Holistic Management International
Abbreviation(HMI)
Formation1984
TypeNon-profit INGO
PurposePromotion of and education in holistic management.
Websitewww.holisticmanagement.org
Formerly called
Center for Holistic Management
The Savory Center

Holistic Management International (HMI) is a not-for-profit organization promoting holistic management in agriculture, based in Albuquerque, New Mexico.[1] It maintains an international network of educators and "land stewards" who "use holistic management strategies to manage more than 30 million acres around the globe".[2] HMI's mission is to envision and realize healthy, resilient lands and thriving communities by serving people in the practice of Holistic Decision Making & Management.

About

Holistic Management International was founded in 1984 by Allan Savory and Jody Butterfield to promote the practice of holistic management on a global level.[3][4][2] It was originally called the Center for Holistic Management[5] and later The Savory Center.[6]

HMI has the goal of educating people in ways to manage natural resources in such a way as to build biodiversity,[7] improve natural growth production, enhance land and financial sustainability,[8] and improve the overall land quality for those who use it.[9][10][11]

In 1992 it launched the Africa Centre for Holistic Management, based in Zimbabwe.[12][13] This became a regional office of HMI,[14] but separated in 2010.

Savory left HMI in 2009 to form the for-profit Savory Institute.[15]

In February 2010, PBS broadcast a documentary called First Millimeter: Healing The Earth detailing the work HMI was doing around the world.[16][17]

Programs

Education and educator training

HMI offers introductory and advanced courses in holistic management practices and an Individualized Certified Educator Training Program.[18]

In October 2011 HMI ran a series of seminars as part of their 'Beginning Farmers and Ranchers' programs in Texas. They were designed to teach women resource management skills.[19]

Whole Farm/Ranch Planning

Beginning farmers in the Northeast learned more about whole farm/ranch planning in a program developed specifically for women and funded by a USDA grant.[20] This program was expanded to include 6 Northeast states and Texas

Publications

HMI publishes an online journal called In Practice.[17]

Awards and grants

In 2005 HMI was awarded a substantial grant from U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) for work in Africa.[12]

In 2008 HMI was awarded $329,750 from USAID's Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance to address drought disaster issues in Zimbabwe.[21]

In 2009 HMI was awarded $639,301 for their beginning farmers program.[22]

In 2011 Farm Aid awarded a grant to HMI for $5000 in support of their Beginning Farmers and Ranchers program in Texas. In 2012 $7,500 to help new farmers incorporate environmental, economic and social sustainability through the Whole Farm Planning curriculum.[23]

In 2012 HMI was awarded a $537,101 federal grant from USDA to train first-time women farmers in whole farm planning.[24][25]

In 2013 HMI was awarded a $60,400 federal grant from USDA Western SARE to train agricultural professionals in Holistic Management® Whole Farm/Ranch Planning.[26]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Holistic Management by Walter Nicholls (Flavor Magazine, 22 June 2012)
  2. 1 2 Woodrow W. Clark II (2013). The Next Economics: Global Cases in Energy, Environment, and Climate Change. Springer. pp. 240–. ISBN 978-1-4614-4972-0. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  3. ↑ Holistic Management: A New Framework for Decision Making by Allan Savory & Jody Butterfield (Island Press, 1988) [2nd ed, ISBN 1-55963-487-1]
  4. ↑ "25th Anniversary Celebration!" (PDF). Holistic Management in Practice. Holistic Management International. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 9, 2013. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Building Capacity". Holistic Management in Practice. Center for Holistic Management. 61. 1998. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Holism - The Emerging Future". Holistic Management in Practice. The Savory Center. 99. 2004. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  7. ↑ Daggat, Dan. Gardeners of Eden: Rediscovering Our Importance to Nature [Paperback]. University of Nevada Press, 2005 ISBN 9780966622911
  8. ↑ Butterfield, Jody. Holistic Management Handbook: Healthy Land, Healthy Profits. Island Press, 1988 ISBN 978-1-55963-885-2
  9. ↑ Impact of livestock management on water quality and streambank structure in a semi-arid, African ecosystem by A.M. Strauch (Journal of Arid Environments 73, 2009) p. 795–803
  10. ↑ Maddox, Peggy. "Fourth graders attend Kids On the Land at 69 Ranch". Sweetwater Reporter. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  11. ↑ Coppedge, Clay. "Program introduces kids to the land". Country World. Monday, 16 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  12. 1 2 David S. Fick (2006). Africa: continent of economic opportunity Page 165. STE Publishers. ISBN 978-1-919855-44-8. Retrieved 8 April 2013.
  13. ↑ "The Africa Centre; a participants perspective". Holistic Management in Practice. Center for Holistic Management (98). 2004. Retrieved April 1, 2013.
  14. ↑ "Holistic Management of Rangelands in Dimbangombe, Zimbabwe" (PDF). Ecoagriculture Snapshots. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  15. ↑ Fears, Robert (February 1, 2012). "A Whole View". The Cattleman. Archived from the original on June 29, 2014.
  16. ↑ "First Millimeter: Healing The Earth". KQED. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  17. 1 2 Sacks, Adam. "The Climate Solution: Got Cows?". Grist. Retrieved 30 April 2013.
  18. ↑ Coppedge, Clay. "Cattle and Quail: Management requires a plan". Country World Friday, 31 August 2012. Archived from the original on 17 June 2013. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  19. ↑ NRCS in Texas presents at Holistic Management Seminars, United States Department of Agriculture, October 2011.
  20. ↑ Kure-Jensen, Sanne (9 April 2012). "Marketing from farm to restaurant". Country Folks New England Farm Weekly. Retrieved 10 April 2013.
  21. ↑ "Holistic Management International Awarded New USAID Funding To Address Drought Disaster" (Press release). Business Wire. 7 January 2008. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
  22. ↑ Martin, Jennifer. "USDA Announces $17 Million in Grants to Train Beginning Farmers and Ranchers". USDA. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  23. ↑ "2011 Grants for Family Farm Agriculture". 9 January 2012. Archived from the original on 7 January 2012. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  24. ↑ Domrzalski, Dennis. "Holistic Management to train 360 women to become farmers". Albuquerque Business First. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  25. ↑ Havermann, Tracy. "Holistic Management International, (HMI) Awarded $537,101 Grant to Train Beginning Women Farmers" (PDF). USDA-NIFA. Heartland News. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  26. ↑ "Final Report for EW13-021". projects.sare.org.
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