About Us
Values and Vision
The Co-operative promotes Holistic Management practices to enable thriving lives and landscapes – see our Holistic Context – Values & Vision.
Our Journey
Here is a timeline of the Co-operative's journey, which began in 2016 and continues to grow from strength to strength.Our Team
CEO Helen Lewis is an Accredited Holistic Management Educator and
co-owner of Picots Farm, which holistically produces grass-fed and finished
beef. Helen's experience includes community development, policy advising,
agripolitics, agribusiness in Central Australia, holistic supply-chain
management, company directorships, and 20 years as General Manager for the $1.2
billion Outback Way project.
The Board
AHMC Chair, director Rebecca Gorman, has a background in journalism, and now raises beef on Yabtree West near Gundagai in southern NSW, using the principles of Holistic Management to focus on regenerating soil and improving the land's general biodiversity. She uses the tools of planned rotational grazing, extensive tree planting and Natural Sequence farming.
Director Michael Gooden owns and operates Old Man Creek with his wife Heloise. Old Man Creek is an Angus cattle stud located at Sandigo in the Riverina, NSW. Their aim is to breed animals that have been raised on grass in a cell grazing operation all their lives and they run a regenerative grazing business based on Holistic Management principles.
Director Sam Johnson has been involved with Holistic Management since the early days of its introduction to Australia. It has proven itself as a very viable process for regenerating the land and fostering strong businesses and families. With his family, he is involved in their farm business near Young called Boxgum Grazing, where they directly market beef, lamb and free range pork.
Director Jade Miles was the founding president of the Beechworth Food Co-op. Jade owns and holistically manages Blackburn farm, which is a biodiverse orchard, education and nursery farm in north-eastern Victoria. She is a published author on living regeneratively, and is CEO of Sustainable Table, which connects farmers and food system players in the regenerative agriculture sphere.
Director Brian Wehlburg delivers Holistic Management training and consultation across Australia through Inside Outside Management, and is also a board member of Holistic Management International. He has experience as a farmer and grazier both in Africa and Australia and is passionate about the importance of regenerative farming in our way forward.
