When do you know if hiring outside Holistic Management consultants is right for you? When should you heed the advice of an expert in creating the ideal land base that you desire? These are important questions that need to be …
ACRES USA Podcast: Tractor Time with Abbey Smith and Charles Walters
I had the pleasure of being the first guest on the new ACRES USA podcast called Tractor Time, hosted by Ryan Slabaugh. Spenncer and I are writing a series of four articles on Holistic Planned Grazing for ACRES USA this …
Why we (all should) love the perennial: a shift to better living and farming through ecology
Welcome to Kansas: home of the (mostly) former perennial Tallgrass prairie and current corn, wheat and soybean crops I arrived in Kansas on a foggy January day. Driving from Kansas City to Salina, Kansas provided an introduction to the Eastern …
How to find common connection and truly communicate
For my birthday this year, I treated myself to a weekend of a half marathon in beautiful Indian Valley, followed by a seven mile hike up the face of Grizzly Mountain in Genesee Valley. It was a weekend I will …
Savory Global Network Travel Journals: Bush walks with Allan Savory
The Savory Global Network visits Meg’s Spot May 28, 2016 Saturday 9:50 am Dimbangome This morning’s run was the first time we saw wildlife not just tracks on the run. Mike, Bjorn (who is the tall man from Sweden, who the …
Savory Global Network Travel Journals: running with lion…tracks
The following is the second in a series of posts about Maezy, my daughter’s, first trip to Africa and my third trip for a Savory Global Network training. She is five years old. The Savory Institute invited her, and other family …
Savory Global Network Travel Journals: Zimbabwe in May
The following is the first in a series of posts about Maezy, my daughter’s, first trip to Africa and my third trip for a Savory Global Network training. She is five years old. The Savory Institute invited her, and other …
Mother-daughter trip to Africa for Savory Hub Bootcamp
Global Jellybeaning Each year, since Maezy, my daughter, was born we have a mommy-daughter “jellybeaning” trip. Jellybeaning was coined by my grandmother to mean: fun, silly, purely for the sake of enjoyment. Growing up, jellybeaning trips were usually vacations to San …
Positive Pastures by A Greener World increases awareness of planned grazing
This post is written by Holistic Management Educator Spencer Smith. I recently had the distinct opportunity to attend the Positive Pastures gathering, held by A Greener World, at Cavallo Point in Sausalito Calif. It was an excellent opportunity to meet …
Regenerative Agriculture Workshop with Mark Shepard and Spencer Smith
This post is written by Holistic Management Educator Spencer Smith. Regenerative Agriculture in the spotlight Regenerative Agriculture is sure getting a lot of attention these days, with the COP21 discussions in Paris and around the world, focused on climate change, food security …