Training
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Courses for Earth regeneration.
Course 1: Holistic Management Fundamentals
Course Description
This whole system approach to resource management gives you tools to improve profitability, regenerate soil, increase quality of life, and increase biodiversity by working with nature.
Relevant for farming, conservation, business, government, NGO's, consumers.
Tangible Outcomes
- Regenerate soil.
- Increase profits and yields.
- Increase biodiversity.
- Reduce stress.
- Mitigate flood, drought and climate change.
Learning Outcomes
- Learn the fundamental building blocks of Holistic Management.
- Develop a Holistic Context to guide your decisions and actions.
- Gain practical experience with the holistic decision-making process.
- Discover new solutions to poor soil.
Course 2: Holistic Financial Planning
Course Description
By following this simple-to-use, cash-based planning process, you can increase your profit, whilst improving quality of life and land health and productivity.
There will be much that applies to your situation, no matter what your business or occupation.
Tangible Outcomes
- Develop a financial plan for your whole operation that is in alignment with your economic, social and ecological goals.
- Ask questions about your specific situation.
Learning Outcomes
- A proven step-by-step procedure for focussing resources on getting out of debt, and making money.
- Do a Gross Profit Analysis of each of your enterprises, in order to bring in the most money for the least additional cost.
Course 3: Holistic Planned Grazing
Course Description
By adopting good grazing practices, you can increase grass productivity, profits, stocking rates, and crop yields; improve livestock health; increase biodiversity; and even mitigate flood, drought, and climate change.
Tangible Outcomes
Manage livestock grazing so that animals stay healthy and productive whilst increasing the biological capital that will sustain your livelihood for generations to come. Good grazing increases plant density and biodiversity, whilst eliminating the need for costly inputs.
Learning Outcomes
Develop a grazing plan for your farm that takes into account the many variables that are commonly left out of grazing planning, such as: erratic weather, different types or classes of livestock, grazing through croplands, orchards, vineyards, wildlife needs, and family needs (such as holidays), and much more.
Course 4: Holistic Ecological Monitoring
Course Description
When you change your management, how do you know if you are moving in the right direction? Learning to monitor the land for the earliest signs of change enables you to quickly adapt your management.
Tangible Outcomes
- The Basic Procedure enables you to gather enough information to keep your management on track.
- The Comprehensive Procedure provides more “quantitative” data and enables you to track specific measures over time.
Learning Outcomes
- Gain experience in the field observing signs of change.
- Learn how to complete both the Basic and Comprehensive Monitoring Procedures.
- Become proficient enough to monitor your own land.
Course 5: Holistic Land Planning
Course Description
This capstone course integrates the previous courses and enables you to create a long-term infrastructure development plan to generate enduring wealth from the land.
Tangible Outcomes
Consider new fencing layouts that minimize the number of water points required and that give us much greater flexibility in our grazing planning and more options for improving animal performance. Anticipate the facilities needed as animal numbers and herd sizes increase, and thus avoid costly redesigns in the future.
Learning Outcomes
Learn the Holistic Land Planning process by working through an example provided by the educator, or by developing their own holistic land plan.
Low Stress Livestock Handling
Course Description
Learn to see the world the way a cow does, so you can be safe and stress-free in handling them.
Educator Miriam Parker was trained by the originators, Bud Williams and Temple Grandin, and was awarded an MBE for services in farming in 2006.
Tangible Outcomes
The course involves classroom sessions, as well as outdoor exercises with livestock. For this reason, the course can only be offered during warmer weather, with a maximum of 12 participants. This 5 minute video, An introduction to cattle handling systems with Miriam Parker, introduces you to the topic.
Learning Outcomes
- Being a Cow: natural cattle behaviour.
- Cows & the Unfamiliar: Examine how to work with the animal’s natural behaviour.
- Find the flight zone: identify behaviour when 'pressure' is applied.
- Market Facilities: keys to handling system design.
Our training is accredited by the Savory Institute
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FAQ
What's the payment policy in consideration of Covid-19?
When you register for in-person courses, you pay nothing upfront, and we invoice you when it is certain it will be allowed to go ahead.
When you register for online courses, you pay straight away, as per normal.
What is the refund policy?
Cancellations made up to 60 days prior to the event receive a full refund.
Cancellations made less than 60 days prior to the event may be exchanged for another booking.
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What technology do I need for online courses?
You will have the best experience with a computer, headset, and good internet connection. You can use a tablet or smartphone if necessary. You will be sent login instructions upon registration.
What's included in the price?
In-person courses include lunches, tea breaks, and all course materials.
Online courses include course materials delivered in PDF form for you to print locally.
How do I know if I meet the prerequisites?
Holistic Management Fundamentals contains the building blocks and therefore is a prerequisite for all other Holistic Management courses. The Fundamentals can be taken from 3LM online, in-person, or through Savory Institute's self-study course. If you have taken the Fundamentals some another way, please contact 3LM, using the form below, to find out if it qualifies.
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