Holistic Management International (HMI) e-Newsletter July 2012
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| Holistic Management International e-Newsletter | July 2012
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| Announcing Dollars & Sense Workshop in Oklahoma | |  August 9-10, 2012, Oklahoma City. A two day workshop offered with the Oklahoma Land Stewardship Alliance on the Holistic Management® Whole Farm/Ranch Planning System that helps farmers, ranchers and land stewards better manage agricultural resources in order to reap sustainable environmental, economic, and social benefits. Participants will learn how this "triple bottom line" of benefits can be achieved by maximizing the management of current resources. You can find the the full agenda and details on how to register here.
| | HMI Awarded $537,101 Grant to Train Women Farmers |  We are so honored and pleased to announce that based upon the success of our Beginning Farmers & Ranchers: Women in the Northeast program, the USDA NIFA Beginning Farmer & Rancher Development Program is awarding us a grant to continue our work in the Northeast and expand the program to Austin, Texas. This 3-year grant will result in 360 beginning women farmers trained in whole farm planning and drafting a whole farm plan. Click here to find out who we partnering with and how women can apply for the program. | | HMI Program Participants see Big Returns
|  Our friends from Flavor Magazine just published this amazing article featuring graduates of HMI's Future Farms & Ranches: Rappahannock year-long training program. Seven farms participated in the intensive program, where they learned, practiced, and benefited from Holistic Management whole farm/ranch planning. It's great to see how embracing sustainable principles can make such a positive impact on the farmers that embrace it. | | Calling all Holistic Management Practitioners | |  If you are currently practicing Holistic Management, willing to share your knowledge with others and are interested in being listed on our website, please contact sandyl@holisticmanagement.org The idea is to provide people who are new to Holistic Management with a list of current practitioners that are willing to share their experiences and knowledge, answer questions and possibly host farm tours. This is a great opportunity for those of you with years of experience to start helping the new generation of farmers and ranchers.
| | New Book Introduction: "How to not go Broke Ranching"
|  How to Not go Broke Ranching by Walt Davis is the irreverent and sometimes humorous effort of a multi-generation rancher to help people keep from making all of the mistakes that he made in fifty + years of ranching. It is drawn from real life, though some names are changed or not given to protect the guilty. Visit the HMI store to purchase Walt's book and other books and learning materials on Holistic Management. | | In Practice Highlight: Shelterbelt Farm-Growing Soil
| |  In Practice, HMI's journal for Holistic Management practitioners recently featured an article on Erica Frenay, a beginning woman farmer from Brooktondale, New York, whose been doing some land restoration work on her farm. Her biological monitoring shows that some positive changes are happening. Erica is involved in HMI's Beginning Women Farmer program funded by the USDA/NIFA Beginning Farmer and Rancher Development Program. You can read her full story here.Subscriptions to In Practice are available here.
|  Please Help Us Grow As a non-profit organization, HMI is always grateful for donations in support of our mission. We hope you enjoyed this issue of the Newsletter. Remember you can always stay in touch with HMI by visiting our website and through your favorite social media site. | | |
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