The Whole Story, Savory Hub

Land stewards in Aotearoa, New Zealand, face a complex array of challenges that impact their ability to maintain sustainable and profitable agricultural practices. These challenges range from environmental degradation to regulatory pressures and changing climatic conditions.

The Savory Institute was founded in 2009, with the aim of helping farmers around the world adopt, commit, and build on holistic, sustainable practices.

Ecological Outcome Verification (EOV) is an outcome-based monitoring protocol for grassland environments. Currently deployed on over 6 million acres globally, EOV evaluates both leading and lagging indicators to give you a holistic assessment of ecosystem function.

In simple terms, EOV runs through a series of 15 markers yearly in predetermined sites across your farm, and comprehensive ‘Long Term Monitoring’ every five years. This allows us to understand the overall trends happening on your property and can give you access to the Land to Market certification.

You can now learn the foundations of holistic management via an online, four month course facilitated by our team. Coming later in 2025 or by request.