International Gathering 2007
Schedule of Events
Thursday, 1 November 2007
Registration 3:00 – 8:00 pm
Welcome Reception 5:00 – 8:00 pm
Friday, 2 November 2007
Keynote Address 8:45 – 9:45 am
Joel Salatin: Building a Local Food System
That Works
Parallel Sessions (90 minutes) 10:30 – Noon
Neal Kinsey—Maximizing Animal & Soil Health
Dennis Wobeser & Mark Gardner—Successful Family Enterprises & Dealing Effectively with Succession Issues
Joel Salatin—Developing Your Farm to Pay a White Collar Wage, Part I
Christopher Gill—Land, Animals, People: The 21st Century Ranch
Terry Gompert—Integrating Livestock & Cropping
Byron Shelton & Joel Benson—Making the Switch: Conventional to Grass-based Dairies
Certified Educator Track—Seth Wilner & Ann Adams—Teaching Introduction to Holistic Management
Lunch: New Mexican Buffet Lunch
(90 minutes) 12:15 – 1:45 pm
Parallel Sessions (90 minutes)
2 – 3:30 pm
Ken Jacobson—Creating Change with Holistic Management
Andrea Malmberg & Ivan Aguirre—Diversifying Your Income Stream
Joel Salatin—Developing Your Farm to Pay a White Collar Wage, Part II
Ian Mitchell Innes—Taking it to the Next Level: Complex Grazing Planning
David Trew—Designing as If the Planet Mattered: Holistic Management & Permaculture & Betsy Ross—Plant Succession with the Soil Food Web
Dr. Fred Provenza—Behavior-Based
Grazing Management for Animal Well-Being, Ecosystem Diversity and
Certified Educator Track—Byron Shelton—Teaching Holistic Financial & Land Planning
Parallel Sessions (90 minutes) 4 – 5:30 pm
Ridge Shinn & Dale Lasater—Sustainable Genetics: Working with Nature
Loretta Jaus—On Farm Conservation Programs
The James Family and The
Seth Wilner & George Work—Estate Planning: Preparing for the Next Generation
Roby Wallace & Peter Holter—Healthy Profits: Effective Small Business Planning
Dr. Judi Earl & Dr. Carter Randolph—Maximizing Pasture and Animal Productivity: Multi-Species Grazing
Certified Educator Track—Byron Shelton—Teaching Holistic Grazing Planning & Biological Monitoring
Dinner w/ entertainment:
London Broil Dinner and
Raphael Cristy, Charlie Russell’s Yarns
6:30 – 8:30 pm
Friday Night at the Auction 8:45 pm
Auction items include an eye-opening selection of valuable donated items.
Don’t miss this highlight event!
SATURDAY, 3 November 07
Keynote Address 8:30 – 9:30 am
Temple Grandin: If You Eat, You Are a Change Agent
Parallel Sessions (90 minutes) 10 – 11:30 am
Greg Judy—From MIG to Holistic Management
Jon Frank—Animal Nutrition: Brix and Rumen Health
Gene Goven & Don Campbell—Management Clubs & Mentoring: Keeping the Momentum Going
Steve Dorrance & Andrea Malmberg—A Holistic Approach to Conservation Easements
Mark Gardner & Seth Wilner—Pulling Together: Getting Results as a Team
George Work—Profits from the Public: Ecotourism as an Enterprise
Certified Educator Track—Peter Holter—Effective Marketing for Certified Educators
Noon – 2 pm
Thom Hartmann: Human Relationship to the
Environment
Mesilla Valley Chicken Lunch
Round Table Discussions 2:15 – 3:30 pm
Practical Solutions to Complex
Environmental Problems
- Animals in White Hats: Using Livestock as Reclamation Tools
- Community Development: From the Ground Up
- Is It Me or Is It Getting Warm?: Addressing Global Climate Change
- Fire Proofing the West
- Deserts, Rainforests, & Cities: Water Resource Issues
- Creating a New Mexico Sustainable Food System
Parallel Sessions 3:45 – 5 pm
Tony Malmberg, George Whitten, and Julie Sullivan—Land Chi: Reading the Land
Kirk Gadzia—Holistic Management: 10 Principles for Creating a Healthy Environment
Dr. Pat Richardson—A Living Soil: Why We Want to be Outnumbered
Peggy Sechrist—Non-violent Communication & Holistic Management
Peggy Maddox & Maryann West—Bringing Kids to the Land
Christopher Peck—Value-based Finances for the Conscious Consumer
Certified Educator Track—Seth Wilner—Teaching with Decision Cases
Closing Reception: 5:15 – 6:30 pm
Allan Savory: Healing the Land
SUNDAY, 4 November 07
Sunday Forum 9– 10:30 am
Walk-About the Bosque with Allan Savory 11:00 am – 1 pm
Kids' Program/Kids' Corner
There will be 2 programs specifically aimed at a children and learning
more about Holistic Management. There will also be a space set aside throughout
the conference for children and their parents to meet each other and play.
This area is a parent-supervised space.
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About Holistic Management® International
HMI is an international non-profit founded in 1984. From large food producers to family farms to rural communities, we help agriculturalists, environmentalists and like-minded land stewards to work hand in hand with nature to heal damaged land and / or maximize the productivity of healthy land.
We implement and teach proven holistic methods for increasing soil health, reducing erosion and improving biodiversity – leading to improved food production, greater profitability and enhanced quality of life.