After graduating from college, Nathan and I, both born and raised in Illinois, were called to the mountains and graduate schools of Colorado. Colorado held many wonderful adventures and was the perfect backdrop for us to earn our master’s degrees, begin our careers and start our family. However, after I was diagnosed with autoimmune issues and several severe food allergies, it became clear that our path needed to change. Being forced to give up our vegetarian lifestyle of 13 years, we felt deeply commited to ensuring our meat consumption was in line with our values for our fellow creatures, as well as the earth. SO… in the fall of 2012 we left Denver and moved our family of four back to Illinois to live on my family’s farm. I was not raised on the farm, and I did not grow up with much knowledge of the farm business or farming itself. We are first generation farmers, learning and growing every day. We are dedicated to humanely and ethically raising beef cattle on our regenerative farm where we focus on environmental stewardship, soil health, and animal welfare.