Stemple Creek Ranch

“Basically what the data seven years later shows is we're sequestering about a thousand pounds of carbon per acre per year, managing it the way we are, even our control plots.”

“So we figured very quickly the way to do that was to be the price maker instead of the price taker and have a unique product, do what's right for the environment. At the same time we do what's right for the environment, we're making money on it. We totally fli…”

“We get people that call us every day and want to work with us that are ranchers, agriculturists, but they don't want to sell direct to consumers. They want to raise the animals. They don't want to talk to people.”

“Just before the pandemic, we were featured on a Netflix TV show called Ugly Delicious. So about steak. So we were already seeing a decent influx to our online sales because of that. And then COVID hit right in the middle of March. And we definitely saw quite a…”

“At the very same time, our restaurant business Completely tanked. You know, most restaurants at that time just completely shut their doors. Some were open, you know, at a very limited basis. And so then it became the logistical issue of how do we take all of t…”

“If we converted that land back to pasture land, perennial pasture land, we could grow probably enough meat for the entire nation. It is possible.”

“The industry just fast forwarded 10 years, and the direct-to-consumer is the future of our business, either online home delivery, or us delivering direct to people, and we're gonna embrace that a lot, and we're gonna embrace lots of farm-to-table dinners, and …”