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For the Love of Land
Global Case Studies of Grazing in Nature's Image
By: Jim Howell (2009)

Key Takeaways

  • A must-read for anyone interested in Holistic Management, For the Love of Land is a compilation of detailed case studies from various practitioners across the globe.
  • Jim Howell, an early follower of Allan Savory's work, traveled the world studying his peers and wrote a series of insightful essays that detail the problems, context, actions, mistakes, lessons, and outcomes for those practicing Holistic Management in a wide range of environments.
  • Of note is Jim's discussion on low-production vs. high-production brittle environments and the management actions he finds are often necessary to prioritize.

Summary

For the Love of Land describes practical, proven methods for bringing degraded landscapes--grasslands, rangelands, savannas, and farmlands--back to life through mimicking natural migratory grazing patterns with domestic livestock. Through a combination of essays describing nuts-and-bolts management guidelines, the natural history of grazing, and inspiring stories of successful practitioners of landscape stewardship and restoration, For the Love of Land points the way to an ecologically, economically, and socially regenerative future.

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