LAND STEWARDSHIP PROJECT (U.S.):
An Inventory of Its Program Files at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
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OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Land Stewardship Project (U.S.), creator. | |
| Title: | Program Files. | |
| Dates: | 1980-2011. | |
| Language: | Materials in English. | |
| Abstract: | Files kept by Lee Ronning, Ron Kroese (prior to his becoming Land Stewardship Project executive director), and others relating to certain significant programs and efforts of the Land Stewardship Project. There is some overlap with the Policy Office Files record series. | |
| Quantity: | (10 boxes). | |
| Location: | Remote Storage: See Detailed Description for shelf locations. |
ARRANGEMENT
These documents are organized into the following sections:
| Program Director: Lee Ronning | ||
| Jerry DeWitt Files | ||
| Campaign for Family Farms and the Environment: Hog Checkoff Campaign | ||
| Subject Files | ||
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
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Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Land Stewardship Project (U.S.). Program Files. Minnesota Historical Society.
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Accession Information:
Accession number: 17,856
Processing Information:
Processed by David B. Peterson, April 2023.
Catalog ID number: 9989836540204294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
PROGRAM DIRECTOR: LEE RONNING
Lee Ronning joined the Land Stewardship Project in February 1989. Prior to that she developed and produced educational programming at a regional public television station. At the Project she served as Educational Outreach Director and became director of the Metro Farm Program. In 1990 she helped to organize the Minnesota Environmental Fund and served as its first president. In 1991 she helped to organize the Washington County Land Trust, which later became the Minnesota Land Trust, and served on its board of directors.
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| 309.Z.9.4F | 34 | 1000 Friends of Minnesota Program: | |||||||||||
| 1994-2000. 6 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Agricultural land presentation, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| American Farmland Trust: Farmland and the tax bill, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Arthur Mehrhoff, 1991-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Associate Professor at St. Cloud State University. | |||||||||||||
| Audubon Society, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Blue Moon Productions, 1990-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Board statements, 1992. | |||||||||||||
| Brochure, 1998. | |||||||||||||
| Cannon River watershed, 1992-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Case studies, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Community-based planning, 1997-1998. | |||||||||||||
| Congress/legislation, 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Corporate farm law, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Cost of Community Services (COCS) study, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Dakota County: Zoning ordinances, undated, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Easements, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Elm Creek interceptor, 1994-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Farms for Future Act, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Florida, 1986-1994. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Foundation proposals: | |||||||||||||
| Budget/funding, 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Bush Foundation, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Carolyn Foundation, 1993-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Emma B. Howe Memorial Foundation, 1992-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Ford Foundation, 1995-1996. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minneapolis Foundation, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Nathan Cummings Foundation, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Otto Bremer Foundation, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Saint Paul Foundation, 1992-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Surdna Foundation, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Foundations and granting agencies, 1992-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Fund-raising resources, 1993-1994. | |||||||||||||
| George Boody notes, 1992. | |||||||||||||
| Green Acres, undated, 1992. | |||||||||||||
| Green corridor, undated, 1997-2001. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Henry M. Jackson Foundation, 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Intermodal Service Transportation Efficiency Act, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Inver Grove Heights, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Jim Erkel, 1996-1997. | |||||||||||||
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| 309.Z.9.5B | 35 | Land patterns newsletter, 1996-1997. | |||||||||||
| Land reform, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Land Use Act, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| Land use planning and community meetings: | |||||||||||||
| Afton, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Carver County, 1989-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Chisago County, 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Cottage Grove, 1992. | |||||||||||||
| Dakota County, 1990-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Farmington/Empire, 1993-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Hennepin County, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Independence, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Isanti County, 1991-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Lake Elmo, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Lakeville, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Marine zoning and Bay Area, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Miller Creek interviews, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Milwaukee, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Rosemount, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Savage fen, 1998. | |||||||||||||
| Scandia, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Scott County, 1993-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Washington County, 1990-1994. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| West Lakeland, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Wisconsin, 1993-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Workshops, undated, 1995. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCMR): | |||||||||||||
| Corridor proposals, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Holistic Resource Management (HRM), 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Lobbying, 1998-1999. | |||||||||||||
| Loan file, 1999-2003. | |||||||||||||
| Lobbying techniques, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Agricultural Preserves Program, 1980, 1992. | |||||||||||||
| Metropolitan Council: | |||||||||||||
| undated, 1990-1996. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Amendments to aviation development guide, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Amendments to Metropolitan Council policy plans…, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Amendments to regional blueprint, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Committee of the Whole discussion, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Appendix: Growth options public comments, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Growth option, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Growth scenarios, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Land use blueprint, 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Making the connection, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Metropolitan aviation development guide chapter, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Plan review process, 1996. | |||||||||||||
