Time & Location
Dates: April 16 – May 28, 2025, with weekly live webinars on Wednesdays
Time: 5:00 – 6:30 PM MST (recorded for later access)
Scholarship Deadline: April 10, 2025
Registration Deadline: April 16, 2025
Instructor: HMI Certified Educator Tony McQuail
Overview
Traditional land management approaches often overlook the unpredictability inherent in agriculture. Enroll in our Holistic Management® Foundation Online Course to gain a comprehensive understanding of the four ecosystem processes and learn to adapt and refine your strategies to meet evolving environmental challenges and opportunities.
This course will equip you with the skills to manage your farm or ranch effectively through the principles and practices of Holistic Management — a nationally recognized whole farm/ranch planning methodology. You will learn to manage your operations for social, environmental, and financial sustainability, and acquire the ability to assist others in this process. Enhance your observational skills, decision-making abilities, and resource management techniques, and learn how to facilitate similar processes for others. These skills will enable you to work harmoniously with nature, increase productivity, and share valuable insights with peers.
Holistic Management provides the knowledge and frameworks needed to address challenges effectively. This online course is designed to establish a strong foundation, helping you realize the farm or ranch of your aspirations, and equipping you with tools and principles to navigate obstacles while remaining true to your core values.
Topics
Eight principles and practices for effective resource management
Developing a Management Inventory for improved asset management
Goal Setting for enhanced decision-making, planning, and management
Understanding the four ecosystem processes and how to collaborate with them
Applying seven testing questions to prioritize actions
Evaluating tools and their impact on ecosystem processes
Outcomes
Formulate a comprehensive farm/ranch goal that defines your vision, organizational structure, and available resources
Integrate a triple bottom line analysis to enhance decision-making, particularly in group settings or when addressing conflicts
Gain insights into natural functions and understand how tools influence ecosystem health
Fees & Scholarships
$350 per participant
Scholarships available!
Money-Back Guarantee
HMI is committed to the quality of our training programs. If you fully participate by attending all sessions and completing assignments, and are not completely satisfied within 10 days of program completion, we will refund your registration fees.
Technology / Language Requirements
Computer (PC or Mac)
Reliable high-speed internet connection
Internet browser (Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, or Safari)
Microsoft Word and Excel
Telephone (cell or landline) or Microphone
Email address
All sessions conducted in English (unless specified otherwise)
Your Presenter(s):
My wife and I offer a 6-day Introduction to Holistic Management which covers creating your Holistic Goal, developing a financial plan, Planned Grazing, and biological monitoring to develop Healthy Land, Healthy People, and Healthy Profits. Also, offer individual and on-farm consulting. Forty years of Farm Experience, Certified Organic Farm with experience in raising and direct marketing grass-fed beef, pastured poultry, and pastured pigs. I also operated a Community Supported Market Garden for 15 years. Extensive portable fencing knowledge. Renewable Energy, Draft Horses, Ecological Agriculture, Proportional Representation Electoral Processes, Local Currencies, and Time Dollars.