Magruder Ranch

Mac Magruder, his wife, daughter and son-in-law raise beef, pigs, and sheep on 2,300 acres of land that they call Ingel-Haven Ranch, a fifth generation working farm in Potter Valley (Mendocino County). During the past thirty-plus years, Mac has effectually become a grass farmer, developing fertile pastures rich with naturally-growing legumes and grasses perfectly suited to grow healthy cattle. Ingel-Haven Ranch consists of both irrigated pastures and open hill ground which provides year-round grazing for the cattle in a holistic rotational system. The land is grazed and then rested an optimal amount of time for proper plant recovery. The Angus cattle are born, raised, and finished on the ranch (all grass fed), and processed locally as a contribution to our local food system and local economy.

Mariposa Ranch

Seth and Mica Nitschke founded Mariposa Ranch in 2006 with a great respect for the environment and with the cattle in their care. Seth had spent many years in the conventional cattle business. After spending time on a small grass-fed beef farm in Western Australia, Seth was inspired to try the cattle care and harvesting methods to the United States. Mariposa Ranch beef is grass fed and grass finished, never given hormones, antibiotics or feed grains.

Stemple Creek Ranch

The Poncia Family began ranching the rolling hills of Tomales Bay in 1902. They raise all natural, 100% pastured beef and lamb on certified organic pasture land just a few miles from the Pacific Ocean. Their ranch and beef operation are certified through the Global Animal Partnership, demonstrating their serious commitment to animal welfare and ethical husbandry practices. At Stemple Creek Ranch, Loren and Lisa Poncia focus on breeding animals with high amounts of fat marbling to produce beef that is rich and flavorful, often times harder to find in pasture raised animals.

Llano Seco

Llano Seco was incorporated in 1861 as in its 7^th generation of family farming on the Sacramento River on one of California’s last entact Mexican land grant properties. Their organic pigs are a cross of Duroc and Yorkshire breeds, and are fed 100% certified organic vegetarian grains and legumes, some of which are grown on the Rancho. They are provided with deep straw bedding and plentiful outdoor access. The pigs are slaughtered in a small-scale, organic certified abbatoir, a short 20-minute drive from the Rancho, ensuring a stress-less and humane death. Also raising organic beef and heritage beans and grains, Llano Seco is proud to provide a variety of products while caring for the people, the animals and the land.

Emigh Lamb

Martin and Jeanine Emigh have been raising lambs through their company, M.J. Livestock since 1991. Martin is a fourth generation rancher; his great grandfather starting raising lambs in 1876 in the rolling hills of Rio Vista, CA. This tradition has been passed down through the generations. They run rambouillet cross ewes with Suffolk/Hampshire rams. After being weined, the lamb graze free on natural pastures of alfalfa, clover, filaree and rye grass with no added pesticides or fertilizer.

Magruder Ranch

Mac Magruder, his wife, daughter and son-in-law raise beef, pigs, and sheep on 2,300 acres of land that they call Ingel-Haven Ranch, a fifth generation working farm in Potter Valley (Mendocino County). During the past thirty-plus years, Mac has effectually become a grass farmer, developing fertile pastures rich with naturally-growing legumes and grasses perfectly suited to grow healthy cattle. Ingel-Haven Ranch consists of both irrigated pastures and open hill ground which provides year-round grazing for the cattle in a holistic rotational system. The land is grazed and then rested an optimal amount of time for proper plant recovery. The Angus cattle are born, raised, and finished on the ranch (all grass fed), and processed locally as a contribution to our local food system and local economy.

Fogline Farm

Fogline Farm raises organic-fed birds on coastal bluffs near in Pescadero. Truly pasture-raised, the Cornish Cross birds are moved daily to fresh grass in mobile coops. Caleb Barron is the owner and farmer. He attended UC Santa Cruz’s CASFS apprenticeship in ecological horticulture. In 2008, he apprenticed at Pie Ranch where his love for livestock blossomed. In 2010, he joined up with Fogline Farm and eventually took over the vegetable and multi species livestock operation. In 2017, he made the decision to focus solely on broiler chickens.

Root Down Farm

Root Down Farm, located in Pescadero, California, is a queer-owned farm that specializes in pasture-based poultry and pig farming. The farm’s core mission is to raise the healthiest animals possible while simultaneously practicing responsible stewardship of the land and improving soil health. In order to satisfy both ethical standards and consumer demand, the farm works with a diverse range of animal breeds. The animals are permitted to roam freely in the pastures and are provided with an organic, non-GMO grain diet, without the administration of any hormone treatments.

Sonoma County Liberty Ducks

Sonoma County Poultry was founded in 1992 by Jim Reichardt, a fourth generation duck farmer, in response to chefs’ demands for a larger, meatier, more flavorful duck. Their “Liberty Ducks” are a strain of Pekin suited to a slower, less stressful style of rearing. This results in a market age of about 9 weeks as opposed to the average six weeks of other commercially-grown birds. The temperate climate in Sonoma allows Liberty Ducks to be raised year-round on straw litter in an open environment and with a minimum of intrusion. Liberty Ducks receive no antibiotics or hormones and are fed a diet that consists largely of corn and other grains.

Good Shepherd Ranch

Good Shepherd produces 100% heritage birds that are certified standard bred by the American Poultry Association. With pure genetic lines and natural living conditions, the turkeys are healthy, and raised with the very best welfare standards.

PT Ranch

PT Ranch combines old farming traditions with new land management strategies designed around carbon farming practices. Their goal is to provide high-quality, pasture-raised regenerative meats while having a negative carbon footprint through their use of a Carbon Farm Plan.

Wolfe Ranch

Brent Wolfe has been raising quail for more than 30 years. At Wolfe Farm near Vacaville, California, Brent’s free range quail are selectively bred and fed a high-protein grain diet with no hormones or antibiotics. Allowing seven weeks for the quail to mature leads to a flavorful bird that are larger than average.

Devil’s Gulch Ranch

Devil’s Gulch is located  in Nicasio, and Mark and Myriam’s rabbits are fed a pellet feed along with grass and hay to ensure complete nutrition. They work with a local feed mill to produce the pellets to their specifications which are free of hormones and antibiotics.

Tomales Bay Pastures

Pasture-raised eggs from hens fed a corn and soy free diet. These hens forage on native grasses and bugs on the hills overlooking Tomales Bay in Marshall, California.

Farmer Joy

Sixth generation Farmer Joy raises ducks on her family’s farm in Marin County’s Chileno Valley.