Beyond the 
Pasture

Solar grazing sounds simple: put sheep under a solar array, they eat the grass, everyone wins. But what it actually is—and what makes it work—is more specific, more complicated, and more interesting. For the past three years, we've grazed our herd under solar panels at the Kyndryl Solar Array in Boulder County. But last summer, we made a shift: from continuous grazing to holistic planned grazing—the kind of intentional, intensive management that regenerates land. It's a diffe

If you’ve ever tried to grow a garden here in Boulder County, you know the pattern. We wait for moisture… and when it finally comes, it disappears fast. Dry air. Intense sun. Soil that doesn’t always hold onto what your plants need. So we're left asking the question: How do we keep water in the soil longer—and build something that actually lasts through a dry Colorado summer? That’s where wool comes in. A Simple Solution Hiding in Plain Sight Wool is a remarkable fiber. Sheep

Buying meat directly from a ranch is becoming more popular as people look for food they can trust. But the benefits go far beyond knowing where your dinner came from.

We're starting into our second full year of Longroots Ranch and it feels good.