Posts by livinglandstr
High Hope Lay of the Land
High Hope Ranch Sojourner Map Hundreds of people come to High Hope Ranch each year. Some for quiet sanctuary and renewal, some for special events, some for recreation and physical nourishment, and some to stock up on grassfed beef, eggs, and other home-grown products. High Hope Ranch is hub and centering place for many. To…
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Between Land and Money
Between Land and Money: An economic consideration At the newly created Paterson Great Falls National Historic Park on the Passaic River in northern New Jersey, there stands a sign inscribed: “Alexander Hamilton envisioned the great potential power of these scenic falls for industrial development.” This is nature at the service of money and the economy. Looking…
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From Yggdrasil to Living Lands
Bringing the Mythical to Life Yggdrasil Land Foundation is now Living Lands Trust! This name change marks an important inflection point in the organization’s evolution over the last twenty-two years. The clarity and simplicity of Living Lands Trust stays true to the founding vision while providing a more accessible moniker as we work to broaden…
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Living Lands Receives Gift of High Hope
High Hope Ranch Returned to Gift Living Lands Trust is deeply grateful and honored to carry on the responsibility of stewarding High Hope! Krystyna Jurzykowski has spent the better part of a lifetime carrying for, and living into, the land and place known as High Hope Ranch, located where the Cross Timbers highlands meet the Lampasas…
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Standing Up for Land Together
Helping to Keep Organic Farmland Intact After over two years of persistent advocacy and legal action between 2018 and ’20, we are grateful to reflect back on our successful efforts to protect Grassway Organics Farm from being bisected and marred by the Lakeshore Lateral Pipeline. Living Lands places are not only held in trust for…
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