Holistic Management – Transitioning Mindset & Farming

Bringing a whole systems mindset to farming practices, and exploring the challenges & opportunities of taking practical steps towards more regenerative food production. 

An Interview with Sheila Cooke, co-founder ‘3LM – Savory Network Hub, UK & Ireland’.

Season 2

Episode 15.

Published on 22nd August 2023

Interview With:

Sheila Cooke

Sheila Cooke

Co-Founder, 3LM - Savory Network Hub, UK & Ireland

Website: 3LM

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In this interview I’m joined by Sheila Cooke to gain an overview of the concepts of holistic management, and learn how this whole systems thinking approach is supporting a transition to more regenerative methods of farming.

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Show Notes:

As co-founder of 3LM (The Savory Network Hub for the UK & Ireland) Sheila’s work involves assisting farmers in their transition to more regenerative practices.

It’s driven in many ways by the mindset shift that takes things away from prescriptive inputs, linear thinking and controlling things by treating isolated symptoms, and moves them instead towards an understanding and appreciation of the farm as a part of nature that is a whole interconnected living system.

In the discussion we put a main focus on holistic grazing for pasture raised animals, and since it really can be quite a leap to take things from one approach to the other, we discuss some comparisons between the contrasting mindsets and Sheila offers many insights into the challenges and solutions that she’s been through with farmer’s on their journeys to adopting change.

Among the experience shared here we touch upon what’s unique to holistic grazing when it comes to the UK climate, the place of meat within land regeneration and human diet, and the role of the consumer as a driving force to push forward a regenerative transition.

Watch the Series of Mini Intro Animations!

Interview With:

Sheila Cooke

Sheila Cooke

Co-Founder - 3LM, Savory Network Hub, UK & Ireland

Website: 3LM

Do You Have Any Questions?

Let me know in the comments below. I’ll look to create or link to resources above that cover any common questions asked.

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Helen Fisher

Helen Fisher

The Host

I take a very holistic view of the world and find enormous hope when we expand our thinking outwards and consider our issues as interconnected.

So it’s a huge delight for me to have the opportunity to speak with so many varied personalities here.
I hope you’ll enjoy learning along with me as my guests allow me to pick their brains on the diverse topics explored by this project!

1 Comment

  1. Patricia Cook

    Excellent interview – mirrors the work and results in Holistic management taking place in Uruguay – after Allan Savory´s visit and Pablo Borelli´s workshops some years ago, we now have a thriving community, including the organizaation I co-founded, Pampeanas Regenerativas some 80,strong ladies involved in soil and farming/ranching- two months ago I started a Tuesday TV program dedicated to what we have learned and accomplished regenerating soil (and everything else haha) –

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