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The days are getting shorter in the northern hemisphere and we’ve entered the Fall harvest – a time for enjoying the fruits of a hard year’s labor. Our leading news story this month is the Fall harvest equivalent for our Land to Market team - the culmination of many years’ boots-on-the-ground efforts to reinvent supply chains and bring forth products from verified regenerating land.

To that end, it’s fitting that the result is, quite literally, a pair of boots on the ground. Verified regenerative, of course.

NETWORK NEWS
LAND TO MARKET
Timberland Releases Boots Made with Leather from Verified Regenerative Ranches
Timberland partnered with Land to Market to launch this new boot made with leather sourced from the Savory Hub in Minnesota (women's version coming Spring 2021). Across their supply chain, Timberland aims to source 100% of natural materials from regenerative agriculture by 2030.
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LAND TO MARKET
UGG Joins the Land to Market Program
Speaking of footwear, we’re proud to welcome Deckers Brands and their UGG brand as a Frontier Founder in the Land to Market program.
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OKLAHOMA HUB
Eric Perner on the Primal Blueprint Podcast
Oklahoma Savory Hub leader and co-founder of REP Provisions, Eric Perner, was recently featured on the Primal Blueprint Podcast discussing the unique approaches he's taking towards agriculture.
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WHAT WE'RE READING
SUCCESSFUL FARMING
Methane and Grazing: A Broader View
Cattle critics fail to look at livestock’s place in an ecosystem and their potential to contribute reductions to global warming.
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ABC AUSTRALIA
Breaking New Ground: Charles Massy
How Charlie Massy turned his ravaged property into an oasis — and how others farmers can do it, too.
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PBS NEWS HOUR
In Nicaragua, supplying beef to the U.S. comes at a high human cost
When outbreaks of COVID-19 slowed US beef production, wholesalers and chains turned to foreign beef suppliers.
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DIGGING IN
ONE TOPIC EACH MONTH, IN DETAIL
Visualizing the HM Framework


What’s the difference between Holistic Management and Holistic Planned Grazing? If you’ve gone through one of our online courses or taken a course at your local Savory Hub, the difference is obvious. But for those a bit more removed from our work, the differences may not always be so clear.

To put it simply, Holistic Management (HM) is a framework for making decisions, and Holistic Planned Grazing (HPG) is a component of that framework and, more specifically, a planning procedure for grazing.

If you take a look at the (NEW!) diagram below, the differences might become a bit more clear:
As you can see, HPG isn’t the only planning procedure that we teach for managing ecosystem processes––there’s also Holistic Land Planning, Holistic Financial Planning, and Ecological Monitoring.

But remember, these are just planning procedures. Whether you’re making decisions about finances or land or grazing, these are all components of an infinitely complex and living system. With living systems (i.e. nature, economies, societies, etc.), everything is connected to everything else, and decisions made with blinders on often lead to unintended consequences.

That’s where the Holistic Context comes in. Consider it your north star for decision-making––a pre-determined path that considers the environmental, economic, and social needs of whatever is being managed and guides all future decisions. Then, to stay aligned with that north star, there are a set of context checks you can ask yourself whenever making an important decision.

Just like the planning procedures are used to manage for optimal ecosystem processes, the context checks are used to manage (i.e. make decisions) in line with your Holistic Context.

Make sense? We know, it’s a bit complex, but that’s the beauty of living systems! As human beings, managing complexity can be quite difficult, but that’s what Holistic Management aims to fix.

If you ever want to learn more, check out the
online courses or get in touch with your local Savory Hub. We’re here to help!

EVENTS
NORTHERN CALIFORNIA / NOV. 13 - 15th
Holistic Planned Grazing Course
This is a 3-day course taught by Savory Field Professional Spencer Smith. The course covers the foundations of Holistic Management, holistic decision-making, and is a comprehensive study of the methods, tools, and techniques of Holistic Planned Grazing.
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CENTRAL CALIFORNIA / DEC. 7 - 16th

Holistic Management Intensive
This is a Savory Accredited Course that meets the training requirements for becoming a Savory Institute Accredited Professional. This 10-day immersive experience is designed for someone who wants to learn the whole of Holistic Management in one session.
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ONLINE / SELF-PACED

Foundations of Regenerative Organizations
In this course, our friends at nRhythm will take you on a journey to design and manage your organization as a Regenerative Organization where thriving members, resilience, and value and wealth creation are recurring outcomes of its underlying health. < 20% off with code SAVORY >
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