Build Your Capacity as a Family Farm or Ranch
We help you develop strategies for sustainability. Our focus is to build the capacity of family farms, ranches and the communities that support them to be vibrant and prosperous. We specialize in a "whole farm" approach to planning and management that helps you achieve the quality of life, land health and economic viability you desire. Our services and products are based on real-life experiences, including our own, of what works to plan and manage for sustainability. We help you develop your own strategy for achieving best possible outcomes by placing quality of life and your desire to be sustainable on equal footing with the need to be financially sound.
We are committed to providing the finest training, mentoring and consulting services to people and organizations interested in managing for healthy land, strong families, prosperity and sustainability. Whole Farm | Whole Ranch brings into play personalized training, mentoring and process consulting with a broad-base of knowledge, experience and technical expertise aimed at:
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Developing your capacity to see the big picture, respond to change and be sustainable
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Improving your decision making skills with problem solving, planning and management tools
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Identifying and designing practical solutions based on your specific needs
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Creating pathways to enhanced social, economic and ecological well-being
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Achieving immediate benefits and results on your farm or ranch based on your needs
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Establishing long-term plans and strategies for sustainability
Please take a moment to browse our site and feel free to contact us. We are happy to consult with you on how our services and programs may benefit you.
Create a Lifestyle of Health and Sustainability
Sound decision-making, innovation and adaptability are the core of success in today's changing world. The choices you make each day are crucial to creating the kind of life and future you desire to have. Sustainable management requires us to consider the social, economic, and ecological aspects of each action we take. We offer the tools and procedures you need meet this challenge with each decision you make. Our programs focus on improving your skills in four key areas of decision-making and management: people, money, land, and community.
We acknowledge
that your set of circumstances is unique. This is why we work
with you to develop a common sense
approach based on your needs and situation. This allows you to
achieve immediate results and long lasting solutions.
Improve your manageability
Whole Farm and Ranch planning will help you:
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Achieve results that are good for you, your family, the land and your pocket book
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Explore possibilities for enterprises, valued added products, marketing strategies.....
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Get focused with a clear direction and everyone on the same page
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Understand, without a doubt, how to evaluate your land's health and manage for productivity
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Discover lasting solutions by going to the root cause of problems
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Advance stewardship of local values, culture, traditions, economies and food systems
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Generate wealth with a triple bottom accounting for quality of life, prosperity & healthy land
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Develop excellence in planning, management and operation of your farm or ranch
Our services and programs are designed to address your specific needs and concerns, providing you with real solutions. We understand how busy life may be these days. This is why we strive to make our services affordable, flexible and convenient. We work in-person, over the telephone and via the internet. Our courses and programs are offered as distance learning as well as in-person. In addition to training and mentoring, we offer facilitation, consulting and technical services.
Who We Work With
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Family owned farms and ranches, large and small
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Farm, ranch, and land managers
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New landowners
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New and beginning farmers
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Native American Indian tribes
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Market gardeners
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Backyard or hobby farmers or livestock producers
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Community groups, non-profit organizations and government agencies
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Businesses or individuals who want to learn about or help promote sustainable agriculture
Our clients are located all across the US and in Canada, Australia, Europe and India. We help people who are interested in sustainable agriculture, restoring land health and productivity, shifting to grass-based production, direct marketing, developing value added products, starting new enterprises, rare-breed conservation, local food systems, niche marketing, improving business performance and creating healthy lifestyles. We work with well established farms as well as beginning farmers.
We also support our clients with training, program development and
facilitation services in these areas of focus:
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Whole Farm Planning Curriculum
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Holistic Management
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Leadership, consensus building and organizational development
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Natural resource and land use policy development
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Value-based decision making
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Eco-literacy and outdoor education
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Livestock breed conservation
Stewardship is the greatest gift we can give ourselves & the future!
Contact us today for a free consultation.
