Australian Holistic Management Co-operative

Benefits of Joining AHMC

No matter what tools or practices you use to revive your landscape, grow healthy produce, or create a thriving family farm, the Australian Holistic Management Co-operative can help you at every stage.
WELCOME TO THE CO-OPERATIVE!

Member Benefits

Membership Pack and Application

Our members enjoy access to training, mentoring and accredited educators, free Holistic Management courses, regular online troubleshooting and advice webinars, and discounted access to Field Days and other networking events. We also feature member stories and enterprises on Facebook and Instagram. The Co-op is a Hub of the global Savory Institute, so members also become part of a world-wide community of regenerative farmers.


INFORMATION
Newsletter Yes
Social Media promotion Yes (opt-in)
Industry news and campaigns Yes
ONE-ON-ONE MENTORING
Book a call with a Holistic Management Educator Complementary
MONTHLY WEBINARS
Monitoring Action Plans and Regional Check-ins Complementary
FACE-TO-FACE WORKSHOPS
Four 2-day Regional Grazing & Financial Planning Workshops Members discount $100 + GST
2-day Regional Planning, non-growing/growing season & annual financial plans. Members discount $100 + GST
2-day Regional Planning, non-growing/growing season plans & financial review. Members discount $100 + GST
SERVICES
Ecological Verification (EOV) Monitoring Yes (opt-in)
Land to Market Seal and Supply Chains If EOV verified, support for branding application to Land to Market
RIGHTS
Co-op Shares Yes (minimum 3 at $200 each)
Co-op Voting Yes (1 vote per member regardless of share total)

Fee Structure

Upon joining, members buy shares in the Co-op, pay a one-off admin fee and a pro-rata membership fee. In following years, on a July to June basis, members pay only the membership fee (so joining towards the end of a Financial Year offers an advantage). Members can optionally take part in EOV monitoring.

Membership Fees
  • Membership runs from July to June annually.
  • New membership fees are pro-rated to June at $82.50 per month (inc GST).
  • The AHMC is a distributing Co-operative when there is a surplus.
  • The minimum share requirement is 3 shares at $200 each = $600 (no GST on shares).
  • Shareholders only have 1 vote regardless of how many shares are purchased.
  • Corporate or Joint members are entitled to only 1 vote, cast by the first named person.

MEMBERSHIP Annual Admin Shares
First Year $990 (inc GST) pro rata to end of financial year $110 (inc GST) $600 (no GST)
Annually, July to June $990 (inc GST)

EOV Monitoring Fees

Ecological Outcome Verification monitoring is an opt-in service. EOV scientifically measures trends over time in the health of farmlands. One day is usually enough time for monitoring unless the property is particularly large. Long-term and short-term monitoring occurs in Year 0 and Year 5, and in Years 1 to 4 only short-term monitoring takes place. If ecological health is verified to be improving, members may take part in global Land to Market branding of their products. Should ecological health not improve, the Co-op can offer a wealth of information and experience to help out. Total monitoring fees depend upon how many sites are required for a property. As a guideline only:


OPTIONAL EOV Long-term Monitoring Short-term Monitoring
Year 0 Baseline Range $2400-$3500 (inc 10% discount)
Year 1 $1500 (inc 15% discount)
Year 2 $1500 (inc 15% discount)
Year 3 $1500 (inc 15% discount)
Year 4 $1500 (inc 15% discount)
Year 5 Range $2400-$3500 (inc 10% discount)


Co-op Primary Activities

The Co-op aims to improve the recognition and support in the community and throughout the food and fibre supply chain, for the efforts of producers to regenerate agricultural land by creating a recognisable brand and quality assurance scheme for Australian regenerative agriculture practitioners and their products. Primary activities are to:
  1. Provide services for the ecological monitoring and regeneration of agricultural land.
  2. Promote produce from land where ecological monitoring and regenerative agriculture is taking place, particularly through development, control and marketing of a recognisable brand.

Co-op Membership Eligibility

The Co-operative aims to be as inclusive as possible and hence there are no required qualifications or specific eligibility for membership beyond:
  • genuinely supporting the expansion of regenerative agricultural practices with a focus on holistic approaches to improve ecological function in our landscapes,
  • giving preferential supply, where reasonably practicable and in the member's interest, to market partners approved by the co-operative, and
  • being able to use or contribute to the services of the Co-operative.
The AHMC is supportive of innovation and there is nothing in this provision that is intended to prescribe certain practices or approaches, with the common aim being to regenerate agricultural land.

  • Full Rules of the Co-operative
  • Co-operative Disclosure Statement

    • Australian Holistic Management Cooperative