What started as a small personal journey with just a few chickens quickly turned into a deep passion for farming and a desire to truly control where our food comes from. We fell in love with the land and the hard work of farming itself, gathering years of hands-on experience learning how to heal ecosystems from the ground up.
As Sage & Shepherd Ranch grew, we realized that we could make a much bigger impact on our food system by collaborating with others. Today, while we still bring all of our farming expertise to the table, we also source our meat from a trusted network of partner ranches who share our exact standards and heart for the land.
Inspired by Joel Salatin, we describe our collective food as "beyond organic." To us, an "organic" label isn't enough. We are dedicated to creating exceptionally nutrient-dense food through strict regenerative agriculture. Every partner ranch we work with practices holistic, rotational grazing—constantly moving animals to fresh pasture. This natural cycle spreads manure evenly, maximizes grazing, and gives the land time to rest. The result is a thriving polyculture that builds healthy topsoil, sequesters carbon, and remineralizes the earth.
There are no shortcuts here. Because we are farmers first, we know exactly what to look for, ensuring there is zero compromise on quality. We believe you deserve to know the whole picture behind the food you put into your body, which is why we value absolute transparency, honesty, and deep relationships with our customers. We guarantee 100% happy, healthy animals, raised in a way that heals the planet and nourishes your family. We put our hearts into this movement, and we hope you feel that same passion when choosing what feeds your table.
We offer happy and healthy animals, 100% guaranteed.
Grass Based
The livestock we offer are consistently moved to new pasture. This keeps the animals happy, reduces the parasite load, and allows the grass to get ample regeneration time.
Nutrient Dense
Animals that consume what they were made to eat are richer in omega 3 fatty acids, beta-carotene, vitamin b6 and CLA (conjugated linolic acid).
Beyond Organic
The pigs we offer are fed a supplemental non-gmo and soy free feed. Our beef and lamb are 100% grass fed and finished. All our products are hormone and antibiotic free!
Our Offerings
100% Grass Fed & Finished Beef
Our beef is 100% grass fed and finished. In the summer they graze native grasses and legumes and in the winter they are fed hay. We raise heritage breeds of cattle because of their grazing abilities, parasite resistance, good mothering instinct and ease of calving. They also have superior flavour and are generally leaner than most breeds. We rotationally graze our cows so they are getting fresh pasture weekly! They also have access to mineral lick to keep them healthy and remineralize the soil. They are hormone and antibiotic free. When we run out of stock - we partner with other local farms who share the same management practices as us and support the ranching economy.
100% Grass Fed & Finished Lamb
We partner with trusted local ranches to bring you the highest-quality, 100% grass-fed and finished lamb. Our partner farms share our strict management standards, ensuring the animals eat native grasses and legumes in the summer and premium hay in the winter. They are always raised completely free of hormones and antibiotics. Our partner ranches raise a mix of Katahdin and Dorper sheep. We specifically choose to work with these hair breeds because they thrive naturally in our climate, boast excellent parasite resistance, and possess superb mothering instincts. Because they grow hair instead of wool, their meat is uniquely mild, exceptionally tender, and entirely free of that heavy "mutton" taste.
Heritage Berkshire Pastured Pork
To keep our pastures healthy for our cattle and sheep, we’ve teamed up with a local ranch, Broek Pork Acres, for our pork. They share our high standards and ranch-to-table values—same quality, different pastures.
"As soon as our piglets are a couple months old, they are allowed outside. They enjoy eating the grass and rooting around in the dirt. When raised on pasture with fresh air and sunshine the pigs grow up strong and healthy. They are hormone and antibiotic free and fed a feed that is non-gmo and soy free."
Organic Pastured Chicken
Since we are no longer raising chicken, we've teamed up with Sunworks Farm to offer you quality chicken.
"In the summer our chickens are raised free range on pasture with shelters that are moved daily onto fresh grass. The birds have lots of room to run while still having the shelters to give them shade from the sun and protection from the rain. In the winter the birds are raised inside to protect them from the cold Alberta winters. They are given ample room to move around and express natural behaviors in barns that have lots of windows to provide natural sunlight. They are fed organic feed that is non-gmo."
Lard & Tallow Products
We have started offering our very own lard and tallow products, such as balms, soap bars, cooking oils, and candles!
We are so exciting to offer these ACTUALLY healthy and effective products made with our own suet and lard. 100% animal based and NOT vegan.
