Community Stewardship… One Bite at a Time

We have a vision of thriving family ranches where the soil and water are cared for, and the needs of the animals are priority — clean water, fresh air, and the chance to grow up naturally. Complimenting these ranches are flourishing communities of people that want the best possible food, grown in a manner that enhances the health of those who enjoy it and the land that creates it.

But this vision is not yet a reality. On average, food travels 2,000 miles before it reaches our plates. Since we can enhance ecological health and our local economy by eating closer to home, why accept this distance? In the spirit of our vision, we want to give you the opportunity to:

• Enjoy exceptional, nutritiously rich beef and lamb — humanely raised on regenerative grasslands, field harvested, and hand cut with care.

• Have a personal relationship with the people who grow your beef, so you know where and how it is grown.

• Strengthen our regional economy by keeping food dollars at home.

• Maintain Oregon’s open space and wildness by keeping ecologically sound ranches alive.
  

Slowly Growing Meat… While Restoring Wildness

We thoughtfully manage our livestock to restore riparian habitat — making a home for beavers, migratory songbirds, and salmon. We intentionally create habitat where wildlife can thrive by carefully planning when and for how long our livestock use the forage.

Restoring the land with technology rather than livestock might yield faster results. However, we have found that the outcomes are less desirable and sustainable when we resort to quick fixes that ignore the complex web of life interactions.

Raising beef and lamb as nature intended takes longer, too. By growing our livestock at nature’s pace, we produce not only great-tasting, nutritionally dense meat, but also contribute to re-wilding the place we call home.