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Holistic Management Workshop
March 30 & 31
9AM – 3:30 PM (each day)
Classroom (AM): Robert Livermore Community Center, Cresta Blanca Room, 4444 East Ave., Livermore
Field (PM): TBA
Click here to view the HMI webpage for more information!
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Are you a new rancher interested in learning whole ranch planning concepts and principles? Are you looking to improve your ability to work with nature and to increase the productivity of your ranch?
Holistic Management International, the Alameda County Conservation Partnership and UC Cooperative Extension invite you to join us for a Holistic Management Whole Ranch Planning workshop.
This introductory course is geared towards ranchers in the first ten years of production who are looking to learn key whole ranch planning concepts and principles to them manage their ranch for the triple bottom line (social, environmental, and financial sustainability), alongside more effectively managing their human, financial, and natural resources. Specific topics include: the four ecosystem processes, management inventory development, sustainable decision making, grazing management strategies and tools associated with wildlife habitat.
FACILITATORS/SPEAKERS
- Rob Rutherford, Certified Holistic Management® Certified Educator
- Doniga Markegard, Markegard Family Grass-fed
- Sheila Barry, UCCE Bay Area Livestock Advisor
COST
$15 – Register/Pay Online here (includes lunch for both days)
RSVP by Friday, March 25th
QUESTIONS?
Please email Haley Burgardt at haley.burgardt@acrcd.org or call (925) 371-0154 ex. 100. Include your name, ranch or organization, email and phone.

