Course curriculum

  • 1

    WELCOME

    • Welcome
    • Quote
    • About Your Instructor
    • About "The Sound Farmer"
    • About the "Savory Institute"
  • 2

    INTRODUCTION

    • What to expect from this course
    • Why Holistic Management?
    • Quote
    • What is Holistic Management?
    • Quote
    • How does Holistic Management work?
    • Quote
    • Video Links about Holistic Management Success
  • 3

    FUNDAMENTALS OF HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT: The Four Key Insights

    • Introduction to the Four Key Insights
    • Quote
    • The First Key Insight: A holistic perspective is essential in management - nature functions in wholes and patterns
    • The Second Key Insight: The brittleness scale and how it affects the land's response to the influence upon it
    • The Third Key Insight: The predator-prey connection and land health in brittle environments
    • The Fourth Key Insight: Time rather than numbers governs overgrazing and overtrampling
    • Summary: The Four Key Insights
    • Check Your Knowledge: The Four Key Insights
  • 4

    FUNDAMENTALS OF HOLISTIC MANAGEMENT: The Ecosystem Processes & Tools

    • Introduction to the Ecosystem Processes
    • Ecosystem Processes: The Water Cycle
    • Ecosystem Processes: The Mineral Cycle
    • Ecosystem Processes: The Energy Flow
    • Ecosystem Processes: Community Dynamics
    • Check your knowledge: The Ecosystem Processes
    • Introduction to the Tools We Use
    • The Tools We Use to Manage Ecosystem Processes
    • Check Your Knowledge: Tools We Use
    • Quote
  • 5

    HOLISTIC DECISION MAKING

    • Introduction to Holistic Decision Making
    • Quote
    • Defining the "Whole Under Management"
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    • Creating a "Holistic Context"
    • Values Mandala
    • Checking Decisions
    • Context Checking Record
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    • Monitoring Your Actions
    • Check Your Knowledge: Holistic Decision Making
  • 6

    PLANNING PROCEDURES

    • Introduction to the Four Planning Procedures
    • Holistic Financial Planning
    • Check Your Knowledge: HFP
    • Documents for Holistic Financial Planning
    • Holistic Planned Grazing
    • Check Your Knowledge: HPG
    • Example of a Holistic Grazing Plan
    • Holistic Land Planning
    • Check Your Knowledge: HLP
    • Additional Info on Holistic Land Planning
    • Holistic Ecological Monitoring
    • Additional info & links Holistic Ecological Monitoring
    • Check Your Knowledge: HEM
  • 7

    SUMMARY & NEXT STEPS

    • Recap: The Holistic Management Framework
    • The Next Steps
    • Links & Resources
    • eBooks & Handouts as downloadable PDF
    • How Do You Feel Now?
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