Caleb Valdez on Door-Knocking, Starting Fires, and Local Beef Terroir

In this episode of Regeneration Rising, NAP’s Taylor Muglia sits down with Caleb Valdez, a young rancher and owner of Uncompahgre Farms in Montrose, CO. Caleb has built his grassfed beef business from scratch, starting out by knocking on doors of neighbors with land to see if he could graze his small cattle herd. He talks about building a rapport with the community, crafting a brand, using his background in wildland firefighting to use fire as a management tool, and his experience as a young person committed to growing a ranching business.

Find Uncompahgre Farms on Instagram.

Music attribution:
Wanderlust by Scott Buckley | www.scottbuckley.com.au

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