CENTRAL OREGON
DD Ranch Story
by Linda Anspach
We moved to Central Oregon Fall 2005 . Our boys were 4 and 20 months when we stumbled into DD Ranch Pumpkin patch . I fell in love with it . Later , I began doing bookkeeping for Mike . It was apparent their ranch had struggled financially , headed towards foreclosure . It would ’ ve been tragic to lose this ranch as a source of great food plus so many ranch experiences for our community . We decided to pursue my dream of ranching , offering Mike and Diann a way to continue in the ranch ’ s future with an agreement to buy the ranch , start a partnership , DD Ranch LLC ,
and for the Duggans to stay on at the ranch .
Today , our CSA has many box types and schedules to choose from with pickups at the ranch and Central Oregon Locavore in Bend . DD Ranch products are at Devore ’ s Good Food Store , Primal Cuts , C . E . Lovejoys , Agricultural Connections , and Melvin ’ s . You ’ ll find our products in these restaurants : The Capitol , Broken Top Bottle Shop , EMW Fusion Food Cart , Blackened Dragon Food Cart , and The Root Cellar .
Fields Farm
Fields Farm has grown and flourished since it sprouted up in 1989 on Pettigrew road . This year they will double Community Supported Agriculture ( CSA ) shares and add 3 employees . Jim Fields , Godfather of Central Oregon Farming , was a founding member of Bend ’ s Farmers Market , Central Oregon Locavore , and the first farmer to sell CSAs in Central Oregon . Community Supported Agriculture is a model of agriculture that deeply connects farmers and customers , providing a mutually beneficial arrangement between farmers and community . In exchange for financial support from share-holders / members , the farmer commits to provide healthy , locally grown food throughout a growing season .
Typical CSA from Fields Farm includes a variety of greens in May and root veggies . Summer brings tomatoes , cucumbers , broccoli , the season ends with a big bag for Thanksgiving and storage vegetables such as winter squash & potatoes .
Fields specializes in alliums , garlic , onions , and leeks . CSA members get to eat over 40 different vegetables in 27 weeks ! Jim Fields believes in the power of community and importance of passing information on to the next generation of farmers . This is an example of Sustainable farming at its finest ! Visit Fields Farm at the NWX Saturday and Downtown Wednesday Farmers Markets .
Wine Down Ranch
Wine Down Ranch is a mom and pop operation , 2100 acre cattle ranch in the Ochocos . They raise Black Angus for beef , log timber , sell firewood and run an Airbnb bunkhouse . Their beef is sold wholesale , on our website , and at CROP events ( see
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Farm to Table events ) This year we ’ re excited to be hosting Moonshadow Festival for the Solar Eclipse . Winedownranch . com
Garry ’ s Meadow Fresh All Jersey Milk @ Lady Lane Farms
Ladylane Farm produces Garry ’ s Meadow Milk . A third generation dairy farmer , Garry Hansen worked hard for decades to make his lifelong dream a reality . Steeped in nostalgia and tradition , he always envisioned himself as a dairy farmer and milkman , providing families high quality milk in old fashioned glass bottles from cows he loves . His dream includes sustainability .
Nestled in Willamette Valley , Garry and his 90 milk cows are home on the Farm , for 25 years as he grew up there , Garry and siblings learned from their parents how to care for , milk cows , tend to calves , grow and harvest feed for the herd . Ladies of Ladylane Farm are well cared for , appreciated , healthy and fit to produce high quality milk , crowned “ Queens of Quality ” by the dairy industry because of supreme milk with 16 % more calcium , 13 % more protein , more nutrients results in richer tasting , creamier products .
Jersey breeds are recognized by big brown eyes and inquisitive , playful nature . Their small carbon footprint makes them a sus-