JD Consulting

JD Consulting's final paperwork is filed in California and we are closing our doors. It's been an AMAZING 13 years of organizational development, instructional design, learning and development, and events for clients globally. JD Consulting started transitioning from corporate and direct nonprofit work to agriculture and wildlife in 2019. I thought to keep the firm and move it to Texas since it was MY name, MY consulting firm and MY transition but the time to move forward and create something new, something bigger, with new lines of business, is here. And that requires a new organization, new name, new mission, new people, and new goals!

Thank you *ALL* for following, liking and supporting me the past decade plus. A HUGE thank you to my first client in 2010 - and a repeat client throughout the years - Cisco Systems. Taking that call on the roof of my U-Haul to maximize almost non-existent cell signal on August 3rd, 2010, in the middle of Iowa on my way from Virginia to California with all my stuff, my kid and my pets, and your offer to onboard a total unknown, brand new firm launched by me less than a year earlier, literally changed my life. And a huge thank you to ALL of my partners, clients, friends, referrals - big and small - throughout this amazing time of change, certifications, changing my own direction, huge success, bigger failures, massive life lessons and finally figuring out how to start aligning my passions and hobbies with my life's work, and my education and certifications and make money doing it. Whew. It's been a wild ride.

And a huge THANK YOU to my trainers, my biggest cheerleaders and the ones who always show up regardless of life getting messy, complicated and/or crazy mad and full of joy. Those riding the rollercoaster with me are the keepers.

And thank you to the terrible ones. The biggest lesson I've learned in the past decade plus - especially the last few years - is that *no one* can take anything from you, to forgive others for yourself and to let them GO!

Please follow and like Phoenix Rising Farm & Ranch Consultants and look for new announcements and our launch in the next 60-90 days! And look for another announcement and a new line of business coming directly to the Austin and Dallas areas (psst think food AND wine). This page will stay up but all new posts will be via my new business pages. Stay tuned and move forward with me for all the new adventures!

So I’m a day late, and a dollar short in starting the Farm Life Challenge! That said I’m excited to participate even if I am running a little behind. The first of my two posts today starts with busting ONE misconception about farm/ranch life. Let’s go ahead and bust two.
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MYTH #1 - Organic food production has less impact on the environment than traditional food production. Let’s unpack this for a minute. Traditional agriculture uses the insecticide pyrethrum, while organic agriculture employs pyrethrin. The truth of it is that these are essentially the same compound and though they perform the same task, pyrethrin is a natural insecticide and breaks down more rapidly in the environment. This creates the need for an increased number of applications, which leads to the destruction of not only harmful insects, but helpful ones as well. Also, tillage and cultivation characterize w**d control in organic productions. This increases soil erosion, whereas conventional agriculture has switched to no-till crops or reduced tillage practices on more than 72 million acres to prevent erosion, according to the Agriculture Council of America.
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MYTH #2 - Global hunger is caused by animal agriculture and a worldwide shortage of food. In reality, through plants alone, globally we generate enough plant-based food to feed everyone. And while animal agriculture is a contributor to climate issues that impact our food chain at the soil level, it is actually the social, political and economic factors that cause the hunger issues and food insecurity we see currently. The UN estimates 1.15 billion people, about 1/5th of our planet - are food insecure. And while animal agriculture has its place in the problem, it’s really the Jeff Bezos’, the Bill Gates’, our Congress, etc. that is the root of the problem in this country.
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So what’s the solution? Regenerative agriculture practices. Period. And we will discuss more about what that means and what that is, in the weeks ahead. Stay tuned! 🙏🏻🍁🌿🪴🍄🌻