Get Involved
The Provenance Co. is part of a global community of land stewards who are committed to reversing desertification and mitigating the effects of climate change.
There are many ways to participate in this movement, and they all start with a core concept of Holistic Management:
Begin where you are.
LAND MANAGERS
I manage a land base and want to learn how to improve my ecology health and social & financial bottom lines
REGENERATIVE LAND STEWARDS
I may not have access to a land base but I want to physically be a part of regenerative land management
CITIZENS & CONSUMERS
I want to support the regenerative movement from home and am employed in an unrelated industry
Educational Reading List
All action starts with education. Our book recommendations are by no means comprehensive, but they will give anyone a solid foundation in the work we wish to do.
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Holistic Management Textbook & Handbook: 3rd Edition
The textbook outlines Allan Savory's paradigm-changing vision for reversing desertification, stemming the loss of biodiversity, eliminating fundamental causes of human impoverishment throughout the world, and climate change. The handbook helps land and business managers apply these paradigms into practice.
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Beyond the War on Invasive Species: A Permaculture Approach to Ecosystem Restoration
An examination of the factors that are largely missing from the common conceptions of invasive species, including how the colliding effects of climate change, habitat destruction, and changes in land use and management contribute to their proliferation.
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The Soil Will Save Us: How Scientists, Farmers, and Foodies Are Healing the Soil to Save the Planet
Journalist and bestselling author Kristin Ohlson makes an elegantly argued, passionate case for "our great green hope"—a way in which we can not only heal the land but also turn atmospheric carbon into beneficial soil carbon—and potentially reverse global warming.
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Cows Save the Planet: And Other Improbable Ways of Restoring Soil to Heal the Earth
Author Judith Schwartz reveals that for many problems--climate change, desertification, biodiversity loss, droughts, floods, wildfires, rural poverty, malnutrition, and obesity--there are positive, alternative scenarios to the degradation and devastation we face. In each case, our ability to turn these crises into opportunities depends on how we treat the soil.
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Defending Beef: The Case for Sustainable Meat Production
Author Nicolette Hahn Niman shares her personal journey from vegan to sustainable ranching advocate as well as an analysis of the world’s food system and how livestock must be incorporated into it.
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The Worst Hard Time
An in-depth look at the cause and impacts of the Dust Bowl which took place in the 1930s. Many of the farming practices that led to this catastrophic event are still in use today, causing dust storms throughout the Great Plains.
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The Gatherings: Reimagining Indigenous-Settler Relations
"The Gatherings" shows how Indigenous and non-Indigenous peoples can come together to create meaningful and lasting relationships that benefit us all. The many voices represented in this book offer insights and strategies that can inform change at the individual, group, and systems levels.
Land Managers
Resources to help you manage a land base with improved ecology health and social & financial bottom lines
Land Stewards
How to join the regenerative ranching movement if you do not manage a land base
Citizens & Consumers
How to support regenerative agriculture from where you are, today