Regenerative Farming & Fundamentals
Understanding Your Context and Your Ecology
This course is part of the How to Farm Regeneratively Online Course Series.
Course Instructors: Dana Penrice and Bronwyn Green, Savory Institute Accredited Professionals
When: Thursdays from 6:00 – 8:00 pm (CST)
Starting September 14th, 2023 and Ending October 19th, 2023
Course Format: This will be a live online course led by the course instructor. It will include presentations, discussions and participatory activities. Come prepared to work on your own farm planning.
Cost: The cost for each course is $495 + GST/person or farm (the whole team is encouraged to attend!). Buy all 4 courses in the bundle and get 25% off!
This course includes a copy of Holistic Management E-Books.
Course Contact: For questions about this course and to see if it is a right fit for you, email dana@holisticmanagement.ca.
Course Content:
| Week 1 | Introduction to regenerative farming and how Holistic Management supports Regenerative Farming |
| Week 2 | Digging into the principles of regenerative agriculture and key insights from Holistic Management |
| Week 3 | Defining your context |
| Week 4 | Ecosystem processes and tools |
| Week 5 | Decision making and taking actions |
| Week 6 | Course wrap up and inspiration from special guests |
Meet the instructors:
Dana Penrice farms with her partner Ted Chastko at Shoal Lake, Manitoba. Dana is an Accredited Professional with the Savory Institute. She completed training as an Ecological Outcome Verification™ Hub Verifier. Dana also works with new farmers through the Young Agrarians program and has an interest in farm transition, land access and business planning.
Bronwyn Green is passionate about growing nutritious food for her family and community in a way that regenerates our land. She has been serving and managing restaurants for the past 12 years. Bronwyn has been independently studying agriculture and food systems ever since graduating from high school, in her hometown of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Bronwyn’s favourite place to be is in her backyard garden. She is an Associate Educator with the Savory Institute. Her dream is to build a green space just outside of Winnipeg that grows nutrient dense food, restores ecosystem processes, and acts as a hub for people in the community to share, learn, and grow together.