It’s not uncommon that farmers are hit with financial issues constantly. Farming isn’t cheap and requires a lot of grit to push through the uncertainty that comes with farming. What non-farmers might not realize is that something as seemingly arbitrary as improper fencing can make or break a farm. This was the case for our guest on today’s episode, and she is here to tell her story!

Rancher Charity Epperson from Wild Things Ranch in Sonoma County, California, raises specialty sheep, lamb, and pigs, where the health and wellness of her animals are of the highest priority, as well as maintaining the land by using regenerative processes. Charity, being involved in her farming community, as well as being known as a conscientious rancher, was anonymously nominated for the For Farmers grant when she was facing fencing issues and needed an extra financial boost.

Charity lets us in on her story of her experience starting a ranch, essentially from scratch. This is no easy feat, and despite numerous inevitable obstacles, Charity has remained optimistic, emerging as a successful rancher.

So tune in to hear the ups and downs of ranching and how Charity pushed through every obstacle in her way, to provide high quality products to her customers while keeping her animals happy and healthy.

Topics discussed in this episode:

• What Charity grows on her Wild Things Ranch
• Charity’s day to day working on the ranch
• Why the type of fencing is is so important
• How Charity processes her meat and how she sells it
• How Charity keeps her land and animals healthy
• Some of the other challenges WTR experiences
• Financial hurdles involved in ranching
• How the For Farmers grant helped WTR

Connect with Charity at Wild Things Ranch

Website: https://wildthingsranch.shop/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildthings_ranch/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wilddthingsranch/

Talk Farm to Me Resources

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Glossary of useful Ag terms: https://www.forfarmersmovement.com/post/glossary-of-farm-terms

Connect with Host, Dana DiPrima

Website: https://www.forfarmersmovement.com/ 

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xoxofarmgirl

Blog: https://www.forfarmersmovement.com/blog

Talk Farm to Me Credits

Production: Dana DiPrima and Sonia Dhillon

Sound Design & Original Music: Russell Chapa www.chapamusic.com

One Bite is Everything is the podcast formerly known as Talk Farm to Me (2019 to 2024)
 

One Bite is Everything Resources

Rate the Show: https://www.onebiteiseverything.com/reviews/new/

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YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onebiteiseverything
Glossary of useful Ag terms: https://www.forfarmersmovement.com/post/glossary-of-farm-terms

Connect with Host, Dana DiPrima

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.forfarmersmovement.com/

On Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/xoxofarmgirl

On Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/forfarmersmovement

Blog: https://www.forfarmersmovement.com/blog

One Bite is Everything Production Credits

Production: Dana DiPrima and Sonia Dhillon

Sound Design & Original Music: Russell Chapa www.chapamusic.com