Double Check Ranch

I think that’s why people buy local; they’re looking for different, special, honest tastes, foods, people and relationships.  They want to take the time to talk with the rancher or farmer.  They like to discuss recipes and cooking tips with fellow customers.  The beauty of eating what is in season means that they get exposed to foods that they ordinarily wouldn’t try cooking with, such as the huge variety of squashes that are available.  They don’t mind ugly tomatoes if they taste great.  They love our beef because of its flavors and that it's meat like what their grandparents enjoyed. 

We love having people out to the ranch so that they can see firsthand that we actually do what we say we do.  They get to walk through the pastures, see the animals grazing, visit the river, let their children splash in the water, and experience a bit of what we live, if even just for a few hours.  It’s not glitzy, it’s hot and dusty, cold and wet; it’s not perfectly white-washed picket fences (you’ll get a splinter or two from them); but you know what - it’s real, true, honest and it’s beautiful.