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
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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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Sheila’s work:
- 3LM – Savory Network Hub, UK & Ireland
- Contact: info[@]3lm.network
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Recommended extra resources:
- Allan Savory – TED Talk
- Holistic Management – Book by Allan Savory (a deep dive into Allan’s work!)
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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.
Previous Episode:
Local Food Ecosystems – With Duncan Catchpole
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Interview With:
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What is Regenerative Agriculture?
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Helen Fisher
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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!
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