PROGRAMS
Regional Resilience: Advancing Land Stewardship Through Prescribed Grazing
Join Grazing School of the West & White Buffalo Land Trust for this regionally-focused field lab designed for graziers, land managers and owners, agriculturalists, conservationists, and fire professionals seeking practical tools and strategies to integrate livestock grazing into agricultural and fire-adapted landscapes.
The Grazier’s Toolbox: Business Decision Making, Practical Tools and Tips for the Custom or Contract Grazier
In this two-part workshop, founders of the Grazing School of the West, Cole Bush and Olivia Tincani, will dig into the roots of what makes a grazier’s business different. The Grazier’s Toolbox is part of Grazing School of the West’s ongoing efforts to create practical and useful tools that every contract grazier can utilize in their day-to-day efforts of land and animal stewardship.
Grazing for Resilience: An Immersive Land & Livestock Discovery Experience
Join us for an immersive 5-day experience where you'll learn about land, animal and ecosystem stewardship with ruminants, small and large (sheep, goats and cows). Hosted by Grazing School of the West and New Cowgirl Camp, this camp intensive offers joyful and communal hands-on training in thoughtful ranching and livestock & land management.
RX Grazing Business 101: Entrepreneurship in the field of “Grazing for Change”
Led by Cole Bush of Shepherdess Land & Livestock, this webinar is the introduction virtual training in an ongoing series about the business of prescribed grazing. This webinar provides the foundations for jumpstarting a career in the burgeoning industry, refining your current grazing operation, or integrating grazing services into an established enterprise.
Shepherd Bootcamp Intensive
4 days of boots-on-the-ground instruction with nutritious food catered by our local culinary heroes in one of the most beautiful places you could imagine in southern California. Hosted in partnership with Shepherdess Land & Livestock, these immersive learning experiences allow both new agrarians and established operators to dive into the theory, practice and business of prescribed grazing.
Shepherd Bootcamp Intensive
2.5 days of boots-on-the-ground instruction in Ojai, CA. Hosted in partnership with Shepherdess Land & Livestock, these immersive learning experiences allow both new agrarians and established operators to dive into the theory, practice and business of prescribed grazing.
Graziers Tool Kit & Bilingual Herder Training Workshop
This is a one-day intensive workshop with instruction on the basics of grazing and ecology, herd health and infrastructure in Spanish. Trainers dive into the fundamentals of running a functional prescribed grazing operation, including a herder/manager business training program, specifically for native Spanish language speakers.
Ovines in the Vines Workshop
This is a one-day intensive workshop on using ILCS (Integrating Livestock in Crop Systems) as an ecological and economic approach to managing vegetation and increasing soil fertility in vineyards. Perfect for current vineyard operators who are interested in adding the benefits of grazing to their operations and for employees in the industry.