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EOV: Ecological Outcome Verification
Across our Cévennes pastures, we use holistic grazing and measure our results each year through EOV – Ecological Outcome Verification, an independent scientific protocol developed by the Savory Institute. What is EOV:EOV tracks real outcomes in the field — soil cover, biodiversity, water infiltration, and stability — to verify whether our land is truly regenerating.…
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Predator Prey relationship in grazing management
In this article I wanted to explain one of the 4 key insights of holistic management; the predator prey relationship. So the interaction grazing animals have with their predators. In nature nothing is independent, everything is interdependent and acts as one big whole. Just as the relationship between the grazing animals and their predators (Lions,…
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How to determine the recovery period for the pasture.
Recovery vs Rest. Before getting into how to determine the right recovery time, I wanted to define the difference between rest and recovery. Recovery is when the plant actively grows, as rest is the total period where the prairie has no grazing. So recovery happens mainly in the growing season. With that in mind, let’s…
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Managing Grazing: Time vs Quantity
When looking at pasture production we usually think in quantity of grass. So how many kg/ha of grass did I grow? Or how many bales of hay did I harvest. Also when measuring a pasture with, for example a plate meter, we look at the biomass production. These are of course important measurements, we can…
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The end of a beautiful song.
The never ending song of life What is live? Or death? I think they are eventually the same. Life is a process of organisation, and re-organisation of information. So as an organisme dies, the information , that is contained in that organism, will after it’s death continue to flow and will be reorganized. Every molecule…
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Agneaux engraissés à l’herbe / Grass finished lambs
In recent years meat got a bad reputation because of an increased risk in higher cholesterol and so and increased risk in heart diseases.But not all meat is the same. In the book: “What your food ate”, Anne Biklé and David R. Montgomery describe how the diet of the animals influence their nutritional profile. They…
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Première années dans les Cévennes: nos apprentissages
Cela fait un an que Friendly Flock a été enregistré en tant qu’EARL (entreprise à responsabilité limitée en agriculture) dans les Cévennes. Je me suis donc dit que j’allais écrire sur ce que nous avons réalisé en termes de notre pâturage régénératif et sur ce qui n’a pas encore fonctionné aussi bien. It’s been a…
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Fundraiser / Financement Participatif
We are very excited to announce that we just started a Fundraiser for our Business! Our aim is to gain some funding to: First step (-1 years): Expand the flock: The goal is to have 350 ewes in 3-4 years. In the short term, we have the opportunity to buy 170 more ewes. A ewe…
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7 Habits of highly effective people. Habit 3: Put first things first
Now that you know that you are in control (habit 1), where you want to go (habit 2), you need to figure out how to get there (habit 3).This is the management part of things. Habit 1 and 2 are all about leadership, habit 3 is about management. It’s about prioritizing your tasks to get…
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The 7 habits of highly effective people. Habit 1: be proactive.
To learn the 7 habits is a journey. It’s not a quick fix to get effective from one day to the other. It takes time to deeply understand and live the 7 habits. The first three habits are personal changes, while the other 4 habits go to the outside. The approach is an inside out…
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