In their words.
James Ranch. Three generations of James’s and their families welcome the accelerated interest in their grassed-based, organically, locally produced meats, cheese, vegetables and flowers, eggs, and trees. All our products are sustainably grown on the ranch we have stewarded for forty-eight years in the Animas Valley, 10 miles north of Durango, Colorado. We currently sell 100% grass-fed and finished BEEF, from Red Angus cows—by the side or by the steak—never away from our supervision until on your grill. Our artisan CHEESES are made of raw milk from our Jersey cows raised and milked right on the ranch. We’ve been making these distinctive cheeses over eight years; they stand alone among Colorado homestead cheeses. Our pastured chickens produce brown and green EGGS sought after by our local customers for their outstanding taste. We devote six acres to growing vegetables, flowers, and fruits that defy the imagination and short growing season of our high mountain valley. We don’t expect our customers to eat our spruce trees, but recommend these mature, naturally grown, native trees for your landscape needs. Both our beef herd and dairy herd are completely grass based. All our animals are…
James Ranch lists grass-fed, grass-finished, and pasture-raised on their public-facing materials. These are the producer’s own claims; we do not independently audit them. Available locally in Colorado.