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| 309.Z.9.6F | 36 | Proposed waste water treatment and handling capital improvement program years 1995-2010, 1994. | |||||||||||
| Regional recreation open space development guide/policy plan, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Rural policy, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Rural use policy, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Transportation development guide/policy plan, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Waste water treatment, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Water resources management policy plan, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Environmental Initiative, 1995-1998. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota tax reform, 1996-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesotans for an energy efficient economy (ME3), 1995. | |||||||||||||
| New Jersey, 1990-1992. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Other farmland preservation programs, 1988-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Past sweet corn meetings, 1990. | |||||||||||||
| Concerns the Turn Here, Sweet Corn video essay. | |||||||||||||
| Patrick, 1994-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Possible funders, 1994-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Program: Metro farm, 1989-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Program: Newsletter/publicity, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Project: Outreach development, 1992. | |||||||||||||
| Project plans, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| Property rights articles, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| Sensible Land Use Coalition, 1994-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Small towns, undated. | |||||||||||||
| State Land Preservation Program, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| State land use agreements, undated, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| State legislation, 1993-1995. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Stillwater bridge, 1995-1998. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Sweet corn speeches, 1990-1992. | |||||||||||||
| United States Catholic Conference, 1989. | |||||||||||||
| Urban Ecology Coalition, 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Whitewater Watershed, 1994-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Women in Sustainable Agriculture (WISA), 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellany, undated, 1996-1998. | |||||||||||||
| Metro Farm Program: | |||||||||||||
| 1991-1995. | |||||||||||||
| American Farmland Trust, 1991-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Baytown Township, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| Booklet, 1991-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Bremer report, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| Cannon River Watershed Partnership, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Center for Urban and Regional Affairs (CURA), 1991-1995. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Chisago County Image Project, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Communications study, 1995-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Community supported agriculture, 1992-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Cost of Community Services (COCS), undated, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Costs of development, 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Elm Creek, 1994-1995. | |||||||||||||
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| 309.Z.9.7B | 37 | Farmland for the future, undated. | |||||||||||
| Farms and housing starts, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Financial data, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Floating Impact Reduction Model (FIRM), 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Frank/Metro stability, 1994-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Groundwater protection, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Gunnar Isberg article, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Holistic Resource Management (HRM), 1995-1996. | |||||||||||||
| House meetings, 1996-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs: Urban growth meeting, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| John Marty, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Kruegers, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Land Institute: National Growth Management Leadership Project, 1992-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Land recycling, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| LCMS speech, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Leapfrog growth, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources (LCMR), 1992-1997. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Legislative plan, 1994. | |||||||||||||
| Lower St. Croix River, 1996-1997. | |||||||||||||
| McKnight Foundation, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota biological survey, 1994-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota cash receipts, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota environmental partnerships, 1995-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Planning (agency), 1992-1996. | |||||||||||||
| Presentations, 1996-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Rural Land Conservation Act of 1993, 1993. | |||||||||||||
| Saint Paul on the Mississippi Design Center, 1998. | |||||||||||||
| Strategic lawsuits against public participation in government (SLAPP), 1994-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Telecommunications, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Tom Armstrong, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Trust for Public Land, 1993-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Upcoming forums and workshops, 1992-1993. | |||||||||||||
| Urban Coalition, 1992-1995. | |||||||||||||
| Urbana Wetland Management Coalition, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Waste Water, 1995-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Watersheds, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Wetlands, 1996. | |||||||||||||
| Wise use, 1993-1994. | |||||||||||||
| Workshops, 1994. | |||||||||||||
JERRY DEWITT FILES
Jerry DeWitt was an External Evaluator based at Ankeny, Iowa.
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| 309.Z.10.8F | 48 | Bio-monitoring Project Team, 1995. | |||||||||||
| Datanet On-line Information System, 1991. | |||||||||||||
| Flexibility Outreach Project, 1998-2000. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Holistic Resource Management, undated, 1994-1997. 5 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Integrated farming systems, undated, 1996. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Local agency non-members survey, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Questions from George, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| Sent to Randy, 1995. | |||||||||||||
| Stewardship Farming Program, 1994-1995. | |||||||||||||
| A program of the Land Stewardship Project and the Sustainable Farming Association of Minnesota. Funded by a grant from the Kellogg Foundation. | |||||||||||||
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| 309.Z.10.9B | 49 | Stewardship Farming Program, 1994-1995. | |||||||||||
| Sustainable Farming Association, undated, 1991-1995. 12 folders. | |||||||||||||
| A non-profit organization dedicated toward farmer-to-farmer information exchange. | |||||||||||||
| Sustainable Farming Association, undated, 1995. 8 folders. | |||||||||||||
CAMPAIGN FOR FAMILY FARMS AND THE ENVIRONMENT: HOG CHECKOFF CAMPAIGN
CFFE was a national coalition of grassroots family farm, environmental, and sustainable agriculture groups working together to oppose factory hog farms. The group was campaigning to abolish the Pork Checkoff Program, which it was felt unfairly favored large producers and agribusiness at the expense of small operators and family farms.
