh/cll26-fall-auction (link in bio!)

Featured items include:

- A dinner on the prairie for 8, an elegant, locally-sourced meal prepared to your preferences on an 80-acre peninsula along the Cedar River in northern Iowa.

- A private night of star gazing with astronomy enthusiast Rich Schuler who will bring his telescope to show you the moon, planets, nebulae, and galaxies (location within 150 miles of the Twin Cities).

- A house concert featuring Climate Land Leaders staffer Sarah Hunt and her mom Mary performing as a piano duo and with singer friends for an afternoon of classical chamber music - for you and up to 12 guests in Saint Paul, MN.

- A winter cheese club subscription: three months of artisan, grass-fed cheeses from Lost Lake Farm, shipped straight to your door.

…and that’s just the beginning! Check out the full auction to see handmade goods, farm-fresh foods, and more. Take a look and bid on something fun. All money raised goes directly towards supporting the work we do with land stewards to strengthen connections, share knowledge, and grow climate solutions from the ground up. https://dub.sh/cll26-fall-auction

09/17/2026

Great to see Climate Land Leaders Jodi Reese and Terri Langan (IA) and fellow Nishnabotna Water Defenders on the front page of the DSM Sunday Register this past weekend! The article profiles the many organizations involved in community water monitoring in Iowa. Jodi notes the importance of getting "people recognizing that they are part of the water," while also calling for bold action by the state legislature to fund comprehensive water monitoring.

REPOST - Nishnabotna Water Defenders
"The Nishnabotna River and NWD made the front page of the Des Moines Register today. As the state legislature continues to tiptoe around the cause and effect of our water and air pollution and climbing cancer rates using a lack of transparency and manufactured confusion, we know the truth. Volunteer groups like NWD are monitoring and documenting nitrate results across the state. We are also pushing for policies that prioritize human health over corporate wealth.
Action is the antidote to despair. So, if you're feeling hopeless (or not) join us!"

09/15/2026

"Willows are heroes of the landscape. In addition to abundantly providing crafting materials, Willows serve as land stewards, habitat builders, climate allies, and natural healers."

Check out Rozina Kanchwala's article on willow weaving, published in Mother Earth News), at the link in our bio!

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REPOST Last fall, I had the chance to attend a Willow tree retreat at school in Iowa. Weaving with the Willow rods was incredibly grounding and taught me lessons I wrote about in a article with some excerpts included here. Thanks for the connection to the farm and to the magazine!"

09/10/2026

We are so excited to celebrate Wendy Johnson (IA, left) of JÓIA FOOD FARM, who was awarded the inaugural 2026 Women in the Field's Producer of the Year award! This brand-new top prize at the Farm Progress Show honors women farmers who have positioned their operations for success while caring for the land and resources.

Says Wendy, "It’s about time women are recognized as farmers, farm managers, farm owners and farm entrepreneurs stewarding land across the U.S. (What I and the other award finalists) have in common is diversification of plants, animals and enterprises. Because we know that diversification is soil health and when the soil is healthy, so are we."

This is a big honor for Wendy and Joia, which utilizes regenerative methods like no-till, cover crops, and livestock grazing. Read more about Wendy's award at https://dub.sh/wj-award (link in bio). Photo from Farm Progress.

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