INTRODUCING TRUJILLO FAMILY RANCH

Those words aren't just a tagline.

They're the standard we're trying to build around.

Our goal is to raise livestock using a pasture-based system inspired by regenerative and rotational grazing practices.

Animals will be moved through pasture rather than being permanently confined to one small area.

That gives animals access to:

Fresh forage

Sunshine

Fresh air

Outdoor space

Opportunities to express more natural behaviors

Instead of leaving animals on the same ground continuously, we plan to move them through different sections of pasture.

Animals graze an area.

They move.

That area rests.

Plants recover.

Animals eventually return after the pasture has had time to regenerate.

This helps us distribute manure and nutrients more evenly while reducing the damage that can come from leaving livestock in the same place too long.

Trujillo Family Ranch isn't separate from the vegetable farm.

The two are intended to support each other.

Animals return nutrients to the soil.

Healthy soil grows better pasture.

Healthy pasture supports livestock.

And improved soil fertility can eventually benefit our vegetable fields.

Our long-term goal is to rely increasingly on fertility generated within the Farm & Ranch ecosystem rather than constantly purchasing fertility from somewhere else.

Our goal is to avoid routine antibiotic use.

However, we also believe strongly that an animal should never be allowed to suffer just so we can make a marketing claim.

If one of our animals becomes sick and medically needs treatment, we will treat it.

We will document that treatment.

We will follow all required medication withdrawal periods.

And where an individual animal is being sold directly to a specific customer, we'll be transparent about its treatment history so the customer can make their own decision.

Caring for the animal comes first.