Many years ago, I asked an organic shepherd how to raise sheep without relying on the standard heavy doses of medication. She told me that the real trick is to spend time just watching the sheep – not moving them, not medicating them or feeding them or watering them, just leaning on the fence, watching and observing.
This is the key to successful management: you have to spend time just managing. Not picking, not weeding, not planting, just observing and noting what needs attention.
In my experience, the weekly field walk is the key ninja move that makes the difference between managing and reacting. Every week, every field and every greenhouse should get a visit for the sole purpose of observation and noting the work that needs to done. By observing with intention, you increase the opportunities to catch problems before they get out of control, and plan the appropriate actions.
This is the key to successful management: you have to spend time just managing. Not picking, not weeding, not planting, just observing and noting what needs attention.
In my experience, the weekly field walk is the key ninja move that makes the difference between managing and reacting. Every week, every field and every greenhouse should get a visit for the sole purpose of observation and noting the work that needs to done. By observing with intention, you increase the opportunities to catch problems before they get out of control, and plan the appropriate actions.
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