The kitchen table at Ben Hohnke’s farmhouse is round and covered with a vinyl cloth. Sunlight streams in from two corner windows. It is a good vantage point to learn […]
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The kitchen table at Ben Hohnke’s farmhouse is round and covered with a vinyl cloth. Sunlight streams in from two corner windows. It is a good vantage point to learn […]
It wasn’t easy to arrange a meeting with farmers Mike and Jeanette Egeler. Both work seven days a week, most days well into the evening. Between their cherry farm, Mike’s […]
Andy Kiselius put his trust in his friend, Nancy Gallagher, to do what she thought was right with his estate after he was gone. It’s a responsibility that has both […]
One Good Turn Deserves Another Gene Strang, 77, carries a little pocket notebook with him wherever he goes. In it, he has written down details of his life that can […]
From our 2013 Fall Newsletter by Tom Nelson, Director of Farm Programs This is the story of a journey—one bound by the timeless virtues of faith, hope, and charity. Driving […]
Three Augusts have passed since my partner Joe and I purchased the Buffum Farm off of French Road, which was protected by a conservation easement by the Leelanau Conservancy in […]
If you are one of the over 800 people who attended our annual picnic and auction last week, you saw the debut of our 25th anniversary video. We are grateful […]
by Tom Nelson, Director of Farm Programs This is the story of a journey—one bound by the timeless virtues of faith, hope, and charity. Driving out into the verdant hills […]
When you look out on Gull Island–forever preserved by the Leelanau Conservancy in 1996–it’s hard to imagine that someone once lived there. This summer we heard from a woman who […]
Martha Teichner speaks to Leelanau Conservancy Sustainers, Summer 2013 from Petersen Productions on Vimeo. Martha Teichner’s Speech at the Summer 2013 Sustainer’s Event It used to be that when I […]