It’s All About Profit!
Using Holistic Management to Improve Profitability

@ Pure Pastures in Canyon Lake, TX | Friday Jan 17th | 9am-5pm MST

Join us at Pure Pastures — a beautiful, regenerative family farm in the Texas Hill Country — for an interactive field day led by certified holistic management consultant, Christine Martin, to explore ways to sharpen business decision making in agriculture! 

WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE: 

• Strengthening financial links in holistic planning

• Innovative marketing strategies

• Soil health and conservation tools

• Mentorship opportunities, including an introduction to HMI's RAMP (Regenerative Agriculture Mentorship Program) with scholarships available*

Cost: $20 / Lunch Provided

Register Here for ‘It’s All About Profit!'

*This workshop is a pre-requisite for applying for the HMI RAMP Scholarship, valued at $2750. RAMP is a tried and proven mentor program that has been designed by HMI for individuals or businesses ready to implement and ramp up their practice of regenerative agriculture. We are accepting applications until Jan 31st! To learn more, view the application here.

INSTRUCTORS:

Dr. Ken Mix is the Program director of The Small Producer Initiative at Texas State University and currently teaches entomology, soil health, and crop production, with active research on small producer needs, soil, and water resources. He is a former vegetable producer and currently runs SKM Homestead, a small livestock and mixed produce 50-acre farm in Fentress, Texas.

Christine Martin is a Holistic Management International Professional Certified Educator and coaches clients in improving their land, their finances and their quality of life, moving them towards their dream life! On her ranch in Leon County, TX, she raises clean (no chemicals, hormones or antibiotics) and nutrient dense beef, chicken, turkey and eggs, which she sells direct to consumer. Using Holistic Management principles and practices, the livestock are managed to allow the four fundamental ecosystem functions to be restored thus improving the health and carrying capacity of her land.

On-Farm Soil & Water Management

@ DAA Farms in San Elizario, TX | Friday Feb 28th | 8am-5pm MST

SPI is heading to West Texas, joined by our collaborator Understanding Ag, to explore management practices that help restore soil, water and ecosystem cycles in agricultural settings. This workshop will be held at a third generation commercial-scale alfalfa farm, where we will highlight innovative new irrigation technology and conservation practices for commercial agriculture.

WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE: 

• Soil and water conservation practices

• Building soil carbon and organic matter

• Improving flood irrigation efficiency

• NRCS programs for growers

Cost: $20 / Lunch Provided

This event is open to everyone — farmers, ranchers, gardeners, landowners and agricultural enthusiasts alike!

Register Here for ‘On-Farm Soil & Water Management’

INSTRUCTORS:

Dr. Ken Mix is the Program director of The Small Producer Initiative at Texas State University and currently teaches entomology, soil health, and crop production, with active research on small producer needs, soil, and water resources. He is a former vegetable producer and currently runs SKM Homestead, a small livestock and mixed produce 50-acre farm in Fentress, Texas.

Understanding Ag is a regenerative agricultural consulting company that educates and mentors farmers, ranchers, landowners, businesses, and communities in the principles and practices needed to restore, repair, rebuild, regenerate their farming and ranching ecosystems.

Cover Crops & Conservation for Small Farms

@ Bodega Loya in Socorro, TX | Saturday Mar 1st | 8am-5pm

Join Small Producers Initiative as we return to a one-of-a-kind, generational family farm with deep connections to the local community — Bodega Loya.

This diversified vegetable farm will host a field day on cover crops with the help of our partner, Understanding Ag.

WORKSHOP TOPICS INCLUDE: 

• Cover crop planning, selection and management

• Restoring natural cycles at work in agriculture

• Cultivating soil health

• National and local support for small farms

Cost: $20 / Lunch Provided

This event is open to everyone — farmers, ranchers, gardeners, landowners and agricultural enthusiasts alike!

Register Here for ‘Cover Crops & Conservation for Small Farms’

INSTRUCTORS:

Dr. Ken Mix is the Program director of The Small Producer Initiative at Texas State University and currently teaches entomology, soil health, and crop production, with active research on small producer needs, soil, and water resources. He is a former vegetable producer and currently runs SKM Homestead, a small livestock and mixed produce 50-acre farm in Fentress, Texas.

Understanding Ag is a regenerative agricultural consulting company that educates and mentors farmers, ranchers, landowners, businesses, and communities in the principles and practices needed to restore, repair, rebuild, regenerate their farming and ranching ecosystems.