MLT Newsletters
(please keep in mind
that any addresses, phone numbers or other contacts
may be hopelessly out of date!)
- Newsletter (Late) 1979.
The 1st one! Article by Maynard Kaufman giving details
about the inception of MLT and its IRS charter. Land Trust
Homesteading Farm update. Edited by Sally Kaufman.
- Newsletter June 1980. "Land Trust- a Conceptual Overview", and other tidbits.
- Newsletter November 1980. Information on ongoing projects, and MLT meeting minutes.
- Newsletter February 1981.
Ken Dahlberg on some interesting farm legislation, a couple
"slices" of poetry by Paul Gilk and a book review by Maynard Kaufman.
- Newsletter July 1981. Women's issue, getting out from "under" male domination of the countryside.
- Newsletter October 1981. The Land Trust Homesteading Farm, the Rural Feminist Movement and the Journal Project.
- Newsletter
March 1982. Maynard Kaufman writes about Land use
in rural areas complicated by industrialized agriculture and rural
"gentrification".
- Newsletter June 1982. Features a letter to MLT from author Ernest Callenbach and an optimistic article by Tom Breznau.
- Newsletter September 1982. A short edition advertising a public panel discussion on land use: Condos, Cornfields, and Homesteads.
- Newsletter January 1983. Highlights of : CONDOS, CORNFIELDS AND HOMESTEADS THE NEW RURAL RESIDENTS AND LAND USE
- Newsletter Spring, 1983. Book reviews.
- Newsletter August 1983. An issue on Permaculture and Land Use.
- Newsletter October 1983. Tim Johnson "COMMERCIAL FARMERS” - A LOT LIKE YOU AND I". Maynard Kaufman about the downside of large confinement operations (CAFO's).
- Newsletter
1984 (No date on newsletter). A synopsis of MLT history and
actions since its inception in 1976 by editor Sally Kaufman.
Includes excerpts from previous issues.
- Newsletter March 1984. Paul Gilk on small diversified farm systems. Summary of Land Trust Farm Permaculture Plan.
- Newsletter August 1984. More on the Land Trust Farm Permaculture Plan.
- Newsletter
December 1984. A great article about living and teaching
in Liberia by Tom Breznau. Also Greg Smith is featured.
- Newsletter February 1985. Women in Agriculture. Juliet Minard, Catherine Gauthier, Wendy Price, Susan Rainsford.
- Newsletter Summer 1985. Discussion by Pete Notier of Aldo Leopold's land ethic and review of Masanobu Fukuoka's The One Straw Revolution by Swan Huntoon and more.
- Newsletter
December 1985. "A Permaculture Model" by Jon Towne, "On
Mutualisms" by Michael Patelle and a book review by Maynard
Kaufman.
- Newsletter
10th Anniversary (of MLT) 1986. Not a bad newsletter to
read 1st with a history of MLT by Maynard and Sally Kaufman. Joe
Filonowicz, Paul Gilk, Ken Dahlberg, Stu Shafer and Jon Towne also
contribute.
- Newsletter February 1986. Book reviews, Europe experience by Ruth Agius, poem by Wendell Berry, Prose by Greg Smith.
- Newsletter October 1986. A short "organizational maintenance" newsletter.
- Newsletter
Thanksgiving 1986. Animal Rights and Deep Ecology
are topics explored with articles by Maynard Kaufman, Paul Gilk, and
Roger Ulrich.
- Newsletter
April 1987. Book reviews by Maynard Kaufman and Bob
Applegate. The story of the watercress by Sally Kaufman.
- Newsletter July 1987. Groundwater issue. Includes an article by Lisa Phillips.
- Newsletter October 1987. Articles by Swan and Jon.
- Newsletter January 1988. Articles about pesticides and from Sally Kaufman.
- Newsletter May 1988. A great issue about biotechnology with Ron Klein, Don Katz and Ken Dahlberg.
