Holistic Management Classes for Beginning Women Farmers
Apply now for a holistic management class for Women Beginning Farmers & Ranchers program in the Northeast. Since 2009 hundreds of women have successfully graduated from this program and gone on to build the farm or ranch of their dreams. The practical tools, information, and networks they built during the course are serving them well as they reap the benefits of practicing Holistic Management Whole Farm/Ranch Planning. Holistic Management is a proven sustainable farm/ranch management systems that’s been around for over 30 years. It’s practiced on over 40 million acres across six continents. It’s goal setting and decision making framework allows practitioners to make their operations more sustainable – economically, socially, and environmentally.
This is not a quick one-off workshop, but an intense supportive nine month-long program, where you’ll have a chance to practice what you learn on your land as you go through the program. You’ll be able to share your successes and challenges with other women farmers and ranchers. If you are a woman – with less than 10 years farming or ranching experience – and you live in one of the following states, you are eligible to apply. You can find further details, dates, fees, scholarship information and more here.
Participating States
Connecticut
Maine
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New York
Texas
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posted: 06/21/13 10:07 AM by vws7@cornell.edu
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