Our hearts swelled with Mustang pride when we recently returned to our beloved alma mater, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo, as a sponsor at the Honored Alumni Dinner. This annual banquet is held each year over Homecoming Weekend to announce the recipients of The Honored Alumni Award; the highest honor bestowed upon Cal Poly alumni by the University’s Alumni Association to recognize outstanding graduates and…
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Stemple Creek Ranch is proud to announce we've recorded a segment on one of our all-time favorite podcasts: NPR's How I Built This with host Guy Raz. As long time fans of the show, it was a dream come true to tell our story to a national audience. You can listen in and hear Loren and Lisa's interview at the end of the podcast…
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Grass is the fuel that drives our meat business at Stemple Creek Ranch, but soil is really the foundation. In fact, Loren is fond of saying he’s a soil farmer! As stewards of the land first and foremost, we work hard to foster optimal soil health that generates plentiful forage for our grass fed and finished animals. The present and future success of our family…
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Would you like to visit our West Marin property and learn more about how we raise our grass fed and finished animals? Our summer Ranch Tours are a great way to glimpse life on our farm, and sample tastings of our humanely raised meats hot off the grill!
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It's National Hamburger Week, and we couldn't let the moment pass without weighing in. What makes a really exceptional burger? Well to us, the burger is more than just America's favorite sandwich. Done right, it is an art form, and there are as many variations on burgers as there are people. Some aficionados prefer to build a burger layered with lots of fixins and condiments. Others…
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It was a magical evening when Stemple Creek Ranch played host to one hundred guests at our inaugural Pasture to Plate Farm Dinner last Saturday night. After weeks of rain and cold, the Gods smiled on us with a perfect warm summery day. Time to get the party started! The festivities kicked off at 5:30pm on the lawn area outside our barn, where guests enjoyed a social…
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