When I asked Cameron King if I could write this piece for UVE’s website and newsletter, I explained to him that it is not an in-depth profile piece, but rather a snapshot of where he and his family are in their Holistic Management journey.

Bogdan is also the director of Ukraine’s first ecostation Hlyboky Balyky, 60 miles south from Kyiv near Rzishiv. which is a pilot and flagship of the Ukrainian Ecostation Network. He is a traveling blacksmith, pacifist, permaculturist, university-trained ecologist , boundary walker, and most recently a holistic manager.

Dora Cohen is a maker. She thrives on creating tangible things that can be joyfully consumed, gifted, and shared. Five days after meeting Dora during UVE’s in-person Holistic Land and Financial Planning course, I had the opportunity to taste the literal fruits of her making for the first time. She popped the cork on her plum wine for a few of us who were up far too late, chatting about life on the eve of the last night of the course.

As we ventured through the last leg of our autumn road trip a few years back, we made our way to the heart of Nevada. Amidst the rugged landscapes and sun-kissed plains, we met Joe Frey, one of UVE's land stewards using Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV), to, as he said, "get off the drugs of industrial agriculture." His place in Fallon, Nevada, was on our way home, and we thought it would be fun to meet someone in person, on their land, instead of Zoom, which we’d been on for what felt like an eternity. This is Joe’s story of stopping the use of industrial agriculture inputs while increasing profits.

After watching Allan’s impactful talk, I discovered Savory’s Global Hub network and learned that you could become an accredited educator in Holistic Management. With my degree in leadership and education, and a background in group facilitation, I realized that I had the background and skills to hit the ground running. Taking accredited courses in Holistic Management through Savory Hubs was a direct and tangible way for me to immerse myself in the foundational learning and connect with a like minded community.

EOV Partner Spotlight | Keystone Land and Livestock

Keystone Land and Livestock, co-founded by Matthew Rose-Stark and Riley Steidlmayer, is a custom, organic grazing business with a unique business model. Keystone owns neither land nor livestock, instead they collaborate with land owners and livestock producers to offer custom grazing services during the active growing season in Sutter County, California.