Savory Sheep Grazier Grant
The Australian Holistic Management Co-operative, Land to Market, and Deckers (producer of Ugg boots for the international market) are seeking Australian sheep producers ready to participate in the regeneration of a collective 400,000 hectares of privately managed grazing lands. The Savory Sheep Grazier Grant includes opportunities for regenerative support in the form of Holistic Management training, farm demonstration days with accredited Savory professionals, and ongoing virtual support.
The professional training, support, and Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) monitoring services provided through this opportunity are valued at more than $10,000 USD annually. Farmers accepted into this program will receive these services at no cost, with a time commitment of approximately 4-5 days per year.
As part of the first year, farms will be baselined using EOV, a scientific protocol that tracks land health trends (carbon, soil health, water, biodiversity) and informs management decisions for desired outcomes. EOV shows farmers, through indicators of ecosystem services, how to read their land quickly and adapt management accordingly.
Later in the project, through the growing pool of participating producers, Land to Market will seek to offer regeneratively grown products from your lands into the marketplace, with the strong evidence base of EOV to underpin this connection.
Find out more from Land to Market and register here
From Deckers
When consumers purchase regeneratively-produced boots, Deckers will donate towards the conversion of grassland to regenerative farmland through the Savory Institute, supporting the Institute's mission of facilitiating the large-scale regeneration of the world’s grasslands, and the livelihoods of their inhabitants, through Holistic Management.
2023: Year 2 of the Project
After a highly-successful first year of this project, in 2023 we are seeking additional commercial-scale, Australian prime lamb producers to form a Producer Leadership group of 45 landholders. Producers will work with both Australian and international Savory Institute Accredited Professionals and:- Receive ecosystem monitoring services to track ecosystem health trends.
- Access Holistic Management training customised to your land and desired regenerative outcomes.
- Receive quality coaching and support, and participate in virtual Zoom sessions with other participating producers.
- Potentially access future market opportunities that bring greater value to the whole farm.
- Become part of the solution to heal land and climate through outcomes-based ecological monitoring.
