Resources
As soil building takes an enormous number of different organisms to work, so we must also work with many techniques, people and organizations to affect the change we wish. Below are some of our inspirations and cohorts.
Ecology
- Acres USA
Acres U.S.A. is North America’s oldest, largest magazine covering commercial-scale organic and sustainable farming. - Sonoma Ecology Center
- Sonoma Mountain Ecology Notes
This is a place you can subscribe to, to learn about species found on S.M.I.’s ranch in Petaluma, CA. - The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC)
OAEC’s programs combine research, demonstration, education, and organizing to develop collaborative, community-based strategies for positive social change and effective environmental stewardship.
Soil
- Acres USA
Acres U.S.A. is North America’s oldest, largest magazine covering commercial-scale organic and sustainable farming. - Marin Carbon Project
- Soil Food Web International
Stewardship
- Backyard Conservation
Environmental conservation is an important issue in today’s world, and there are lots of ways to help in your own backyard. - The Occidental Arts and Ecology Center (OAEC)
OAEC’s programs combine research, demonstration, education, and organizing to develop collaborative, community-based strategies for positive social change and effective environmental stewardship. - The Rodale Insitute
They use organic leadership to improve the health and well-being of people and the planet.
Grasslands
- Bent Grass
This is a blog created by our very own Nate Chisholm about a savannah life in a technological world. - Bud Williams Schools
Teaching Low Stress Livestock Handling Methods & Teaching Livestock Marketing Strategies - Calflora
This website provides an interactive way to locate a plant species by region or by site. - California Native Grasslands Association
- California Native Plant Society
This is the site that helped us create the Rapid Assessment/Releve plant monitoring protocol. - Grounded Grassfed
At Grounded Grassfed we build biodiversity, nurture healthy animals and put healthy food on your table through evolutionary grazing. - Hedegrow Farms (Seeds)
- Holistic Management International
This is a great site to watch videos, read case studies, and learn the latest on Holistic Land Management. - iNaturalist
This website provides a way to share both plant and animal life found in your local area. - Marin Carbon Project
- Mindful Meats
- Plant Right
This website helps identify invasive species within your area. - Ranching for Profit
- Soil Carbon Coalition
This website will give you information about restoring soil to heal the Earth by sequestering carbon back into the soil. - The Savory Institute
This is an excellent site to learn more about holistic cattle grazing and carbon sequestration.
Cultural
- Federated Indians of the Graton Rancheria
- Kalliopeia Foundation
Kalliopeia Foundation is dedicated to supporting deeply holistic organizations and projects in a wide variety of fields that awaken us to our interdependence with one another and with the Earth. - The Cultural Conservatory
The Cultural Conservancy’s mission is to protect and restore indiginous cultures, empowering them in the direct application of traditional knowledge and practices on their ancestral land.
Watershed
- The Russian Watershed is a local watershed for S.M.I..
For more information about S.M.I.’s local watershed click on the link above. - The San Pablo Bay Watershed is a local watershed for S.M.I..
For more information about S.M.I.’s local watershed click on the link above. - United States Environmental Protection Agency
This website allows you to find your local watershed, view it’s profile which includes: the Congressional Districts, an assessment of the watershed’s health, information provided by the U.S. Geological Survey, & lists the places involved.