I’ve known Nancy Ranney of the 18,000-acre Ranney Ranch near Corona, New Mexico for over 10 years and followed the work she has been doing on the Ranney Ranch for even longer. The Ranney Ranch sits at 6,200 feet in the rugged mesa and canyon country of the Gallo Canyon and was home to ancestral ... Read More
App Review: PictureThis
I had heard about the app, PictureThis, about a year ago as a tool for plant identification. In June I finally downloaded and tried it out. A friend had shown me the app on her phone and I was ready to pay the $19.99/year annual fee given how it performed out in the field. This app works on both ... Read More
Book Review: Redefining Rich
If you are looking for a feel-good book, I highly recommend Redefining Rich: Achieving True Wealth with Small Business, Side Hustles, & Smart Living by Shannon Hayes of Sap Bush Hollow Farm in upstate New York. Shannon is also the author of The Grassfed Gourmet and Radical Homemakers and is ... Read More
HMI Staff Changes
It is with great sadness that HMI announces that Kathy Frisch (Harris) has left HMI. Kathy has served on our staff since 2015, most recently as HMI’s Program Director. She has been a long-time Holistic Management practitioner and became an HMI Professional Certified Educator in 2015 after serving as ... Read More
NM Case Study: Improving Land Health & Animal Performance
Between 1991 and 2001 Joan Bybee purchased land near Punta de Agua, New Mexico, leading to the establishment of the 887-acre Mesteño Draw Ranch. In 2012 she purchased additional grazing land in the Estancia Valley to bring her total to 1,370 acres on which she now has 12 pastures and runs 14 cows ... Read More
2021 NM Leopold Award Finalists
Two Holistic Management ranches, Ute Creek Cattle Company and JX Ranch, have been selected as finalists for the 2021 New Mexico Leopold Conservation Award®. Given in honor of renowned conservationist Aldo Leopold, the prestigious award recognizes farmers, ranchers, and forestland owners who ... Read More
Improving Working Landscapes Through Engaging Diverse Cultures
In 2016, Nikki Silvestri presented at HMI's Annual Conference on the intersection between human labor and working landscapes and how that intersection has often been fraught with exploitation and harm. HMI continued our work with Nikki as part of our strategic planning in 2020. Nikki is the ... Read More
HMI is Hiring
Program and Grant Manager Position, Holistic Management International, Supervisor: Executive Director Holistic Management International (HMI): Since 1984, HMI has helped communities grow and thrive by educating family farmers and ranchers and pastoralists in regenerative agricultural practices ... Read More
