L & M Ranch on the Land Conservation Assistance Network

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last updated: December 2016

The L&M Ranch nestled below the northern aspect of the ancient Spanish Peaks near the town of La Veta in South Central Colorado. Owned and operated by husband and wife team Marc and Liorah , this is a mountain ranch with a strong focus on the natural husbandry of sheep, cattle, swine and poultry and organic gardening.

We have a mixture of native mountain brome mixed grass irrigated pastures which are grazed and harvested for hay as well as native dry land pastures. We have a year round stream running through our property and amazing views of our surrounding mountains which we enjoy every day. We are proud to say that we produce 75% of our own food. We support the farm-to-table movement by offering our exceptional pasture raised meats for sale to individuals and restaurants through direct sales and farmers markets. We love having a direct relationship with the people who support what we are doing.

Year-round Daily, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Tours available.

On-farm/ranch sales, online, by telephone: beef, lamb, pork (fresh and frozen, whole , half, quarter, retail packages), USDA-inspected. Beef and lamb are grass finished, no grains. All our meat is pasture raised, our pork is pastured and fed USDA organic feed. Available at La Veta Local Market (Saturday, May - Sept.). Delivery and shipping available.

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198 County Rd. 440
La Veta, Colorado 81055
Phone: (719) 742-5731

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Costilla County, Colorado
Huerfano County, Colorado

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