Lloyd HM conference

[Ruken]

From my understanding, Holistic management is based on your own personal goals that include family, finances and ecosytem. They are yours and no one elses. From that you base your life and decisions including whether you make hay or buy it.(or anything else)
I've heard people walking around making statements that HM is something this or something that which simply is not true.
Each person, family or farm have their own goals and criteria to get where they are want to get. The key is that it is theirs, is personal and not dictated by neighbors, the coffee shop or a larger organization.

[littledoggie]

Thank you for the responses.
All I know is that it's nice to have enough feed for the winter and that it's secure. We have tried many different methods of feeding and between battling the wildlife and mother nature in general, the ONLY sure thing for us is hay in the fenced bale yard that we put up and hauled ourselves.

[grassfarmer]

Interesting to me as I'm half way through taking an HM course at the moment. I concur with Ruken and others that HM is not one thing, it's not a "system" you buy into that one size fits all.
I am finding that challenging our paradigms is quite liberating - as an example I've been so set on improving the pasture and land through grazing management using cow power alone that I just realised that I've wrongly overlooked the other tools available to me - like mechanical improvement IF that passes my testing process on the other criteria ie financial, social etc. This may be a way to address a weak link in my system and enhance the efficiency and profitability of my solar conversion activities.
I think anything that challenges our pre-conceived ideas of how we do things is a worthwhile exercise. It opens up whole new avenues of opportunities for us to consider.

[littledoggie]

Maybe some certain bureaucracies could benefit from this.