Most of Stemple Creek Ranch's pastureland is Certified Organic, and their free-range beef and lamb are 100% grass-fed and grass-finished. They rotationally graze their stock on open pasture from birth to harvest. They are never supplemented with grains, corn, or soy, and never receive artificial hormones, growth promotants, or antibiotics. Their pigs are humanely raised in large outdoor pens where they enjoy a vegetarian diet with plenty of room to socialize and express natural behaviors.
SCR's animals never see a feedlot. Ever.
Their pastured, free-range beef cattle are predominately Angus with some Angus crosses. They pride themselves on maintaining strict genetic standards, and have carefully honed the herd over the past fifteen years to produce the finest premium finished meat possible. Since they harvest year-round, it is important that the animals have access to green grass at all times. To make this possible, they graze cattle on our home ranch in Tomales, and on other seasonal pastures throughout Northern California. They also have several carefully selected cooperator herds, which means they partner with other outstanding ranchers in Northern California and Oregon who agree to raise the cattle according to their precise standards. Their cattle are always 100% grass-fed and grass-finished, which means they never eat corn, soy, or other grains. They also live their entire lives on open pastures and, of course, never see a feedlot. All of their cattle are raised organically, and some of them are certified organic.
