Spring Fever

Spring has sprung on The Green Ranch!  The water is running, the cows are happy and soaking up the sun, and the garden is appearing after the winter of being covered in a white blanket.  We love this time of year!  The farmers markets have started again, and it has been fun to reacquaint ourselves with our customers again.

Another reason we love March is that it is a milestone in our lives!  March 8^th 2003 we were married!  I have been thinking a lot about our journey from then till now.  In the months prior to our wedding we were planning and dreaming about our future and putting together a business plan for a cattle ranch.  It was a very exciting time for us.  In May of 2003 we seeded our first piece of land to grass, and by October of that same year we had our first herd of cows.  By the spring of 2006 we were calving out 200 cows, and realized that we were no closer to our dream of living off of the land TOGETHER.  2007 we diversified into a market garden and that got the ball rolling….which has kind of snowballed into where we are today!  This has been an amazing journey, we have learned so much from the land, cattle, garden, our customers and friends, family and most importantly each other.  Carla has been the key to making it possible for us to continue seeking our dreams.  She has given of herself every day often pushing herself beyond her strength to ensure that we could keep pursuing this dream of one day working together on the farm.  She works full time in town often working overtime, is an amazing wife and friend, and the most committed business partner I could ever find!  As we get closer and closer to our dream of having a sustainable business with both of us working together at it full time, I realize how fortunate I am to have a wife and best friend so committed to the success of our relationship, and our business.

We want to thank our customers also for helping us achieve our dreams.  Thanks for believing in us!  What is amazing about this business is not only the connection we have with the land and food it produces, but the opportunity to share that connection with our customers.  A while back there was a radio ad with the phrase “We sell relationships” I thought it was a perfect way to describe a Local Foods business.  We are not just selling a commodity, but are selling a relationship with the farmer that grows the food, and even further with the land that produces it. 

This is why we love LOCAL FOODS!!