Is your fibre farm business struggling to make a profit? Are your land, water and ecosystems in need of rejuvenation? Do you struggle with the farm-work-life balance? Are you just excited about regenerative farming and want to know more?
If this is you, then this is your course! Discover tools to design your farm to generate wealth (both financial and non-financial) for your family and community through improved land management. This course is an introduction to Holistic Management fundamentals.
Course Outline & Structure
Each session will include a 30 min video to watch on your own time and 1.5 hour live ZOOM presentation and discussion.
6 hours of instruction time.
Wednesday, June 2 6pm - 7:30pm (CST)
Wednesday, June 9 6pm - 7:30pm (CST)
Wednesday, June 16 6pm - 7:30pm (CST)
COST: $150 - $200 (Sliding Scale)
Instructor: Dana Penrice Savory Institute Accredited Professional
This course will occur on ZOOM and details will be distributed by email a week prior to the start date.
What the course will cover:
Understanding the ecosystem process
Identifying the 4 ecosystem processes
Understanding the function and effect of these processes on the environment
Getting comfortable with managing complexity
Tools for managing the ecosystem processes and their effect on the land
How to read the land and what tools are appropriate for your context
Introduction to Holistic Planned Grazing
Determining your stocking rates and forage availability
Holistic decision making
Identifying what resources you have available to support your vision
Defining the values and vision for your farm
Testing decisions and actions to check to alignment of actions with your values and vision
