YOUR LOCAL RANCH
- Your Traditional Ranching Family -
Nestled in the Rocky Mountain foothills, our ranch and family have been tied to the Calgary area since the early 1920’s. Today, the third and fourth generations of our family are involved in producing the highest quality beef. It is the ultimate pleasure to be able to share the beef that we have consumed from our own ranch for generations, with you.
Our core value driver is to manage and handle our cattle with the best animal husbandry possible. We are of the belief that “the better we treat our animals, the better they will treat us”. All our cattle are handled in low stress environments and fed by hand to encourage a calm temperament and remove stress. We take pride in providing beef that is hormone and antibiotic free.
Our cows are pastured on grass every day of the year. We take pride in committing to having a low carbon footprint and use regenerative practices to increase the health and output of our land. Our cattle are finished on a medley of grains and a free choice of roughage that consists of grasses, forage leaves, and stubbles. This provides our customers with a locally raised, tender, full of flavour, high quality product - that we are proud to offer!
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ANIMAL HEALTH:
According to our veterinary protocol, all our animals follow a rigid vaccination program to protect them from disease and viral infection. We believe that being proactive when it comes to herd health is fundamental. Therefore, we have a custom designed vitamin and mineral package to enhance the herd's health and vigor. Quiet, docile, and happy stock is the cornerstone in herd health. However, on the rare occasion that an animal becomes ill, we will treat the individual animal with the appropriate medicine and utmost care.
We believe that healthy is natural and that is why we have chosen not to use growth hormones or steroids.
ENVIRONMENTAL PRACTICES:
We are natural, we believe if one is good to ones land and rest it on occasion, the land will take care of itself. Using this principle, we have not needed to use fertilizer on our land since 2008! Through the use of legumes and rotational grazing, our land has the ability to rejuvenate itself. Only as a last resort we use spot spray technique on noxious weeds to protect the vitality of the pasture. We leave enough grass behind each year to compete and control the other weeds. The pasture creates its own organic matter which enhances the soil. We can proudly say that we are the custodians of our land.
OUR PRODUCT:
Our cattle are born and raised on our ranch just north of Calgary. They’re fed in spacious pens with clean straw bedding and handled calmly from start to finish. We haul them in a clean, uncrowded trailer to a local, provincially inspected butcher to minimize stress resulting in superior beef. We age every cut for 21 days and use a traditional approach that keeps more trim on and bone in when possible to enhance flavour and juiciness (you can remove it after cooking). This method helps prevent drying and leaves room for culinary creativity. Our ground beef is made with lean meat, reflecting our customers’ preferences.