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Harvesting Resilience

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October 10, 2024

Our region boasts a rich tapestry of organic farms, regenerative ranches, and forward-thinking restaurants committed to sourcing ingredients from local producers and growers.

At Colvin Ranch, we focus on regenerative agricultural practices that help native plants and animals thrive alongside our livestock. Our ranch is home to some of the last remaining native prairies in Southwest Washington, and is protected by a conservation easement to ensure it will remain prairie forever. 

Over five generations, we've found that what's best for the land and the animals, is best for people, too. So while our stewardship of the land benefits the environment, it also helps us raise the best grass-fed, grass-finished beef available. 

Learn more about how farmers, ranchers, and chefs are harvesting resilience and working together to create a vibrant South Sound food scene. 

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A Conservation Legend

Over the past 20 years, we've worked closely with Marty Chaney, a pasture management specialist with NRCS, on the implementation of our grazing plans. I don't know whether it was by luck or chance that we ended up with Marty in our corner of the field, but it was certainly our good fortune.

Conservation Grazing At Violet Prairie

Since I was nine years old, I would look out my bedroom window every morning and dream about grazing cattle on the hill across from the ranch, on land that was originally part of our family's historic homestead in the 1850s. Today, that land is part of the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Violet Prairie Unit, and I'm grateful to be working with them to help restore the native prairie here using conservation grazing with our cattle as a management tool.

Resources for Ranchers

If you're want to learn more about ranching in Southwest Washington, there are a lot of really great resources available to help. We have a pretty great ranching community here with people who care a lot about the work, and we'd love to see more folks get involved!