A conference for everyone involved in growing healthy lands, people and communities.
Join us in Lloydminster February 10 – 12, 2023 for the Western Canadian Holistic Management Conference.
What to Expect:
Practical Tools for Your Farm
Holistic Management educates and empowers people to make socially, environmentally and financially sound decisions. Take home new ideas and practices to improve your land and your business.
Inspiring Community
Known for attracting an amazing community of people who work with the land this is the place to meet farmers, ranchers and land managers who are exploring new practices, ways of thinking and supporting the paradigm shift in our agriculture and food systems.
Conference Program:
| Friday | February 10, 2023 (At the Border Inn & Suites) |
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| 6:00 pm | Meet the HM Network & Cash Bar |
| Saturday | February 11, 2023 (At the Lloyd Ex) |
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| 7:45 am | Registration Opens & Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | Welcome |
| 9:00 am | Experiences from the land and life Don Guilford and Art McElroy will share what they have learned from years of HM practice. Hear about the challenges and insights from across the generations. |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Focusing in on your North Star Experienced HM producers Tim Hoven, Sean McGrath, Glen and Dawn Ekert, Gary and Lynn Richards will share how they focus on people while being ecologically and financially sustainable. |
| 11:45 am | Giving the Land a Voice Bronwyn Green will share how HMC’s Ecological Outcome Verification program is measuring ecological health and providing a tool to share the story of regeneration on the land. |
| 12:30 pm | Lunch |
| 1:30 pm | Rising Stars Young producers Joe Gardner, John and Deanne Chuiko, Calvin and Marla Gavelin will share how they explore solutions to challenges in their grazing or cropping enterprises. Gain ideas to take home and test out. |
| 3:00 pm | Break |
| 3:30 pm | Planning for Uncertainty – Don Campbell |
4:30 pm | Presentation by David Irvine With more than 35 years of experience as a family therapist, workshop facilitator, lecturer, and advisor to executives, David will share a practical approach to leadership and transforming lives. |
| 6:00 pm | Banquet Supper |
| 7:00 pm | Tribute to Don and Bev Campbell |
| Evening Social & Visiting | |
| Sunday | February 12, 2023 (At the Lloyd Ex) |
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| 7:45 am | Breakfast |
| 8:30 am | Zero Till Gardening Glenys Neuman, Bluesette Campbell, and Alan Kneech will share how they have used regenerative principles to create beautiful, bountiful gardens for their family and communities. |
| 9:30 am | Accessing Resources for Your Regenerative Project Learn about the OFCAF program and how farmers have been using it to regenerate the land. |
| 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:30 am | Don’t Regenerate Alone! No regenerative farmer wants to be an island. Explore with Dana Penrice how to work with neighbours and build local, supportive learning groups to grow the regenerative movement. |
| 11:30 am | Getting the word out about Holistic Management Media professionals Alexis Kienlen and Lisa Gunther will share their thoughts on how we can share the impact of Holistic Management with different audiences. |
| 12:15 pm | Lunch |
| 12:45 pm | Holistic Management Overview New to Holistic Management or want a refresher? Stick around for a re-cap on the principles of Holistic Management. |
| 1:45 pm | Closing Remarks |
Thank you to our sponsors:
B-C Ranch
PLAN Club
Sponsorship & Trade Show:
This conference is the largest gatherings of Western Canada’s regenerative producers. Bringing in 150+ attendees, this is an event your company cannot afford to miss.
Our top sponsors receive prime spaces in our centrally-located trade show, where participants walk by throughout the day. Reserve early to ensure your spot for this year.
Children’s Program
“We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors; we borrow it from our children”.
Holistic Management is committed to supporting the next generation and offers an educational children’s program at our conference so they can learn alongside us.
Conference Hotel
Bookings available at the Border Inn & Suites. Reference the Holistic Management Conference when you register.
1-800-658-4404 | https://www.borderinnsuites.ca/
Conference Contact
To speak to someone about our conference please reach out to the conference planning committee Chair Ralph Corcoran:
1-306-434-9772 | rlcorcoran@sasktel.net
Special thanks to our conference planning committee for volunteering their time to make this a special event for all!