HMI’s Online Learning Series Getting Started Introduction to Holistic Management® Whole Farm/Ranch Planning course began in March 2014 with 37 participants from all around the world. 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. The participants were excited to improve their ability to observe, understand, and make decisions, based on what they can control. Through these new skills the participants are eager to improve their ability to work with nature and to increase their productivity.
After surveying the participants who completed the Getting Started Introduction to Holistic Management® Whole Farm/Ranch Planning course, a high number of participants experienced knowledge and behavior changes with:
“I found the course to be a great introduction to Holistic Management. I have realized that holistic planned grazing is not as big a step as I had first feared and should not cost anything other than brainpower to implement.”