The New Cowgirl Camp Five Day Intensive Course

The New Cowgirl Camp is a five-day intensive camp for forward thinking women age 18 or older who are interested in becoming farmers or ranchers. You will learn new skills and discover a holistic approach to farming, life, and land management.
Your camp leaders for this retreat-style hands-on camp are Sandra Matheson, DVM, and Beth Robinette, MBA, Sustainable Business, of the Roots of Resilience team. Both are life-long ranchers, ranch owners, entrepreneurs, and accredited Holistic Management professionals. Beth, a Millennial, and Sandra, a Baby Boomer, bring generation-spanning perspectives.

The New Cowgirl Camp Curriculum Includes:

• Basic farm skills, fencing, and facilities
• Animal husbandry and low-stress animal handling techniques
• Raising and working with horses
• Managing your farm or ranch for resilience using Holistic Management
• Networking and relationship building
• Farm business management
• Leadership and creating positive change
• Monitoring your land

You should sign up if you:

• Are considering a career in agriculture, but aren’t sure where to start;
• Have taken ag-related classes, and now want practical experience;
• Are new to farming or ranching and want to improve your knowledge and skills;
• Are thinking about a career change to agriculture from another field; or
• Are just curious about farming or ranching life;

The New Cowgirl Camp is for you.

At The New Cowgirl Camp you’ll learn about ranching heritage and traditions from multi-generation ranchers. And you’ll learn about current, science-based regenerative practices that will put your future farm or ranch business on a sustainable footing.

The 2017 camp was amazing and life changing!