The area with which I am most familiar is dryland hills with a six-month growing season and 13 inches of annual precipitation. The soils are clay-based and alkaline. Our work includes every major U.S. crop except rice and citrus. Test areas are completely and practically remineralized and biologically reactivated by scientifically completing soil environments suitable for the spontaneous occupation by beneficial organisms. Control areas continue to be fertilized as previously-chemical or organic.
Results come by harvesting and detailed analysis.
Our mission is to restore vitality to communities and the natural resources on which they depend through the practice of Holistic Resource Management. We run training programs internationally, which prepare HRM trainers for local communities. We also serve as the hub of an international network of HRM practitioners and collect, correlate and disseminate experience gained through HRM practices in the Holistic Resource Management Quarterly and online through conferences on Econet. Our emphasis is on Holistic Resource Management, a decision-making process that results in decisions that are simultaneously ecologically, economically and socially sound. Our membership is comprised primarily of ranchers and farmers from around the world.