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Our greatest civic duty, and indeed our most human duty, is to look closest to us and commit to our place — in the entirety of its beauty and challenges — and to sow it with hope, relationships, and imagination.

Work With Farmers to Build Climate Resistance
LSP’s "Incentivizing 100% Soil Healthy Farming Bill," which was developed by a team of farmer, rural, and urban members, will be introduced in the Minnesota legislature this month.

The Science of Soil
Regenerative Agriculture has the potential to revitalize communities and improve global economies as well as solve food insecurity by providing abundant, nutrient dense food.

The Long-Standing Call for Stronger Mental Health Systems
“The system isn’t broken; we just haven’t built it.”

Markeela Toreen: Together Against Hunger
As one of the few casino employees who were not laid off, Toreen began looking for ways to ensure her community’s needs were met.

Victoria McWane-Creek: Practicing Community
With continued experiences of racism, McWane-Creek decided to put her training into action.

Reimagining Rural Healthcare
“How do we create a system — not a business?”

Mine Song
They say if you have a secret, you should tell it to a willow.

Winona LaDuke: A Leader of the Green Revolution
At one time, Minnesota had 11 hemp mills, in towns like Winona and Stillwater.

Climate Land Leaders
How Minnesota Women are Restoring the Earth

Climate Consciousness: A Crescendo of Women’s Voices
In 2009, I was dragged into a new reality — one in which restoring Minnesota’s Northwoods to its historical grandeur is not possible due to the state’s fast-warming climate.

Co-Creating the Community Economy
As publisher and editor of the Minnesota Women’s Press platform, I ask our readers: Help us find and share — in virtual forums, in our magazine pages — the stories about community-based economies, green cooperatives, and women-led innovations that are working to truly correct our inequities.


For 2025 coverage, Minnesota Women’s Press earned a community leadership award, three photography awards, and four editorial awards, including for coverage of social issues and for our Spring 2025 “Know Your Rights” special section supported by Unidos MN. Our publisher was named Journalist of the Year by Violence Free Minnesota for gender-based violence coverage.