Farming in Nature's Image with Whole Farm Planning & Holistic Management

Articles & Information

Holistic Management Is Making A Difference at
Sunshine Farm

Topics Covered In This Article Include:

  • Aerial Photo Shows Healthy Land

  • Holistic Grazing Planning

  • Generating Real Wealth

Nature's Lawn Mowers
by Cindy Dvergsten

Topics Covered In This Article Include:

  • Carbon Footprint

  • Holistic Grazing Planning

  • Natural Lawn Care

  • Global Climate Change

  • Small Scale Sheep Production

  • Fertilizer Use and Carbon Cycling


About Navajo-Churro Sheep

Topics Covered In This Article Include:

  • History of Navajo-Churro Sheep (Non-Navajo Perspective)

  • The Animal Holocaust (from Navajo-Churro Sheep Project)

  • Dr. Lyle McNeal & Navajo-Churro Sheep Project

  • Significance of Sheep in Navajo Life

  • Sheep Characteristics & Navajo-Churro Sheep Assoc.

  • Sheep Is Life 2009


Slow Food Events We have Served

Topics Covered In This Article Include:

  • Miami Slow Food Annual Members Dinner

  • Slow Food Feast in Lyons Colorado


When the Thistle Wilts at Fat Sheep Farm
by Cindy Dvergsten

Topics Covered In This Article Include:

  • Small Farm and New Farmer Situations

  • Holistic Management

  • Heritage Breed Conservation

  • Times of Drought

  • Navajo-Churro Sheep

  • Revitalization and Restoration of Old Farms


 Irrigation Water-Handle with Care! 
 by Cindy Dvergsten

Topics Covered In This Article Include:

  • Irrigation Water Management

  • Holistic Management and Holistic Planned Grazing

  • Ecosystem Indicators: Soil, Plant & Water Relationships

  • Pasture and Hay Land Management

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Current Offerings

Distance Learning Program

Learn to Develop Your Own Whole Farm Plan with Holistic Management

SPECIAL OFFER: Take advantage of our expertise in farm management and business planning!  If you purchase three or more Navajo-Churro sheep for breeding, we will provide you with training and mentoring in Whole Farm Planning with Holistic Management for 25% off our regular tuition for distance learning.

We have a nice selection of 7 month old breeding ewes and rams available now!

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News

In the 2011 Sheep is Life wool show we took first, second and third place in both the ewe lamb (hoggot) class and the mature ewe class!  We took first place in the mature ram class and second in the ram lamb class. We went on to recieve Reserve Grand Champion in the ewes fleece class and Reserve Grand Champion in the rams fleece 

We have a wide selection of raw fleeces available now!

Also, reserve your Spring 2012 grassfed lamb now.

Contact us for details.

 

Cindy Dvergsten
is available as a speaker
and workshop leader.

She also provides training
and mentoring via her distance learning program.

Cindy has been involved in farming her entire life, learning tricks of the trade from her Grandfather on their farm in Minnesota. She would help him pick raspberries, strawberries and other produce to sell at their roadside stand just off of Highway 101 in Minnetonka.

Unfortunately, the old farms are long gone, replaced by  freeways, homes, office building and shopping centers and traffic jams.

Cindy is a Holistic Management Certified Educator. She holds a Bachelor of Science Degree in Natural Resource Management & Soil Science from the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point.

She has worked for several government agencies including the USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service.

Cindy is active in her community having served 14 years on the Montezuma County Planning Commission and currently is a member of the San Juan Resource Conservation & Development Council.

She donates time and resources to assist Navajo sheep producers in their endeavors to be sustainable.

Contact us to
Request Details

 


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