Whether you are new to shopping with us or just need a little more information, we want to be sure that you know everything you need to know about how we do business. On this page, you will be able to learn about our business practices, our policies, and the various things you might need to know to be able to shop successfully with us.

Perhaps the most important things to keep in mind are the following:

• Producing natural, healthy, and interesting foodstuff is only one part of our mission. In addition to selling what we produce, we provide educational services, consult with others in their efforts to grow food, facilitate community interactions, and do our part to help maintain some of the heritage and value of small ranching and farming in our part of Texas. So, selling either our produce or our services is only one part of our bigger picture.


• We are a working ranch/farm, an occasional Cottage Foods producer, educational content producers, and consultants. Much of our working time is spent managing production and/or working with others rather than selling.


• We are a very small family owned and operated organization, so we do not maintain a dedicated sales staff.

We have three separate areas from which we sell products or services to the public. There are some slight differences between them. So while this page provides you with our overall information, you may want to also visit each "how to page" for the different areas to become familiar with the specifics of that area.

When you are a small family owned ranch, it is a little hard to think of yourself as being in any particular business category other than agriculture. But, agriculture is a very broad category. So, the best descriptor of our business in general is that we are a Direct Business to Customer Seller. We produce goods; we offer services; we market ourselves; and we sell our goods and services directly to our customers. Almost all of our sales and marketing are handled exclusively online. Once we have established a working relationship with a customer, we occasionally make sales over the phone or in person. But, we do not offer a formal selling environment other than through our website. So, from that perspective, we could also be considered to be an e-Commerce business. We are an LLC, but we have very few employees. We do hire occasional workers or seasonal workers when we need to, but, for the most part, we do the work ourselves. So, we will always be considered a small ranching/farming business.

Our primary customers are those who believe that our foods should be grown in the most natural way possible; that processing of our foods should be kept to a minimum; and that small ranching/farming is most likely to provide both animals and plants with optimal healthy growing environments. Many of our customers also prefer to help keep some of our heritage alive by avoiding those who use highly industrialized farming practices. And, some of our customers are those who like to add interest and excitement to their tables by including wide varieties of foods that are not commonly found in most supermarkets. We are particularly excited when we have customers who want to be well connected to the growth processes of our foods and want to make the best food choices possible for themselves and their families.

Our policies regarding the sale of our products and services are fairly straightforward. However, they do differ by area simply because the things we sell and our business models are different by area. In general, when our policies are set by Texas or Federal Law, our policies are set to operate within those laws. When providing electronically delivered products, our policies are consistent with the end user being licensed to use the product, but ownership of the product as an intellectual property is retained by us. And, when we are selling a service, we do our best to deliver that service in the most accurate and professional manner possible given the constraints of our expertise. But, because there are many variables we cannot control in the delivery of that service, while we do our best to bring our customers the results they are hoping for, we cannot guarantee specific outcomes.

When you are a small family owned ranch, it is a little hard to think of yourself as being in any particular business category other than agriculture. But, agriculture is a very broad category. So, the best descriptor of our business in general is that we are a Direct Business to Customer Seller. We produce goods; we offer services; we market ourselves; and we sell our goods and services directly to our customers. Almost all of our sales and marketing are handled exclusively online. Once we have established a working relationship with a customer, we occasionally make sales over the phone or in person. But, we do not offer a formal selling environment other than through our website. So, from that perspective, we could also be considered to be an e-Commerce business. We are an LLC, but we have very few employees. We do hire occasional workers or seasonal workers when we need to, but, for the most part, we do the work ourselves. So, we will always be considered a small ranching/farming business.

Our primary customers are those who believe that our foods should be grown in the most natural way possible; that processing of our foods should be kept to a minimum; and that small ranching/farming is most likely to provide both animals and plants with optimal healthy growing environments. Many of our customers also prefer to help keep some of our heritage alive by avoiding those who use highly industrialized farming practices. And, some of our customers are those who like to add interest and excitement to their tables by including wide varieties of foods that are not commonly found in most supermarkets. We are particularly excited when we have customers who want to be well connected to the growth processes of our foods and want to make the best food choices possible for themselves and their families.

Our policies regarding the sale of our products and services are fairly straightforward. However, they do differ by area simply because the things we sell and our business models are different by area. In general, when our policies are set by Texas or Federal Law, our policies are set to operate within those laws. When providing electronically delivered products, our policies are consistent with the end user being licensed to use the product, but ownership of the product as an intellectual property is retained by us. And, when we are selling a service, we do our best to deliver that service in the most accurate and professional manner possible given the constraints of our expertise. But, because there are many variables we cannot control in the delivery of that service, while we do our best to bring our customers the results they are hoping for, we cannot guarantee specific outcomes.