Modern Stewardship
A Blog from Studio Hill
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The Story Behind Studio Hill’s Expansion! New Land, New Farm Stays!
Read More…: The Story Behind Studio Hill’s Expansion! New Land, New Farm Stays!Hello! Be warned: I’m writing this post while full of hope, sadness, reflection, and too much coffee. Stick with me. In the end, it’s energizing. The story of Studio Hill’s expansion is also a family story. The two stories are intertwined. As some of you know, my older brother Jamie died of cancer in May—leaving…
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VIDEO: On Becoming a Savory Influencer Hub
Read More…: VIDEO: On Becoming a Savory Influencer HubLast year, Cally and I made the decision to apply to become a Savory Influencer Hub. We have long-admired the work of the Savory Institute and the inspirational land managers around the globe in the Savory Global Network of hubs and projects. We had met and spoken with Allan Savory on a few occasions and…
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On Becoming a Savory Institute Accredited Holistic Management Professional
Read More…: On Becoming a Savory Institute Accredited Holistic Management ProfessionalAs many of you know, we’ve been practicing some facsimile of Savory’s holistic livestock management on our farm since 2012—to tremendous effect. Our yields are up. Our resiliency is up. The nutrition of our forage is up. Our sheep are incredibly healthy and now 100% grass-fed. Our dollars generated-per-acre is WAY up. And our inputs…
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Stockpiling Grass for Early Spring Grazing
Read More…: Stockpiling Grass for Early Spring GrazingLast season, the sheep grazed our South Meadow in mid June, and instead of mowing and baling the second growth in August or September, we let that grass stand and go into winter. About two weeks ago, we brought the sheep out of their winter paddocks and started them back on their grazing rotation in…
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Studio Hill Featured in Patagonia’s Worn Wear Campaign
Read More…: Studio Hill Featured in Patagonia’s Worn Wear CampaignThis video came out a few months ago, but I realized only recently that I hadn’t posted it here! So this video came about after Patagonia reached out to us—through a friend of a friend of a friend kinda connection—to see if we had any Patagonia clothing that might have come down through a few…
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Of Hogs and Hugels: Creating a Perennial Food Forest
Read More…: Of Hogs and Hugels: Creating a Perennial Food ForestAs regenerative farmers, our top priority is to sequester carbon into the soil. There are many methods to do this—and the most effective method for a piece of land depends upon the makeup of the land being regenerated. Since our farm is mostly pasture, we use sheep and poultry to holistically manage the land’s water,…