- Newsletter October 1988. The Coffin by Maynard Kaufman, Conference reports by Ken Dahlberg and Jon Towne
- Newsletter January 1989. Articles by Roger Ulrich and Tim Johnson. Sally's last issue.
- Newsletter
Fall 1989. Very interesting articles on Forest Management
and Perennial polyculture-prairie style at the Land Institute. Mike Phillips, new newsletter editor.
- Newsletter March 1990. Permaculture bibliography is featured, with other good reading.
- Newsletter October 1990. Memorial Issue for Sally Kaufman: Mentor, Spouse, Mother, Friend, MLT Director, and former MLT Newsletter Editor.
- Newsletter December 1990. Articles by Mike Phillips and Ken Dahlberg, MLT chair.
- Newsletter March 1991. A health-care oriented issue with articles by two RN's.
- Newsletter October 1991. Maynard Kaufman and Mike Phillips.
- Newsletter December 1991. A farm report, a review, and prose.
- Newsletter March 1992. THE NEED FOR A THIRD WAY IN ECONOMICS by Maynard Kaufman with a bibliography.
- Newsletter December 1992. Features Sharon Crotser
- Newsletter July 1992. Article by George Filonowicz, poetry contest proposal
- Newsletter April 1993. Pete Notier and "Recollections about an old Radical" are featured.
- Newsletter September 1993. Poetry contest and article by Mike Kruk
- Newsletter January, 1994. Under the continuing editorship of Mike Phillips.
- Newsletter July 1994. Essay by Ken Dahlberg describing the elements of a healthy food system. Mike elaborates on "self-provisioning".
- Newsletter December
1994. Two local librarians(Sharon Crotser, Bobbi Martindale)
write about rural libraries, Maynard about MOFFA, and the trials of
building Mike's pole barn.
- Newsletter October 1995
- Newsletter May
1996: Articles by Mike Phillips, Gyula Ficsor, Billie Dalton,
Conrad Kaufman
- Newsletter
Fall 1996: One of the best! Mike Phillips, Conrad Kaufman,
Jon Towne, Maynard Kaufman
- Newsletter April, 1997. A short issue consisting of commentary by Mike.
- Newsletter
Sept
1997. Check it out, it's compilation of the best of previous
issues.
- Newsletter Jan 1998. More good articles.
- Newsletter
Winter 2000: Ken Dahlberg and Ben Brown
are featured. Last issue under Mikes editorship.
- Newsletter
Spring 2001: Kalamazoo
Community Gardens Initiative, Jon Towne, and Paul Gilk.
- Newsletter
Fall 2001: Features a tribute to Joe Filonowizc by Maynard
Kaufman.
- Newsletter
Spring 2003 (oops missed a couple!) Jan Ryan on plant inspection, Mike
Phillips, and an update on KCGI.
- Newsletter
Fall 2003: Ken Dahlberg, Mike Phillips, and Maynard Kaufman
concerning Homeland Security, Poultry and demons!
- Newsletter
Spring 2004: Articles and goings on of local organizations
aligned with MLT. Also update on status of the American Chestnut.
- Newsletter
Fall 2004: 3 articles.
- Newsletter Fall 2005 Articles by Maynard Kaufman and Wayne Roberts
- Newsletter Spring 2006 Harvest Fest, Food Distribution Systems, etc.
- Newsletter Fall 2006. 7 articles about our favorite subject: FOOD!
- Newsletter Spring 2007. An article about stinging nettle and a history of MLT
- Newsletter Fall 2007.
This packed issue includes articles on Bees and Pollinators, Fair
Food Matters' Eat Local, Kalamazoo! program and useful plants. An
article on the Sunflower Ecovillage rounds out this issue.
- Newsletter Spring 2008 Ken Asmus, Ron Klein, Heather Krull, Rita Bober and Lori Evesque are featured.
(Many thanks to Nathan Towne for supplying the scans for many of these newsletters!)