 Peter Donovan
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- Who manages this site and why
- About us
- Site history
- How to contact us
- How to make a donation to support Managing Wholes
Who manages this site and why
Peter Donovan started and manages Managing Wholes. Joy Livingwell joined the team in April 2002.
We donate our time and money to run this site because we believe that holistic decision-making is the best hope for humanity's future. In 2011 the Soil Carbon Coalition, one of Peter's other projects, took over hosting costs.
Want to join the team or lend us your skills? Contact us.
About us
Peter Donovan has hands-on experience with land and stock management, low-stress stock handling, Holistic Management, community development, consensus-building, and more. He completed the Holistic Management Educator course in 1997, but chose not to pursue certification. A community leader, he was instrumental in bringing Enterprise Facilitation to Wallowa County in eastern Oregon, U.S.A., where he lives.
 Joy Livingwell
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Joy Livingwell enjoys simplifying and clarifying regenerative land mangement so that ordinary people can understand it. She writes on a variety of topics, including ecology, sustainable agriculture, and applied psychology. She is co-author of How to Build With Grid Beam: A fast, easy, and affordable system for building almost anything (New Society Publishers, 2008). Since 2003 she has done research in practical psychology — real things people can do to improve our lives. She currently teaches life enhancement and mental performance skills through Peak Performance Preparation in Oakland, California.
Site history
Before it was a website, Managing Wholes was a magazine. Patterns of Choice: A journal of people, land, and money was originally called Practical Holism in the Northwest when Peter and Erin Donovan started it in 1997. The website began supplementing the magazine in 1998. Patterns of Choice ceased publication in early 2001. We can reach a lot more people with less effort over the web.
In December 2010 the Soil Carbon Coalition adopted ManagingWholes.com. Donations are now tax-deductible.
How to contact us
Email us, write, or call:
Peter Donovan 501 South Street Enterprise, Oregon 97828 USA phone: 541-263-1888
Joy Livingwell 1058 Pomona Ave. Albany, California 94706 USA phone: 510-526-1234 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Pacific time (-8 GMT)
How to make a donation
Help us cover the cost of running this site. Send a check made out to "Soil Carbon Coalition" to the Enterprise, Oregon address above, or donate via PayPal through the Soil Carbon Coalition site, a fast, secure, free way to transfer money online.