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| 309.Z.10.9B | 49 | 1997-2011. 8 folders. | |||||||||||
| Advertisements, 1998-2001. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Beckman/FSA, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Budgets, 1999-2000. | |||||||||||||
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| 309.Z.10.10F | 50 | Calling materials, 1997-2002. 4 folders. | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati, 2003. | |||||||||||||
| Cover letters, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| D.C. trips, 2000-2001. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Fly-in, 2009. | |||||||||||||
| FOIA/lawsuit, 1999-2000. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Fund-raising, 1997. | |||||||||||||
| General Accounting Office report, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| General information, 1997-1998. | |||||||||||||
| Glickman, 1995-2000. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Daniel Robert Glickman was United States Secretary of Agriculture (1995-2001). | |||||||||||||
| Hog farmer meetings, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Hog industry statistics, 2000-2002. | |||||||||||||
| Kickoff, 1998. | |||||||||||||
| Legal, 2001. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Legal briefs, 2003-2006. | |||||||||||||
| Letters and media, 2002-2003. | |||||||||||||
| Letters-to-the-editor, 2001. | |||||||||||||
| Materials, 1995. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Media, 1998-2003. 3 folders. | |||||||||||||
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| 309.Z.11.1B | 51 | Media, 1999-2003. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Media plan, 1999-2002. | |||||||||||||
| Meeting with Paul Wellstone, 2001. | |||||||||||||
| Meetings, 1996-2003. 17 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Midwest Sustainable Agriculture Working Group, 1996-1998. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota checkoff, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota checkoff campaign, 1997-1999. | |||||||||||||
| Minnesota Pork Producers, 1992-2001. | |||||||||||||
| Mushroom checkoff Supreme Court decision, 2000-2001. | |||||||||||||
| National petition, 1995. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| National Pork Board, 1996-2002. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| National Pork Producers Council, 1991-2002. 7 folders. | |||||||||||||
| North Dakota checkoff, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Numbers game, 2000-2001. | |||||||||||||
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| 309.Z.11.2F | 52 | Ohio, 2000-2001. 3 folders. | |||||||||||
| Open letter, 2001. | |||||||||||||
| Other checkoffs, 1999-2003. | |||||||||||||
| Other states, 1998. | |||||||||||||
| Phone bank, 1998-1999. | |||||||||||||
| Phone materials and reports, 2001-2002. | |||||||||||||
| Phoning, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Phoning results, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Pork industry, 1991-1999. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Prices, 1998. | |||||||||||||
| Referendum comments, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Referendum rules, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Sioux Falls: Visit of President Bush, 2001. | |||||||||||||
| South Dakota, 2001-2002. | |||||||||||||
| South Dakota press conference, 2001. | |||||||||||||
| Texas A & M study, 2000-2002. | |||||||||||||
| United States Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Marketing Service, 1998-2001. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Vote results, 2000. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Workshop, 2003. | |||||||||||||
| Yard sign, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Yes form letters sent in response to phone bank pledges, 2009. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellany, 1997-2002. | |||||||||||||
SUBJECT FILES
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| 309.Z.11.2F | 52 | Agro forestry, 1997-1999. 2 folders. | |||||||||||
| Beet farm sustainability ckecksheet, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Community organizing, 1994-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Composting, 2000. | |||||||||||||
| Entrepreneurial farming workshop, 1999. | |||||||||||||
| Food Alliance, 1999, 2003. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Food Choices: | |||||||||||||
| Bush, 1999. | |||||||||||||
| Pork and beef standards and miscellaneous papers, 1999. | |||||||||||||
| Pork standards and publications, 1999-2000. | |||||||||||||
| Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, 1999-2000. | |||||||||||||
| Includes CV for Audrey Arner, Marsha Neff, Richard L. Ness, Jodi Dansingburg, and Robert Philip King. | |||||||||||||
| Food Choices for Southeastern Minnesota, 1999. | |||||||||||||
| Grasses and Grazing, 1999-2000. | |||||||||||||
| Holistic management, 1993-1996. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Integrated Pest Management Institute Certification Standards, 1999. 2 folders. | |||||||||||||
| Labeling, 1999. | |||||||||||||
| Monitoring: Vegetation, 1995-1997. | |||||||||||||
| Pesticides, 1998. | |||||||||||||
| Prairie curriculum developed by Kira Pascoe, undated. | |||||||||||||
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| 309.Z.11.3B | 53 | Pride of the Prairie, 1997-2002. 10 folders. | |||||||||||
| Study Circle project: Agriculture and rural policy, undated. | |||||||||||||
| Sustainable communities, 1995-1998. | |||||||||||||
| Miscellany, undated, 1997-2004. | |||||||||||||
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