HMI’s Online Learning Series Getting Started Introduction to Holistic Management® course began in March 2016 with 33 participants from the United States, Canada, Ecuador, Columbia, Iceland, England, Belgium, Ireland, Russia and Australia. This course focused on key Holistic Management planning concepts and principles to help participants manage their farm/ranch for the triple bottom line (social, environmental, and financial sustainability) and more effectively manage resources. Participants were excited to learn how to improve their ability to observe, understand, and make decisions based on what they can control. Through these new skills participants now have the knowledge and tools to improve their ability to work with nature and to increase productivity. Featured Participants
Joe Unger
"We will use the information gained from this course as we look at the whole picture before making decisions. We are more confident that we are making the best decision for our farm by using this framework. Now that we have a holistic goal we are able to keep on track with what we want to accomplish. We are looking forward to taking the additional online courses and believe that this will help us be better stewards of the land."
Tim and Karen Stevenson
“We loved taking the “Getting Started to Holistic Management® Course”. It has given us tools and refined tools that we already had to make our place more ecology friendly and to help us understand our management system better. “
"The Introduction to Holistic Management® course provided a method, served as the catalyst and equipped me with the knowledge to assist my family in starting the long-overdue process of holistic goal setting and farm planning. We have already benefited from the enhanced communication required by the process and I'm confident that if we effectively apply the concepts of Holistic Management, we can ensure healthy land and a sustainable future. I've already enrolled in my next HMI course and plan on participating in many more classes and events." Here’s the best things participant’s learned/experienced:
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