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Our family raises grass-fed cattle, pigs, laying hens, chickens, and turkeys on our Certified Organic pastures in Washington State's Methow Valley. We care for our animals as nature intended: with an abundance of lush green grass on rotated organic pastures, with plenty of clean water, sunshine, and fresh air. We use no hormones, steroids, pesticides, genetically-modified feeds, or unhealthy grains. We are proud of the high quality beef, pork, eggs, chicken, and turkey we provide our customers. We combine traditional animal husbandry with new technology to create sustainable farming practices. We farm this way because it's better for the animals, better for the environment, and better for you!! |
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Crossfit Gym in Lynnwood - Locals Gym!
Thanks to Jesse at the Crossfit Gym in Lynnwood, you can now order Crown S Ranch products to pick-up at the Gym or after a good gym work-out you can buy our delicious, nutritious meat product out of Jesse's freezer! Thank you Crossfit Gym for your support of our small sustainable family farm! It is business like you that will make the re-emergence of small family farms a reality in Washington!
*** Our Farmer for a Day or Haycation Package!
We are now offering the opportunity for you and your family learn about our ethical ranching practices, experience how we care for our animals and our environment, all while connecting and relaxing with your friends and family here in the beautiful Methow Valley. Following this link for more information: Haycation (pdf) *** Facebook? Hello Crown S Ranch Supporter!! Thanks to our Summer Intern and niece, Jessie Argraves, we are now on Facebook. She has posted new articles and photos - a big Thanks to Jessie! *** Recent Article…. Capital Press visited the farm last month, check out their article and youtube of our farm. I do think farmers speak better to farm animals than reporters – a big thanks to Dan at Capital Press! Article Youtube *** Preserving Farmland In February 2009, 42 acres of our Crown S Ranch farmland was put into an agricultural conservation easement. Thank you to the Methow Conservancy for helping us protect and preserve our farmland. The Crown S Ranch agricultural conservation easement was made possible by a combination of private and public funding sources including the federal Farm and Ranch land program and the Washington State Farmland Protection Program in partnership with Okanogan County. *** Stewardship Award In the fall of 2008 Crown S Ranch was awarded first runner-up for the Vim Wright Stewardship Award from Farming and the Environment. ***
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My approach to farming combines my engineering background, and the animal husbandry I learned from my father and gleaned from books before the use of fossil fuel fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides.  Louis Sukovaty
Managing an Ecosystem Spraying broad-spectrum nerve toxins isn't what I think of as organic agriculture. But when I wanted to buy a virus that attacks coddling moths, the seller suggested that what I really wanted was Entrust, an "organic" insecticide. He was wrong, I don't want to treat my land with a chemical toxic to a broad array of insects - beneficial and pest alike - regardless of whether the origin of the chemical is natural or synthetic. While a species-specific parasite exploits a niche and its use can help to check an out-of-balance proliferation of one pest, a broad-spectrum insecticide creates greater imbalance in an ecosystem. The intent of Entrust isn't to carefully manage an ecosystem, it's to make things easier for the grower. And to make a profit for the chemical company, of course. Our trouble as a society comes from trying to make a buck so we can buy something so the next guy can make a buck and buy something, and so on, especially when the things we buy are supposed to make things easier for us - to make less work. There's nothing wrong with work. Our quality of life depends on it. Think about it: are you happier sitting for hours in front of the tv, or when you have a meaningful task you can take on? Being an artisan is about knowledge and work. I believe proper animal husbandry requires the care of an artisan. |
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