The routing and siting of MPL’s MinnCan crude oil pipeline project provides a case study to assist in protecting organic farms from energy infrastructure. Affidavits and a highly detailed organic management plan established that the Diffley’s Gardens of Eagan had had fifteen years of careful soil building to develop fertility and explicit plans for the use of non-crop producing areas of the farm for water drainage and beneficial habitat for birds, insects and mammals. Article includes the Organic Mitigation Appendix.<\/p>\n
Agricultural Impact Mitigation Plan For Organic Agricultural Land<\/h4>\n
ORGANIC MITIGATION PLAN APPENDIX<\/a><\/p>\n Diffley’s Gardens of Eagan – Minncan Pipeline: Documents Drake Journal of Agricultural Law Review PIPELINES, POWER LINES, AND ORGANIC FARMS, by Paula Goodman Maccabee The routing and siting of MPL’s MinnCan crude oil pipeline project provides a case study to assist in protecting organic farms from energy infrastructure. Affidavits and a highly detailed organic management…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=60"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/60\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atinadiffley.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=60"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Legal Documents Submitted by Diffley’s Gardens of Eagan in the MinnCan Routing Procedure.<\/h4>\n
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Township and County Resolutions<\/h4>\n
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<\/p>\nJudge Heydinger’s Recommendation<\/h4>\n
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Additional Materials of Interest<\/h4>\n
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Media on the MinnCan Pipeline and Gardens of Eagan Intervention<\/h4>\n
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Lessons I learned in the MinnCan proceeding<\/h3>\n
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Thank You So Much!<\/h3>\n
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<\/a>Creation of an Organic Mitigation Plan for Minnesota and protecting Gardens of Eagan wouldn’t have been possible without the support of more than 4,800 people who “spoke up.” The testimonies of our expert witnesses, Dr. Deborah Allen, Jim Riddle and Craig Minowa were extremely valuable. Barth Anderson, Lindy Bannister and the Wedge Co-op were so helpful with writing and PR. Mississippi Market\u00a0Food Co-op sent over 1,250 letters. All the Twin Cities Co-ops got the word out through newsletters and in store information. Eureka Township and Dakota County passed resolutions. Dr. Carl Rosen, Dr. Cindy Tong and Dr. Deon Stuthman of the University of Minnesota wrote respected letters of support. Leah Johnston and the Pulse article! O.C.A, Dana Jackson and Land Stewardship, and MOSES kept people informed. Bob Patton and Meg Moynihan at the Minnesota Department of Agriculture and the Organic Advisory Task force played a positive role in identifying the differences between organic and conventional agriculture and the need to protect organic lands, and our attorney, Paula Maccabee.<\/p>\nTips on Public Testimony to Protect Organic Farms<\/h3>\n
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\nAt the Harvest Party and Public Hearing Energizer<\/em>, Martin\u2019s band, the Pheromones<\/a>, play \u201cTequila\u201d while the crowd performs the Corn Dance. Photograph copyright 2006 Camille Maize Diffley.\n\tSoil vs. Oil \u2013 The Pipeline Song<\/h4>\n
Sung to Ghost Riders in the Sky<\/em><\/h5>\nOnce upon a time Koch pipeline threatened GOE,
\nTheir arrogance to healthy soil evoked the Diffleys,
\nWhen called they said, Organic huh, it matters not at all,
\nThis is where\u2026\u00a0they made their mighty fall.\nOnce evoked Atina\u2019s wrath is not simply subdued,
\nTheir arrogance and foolishness her anger it has brewed,
\nNo sleep is there for her at night as documents she writes,
\nTime for a change\u2026\u00a0we know our farm has rights.\nSoil vs. Oil
\nKale vs. Koch
\nNO pipeline on GOE\nTo the rescue came attorney Paula Maccabee,
\nFighting oil companies is just her cup of tea,
\nWith pen a blaze and fiery eyes she gave them quite a run,
\nHer favorite saying\u2026\u00a0isn\u2019t this fun.\nThe co-ops jumped right to the front, to support and take a stand,
\nThey won\u2019t let their farmers down, when they need a hand,
\nBarth Anderson wrote letters; Jean held them to the cob,
\nMississippi Market\u2026\u00a0did the letter-writing job.\nSoil vs. Oil
\nKale vs. Koch
\nNO pipeline on GOE\nThe public voice was really huge, the letters poured in fast,
\nPeople said, hey that\u2019s my supper, I don\u2019t want to fast,
\nLocal and organic is what we want to see,
\nMove that pipeline\u2026\u00a0protect our GOE.\nThe media it had its day, went AP quickly too,
\nWith oil spill in Little Falls, public response it grew,
\nLeah Johnston and the Pulse, explained it to the world,
\nLocal and organic\u2026\u00a0was the banner they unfurled.\nSoil vs. Oil
\nKale vs. Koch
\nCome to the public hearings.\nWith Martin at the helm the farm rose to its own defense,
\nThe crops never looked better as they gave their own two cents,
\nNow that\u2019s some healthy soil, said visitors to the farm,
\nThe prospect of the pipeline\u2026\u00a0it caused them much alarm.\nThe farm crew stayed on task each day with work that must be done,
\nTo plant and hoe and irrigate, isn\u2019t always fun,
\nGood attitudes all around, they make the work go quick,
\nBut Mike\u2019s vacations\u2026\u00a0they are on the nix.\nSoil vs. Oil
\nKale vs. Koch
\nCome to the public hearings.\nThe Ag Mit Plan it needs a boost, organic now addressed,
\nThe needs and systems of these farms they must be assessed,
\nAvoidance when it\u2019s feasible, is a fair demand,
\nOrganic farms\u2026\u00a0they are developed land.\nDeborah Allan, soil science of the first degree,
\nJim Riddle he sat upon the board NOSB,
\nCraig Minowa, United Nations, environmentalist,
\nExpert witnesses\u2026\u00a0provide the evidence.\nSoil vs. Oil
\nKale vs. Koch
\nCome to the public hearings.
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