Initiatives
Our Projects & Partners
GSW is a multidisciplinary nonprofit providing education, vocational training, and advocacy in ecological livestock grazing for land stewardship, wildfire prevention, climate resilience and adaptable food & fiber systems in the American West via online learning, in-person workshops and multi-day intensives in northern and southern California.
In collaboration with designer Laura Schoorl, we purvey tanned sheep hides mindfully sourced from producers in the American West with humane, ethical & ecologically-sound practices that are diverting waste streams from animal agriculture into the creations of beautiful heirloom additions to peoples lives.
We’re a fast-moving team of passionate animal folks based in Ojai, CA focused on supporting emergency evacuation efforts for animals with a focus on horses, sheep, goats.
The Compost Collective
In partnership with Rory’s Place - a restaurant in Ojai, CA, we created a closed circle nutrient cycling program diverting green waste from the restaurant to be processed and composted at Oak Heritage Ranch in Upper Ojai, the home of Shepherdess Land and Livestock.
Created in 2020 to promote wildfire safety in the Ojai Valley through education and action, Ojai Valley Fire Safe Council's Community Supported Grazing Program (CSGP) is guided by the approach of prescribed, targeted grazing of sheep, goats, and cattle for vegetation management and ecosystem enhancement projects in the Ojai Valley.
Authored by Senator Limón, SB675 ensures improve support for prescribed grazing as an eligible wildfire mitigation strategy by updating CalFire’s Fire Prevention Grants Program.
Board of Forestry & Fire Range Management Advisory Committee Meeting (RMAC)
The Range Management Advisory Committee was statutorily created by Section 741 of the Public Resources Code of the State of California to advise the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture on rangeland resource issues. Read the white paper: Prescribed Herbivory for Vegetation Management Projects.
California Range Management Advisory Committee
Created by Section 741 of the Public Resources Code of the State of California to advise the Board of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Resources Agency, the California Environmental Protection Agency, and the California Department of Food and Agriculture on rangeland resource issues.
California Climate & Agriculture Action Network (CalCAN)
A coalition of sustainable and organic farming organizations that advocate for state and federal policies to ensure the resilience of California farms and ranches in the face of climate change.