About the Ranch
We are committed to raising food using
ethical and sustainable methods
High Hope Ranch was donated to the biodynamic organization, Living Lands Trust, in 2022. As partnering stewards of these lands, we conduct the growth of all agriculture under biodynamic standards. We are currently seeking Demeter Certification for all of our edible and herbal products.
We raise our plants and animals with the utmost respect and care for the spirits within every being. Biodynamics not only honors life but also brings more intentionality and spirit into the work we do. Some of this includes planting/tending to animals with the moon and planet cycles, creating biodynamic preparations and spreading them out in the garden/on the land, and creating biodynamic compost.
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What we raise:
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Cut flowers, medicinal herbs, and vegetables in a half acre garden for our local co-op and on site Farm Store.
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Boer and Nigerian Dwarf goats for meat, milk, and invasive species management
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Kune Kune pigs for meat
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Chickens for eggs
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Waygu Angus cattle for beef
High Hope Ranch has a deeply rich history in spirituality. It is our belief and indeed our most treasured policy that everyone is welcome here, as long as they are kind. Among the many acres of this protected land are several spiritual sites. This page is in dedication and service to the spirit of those sites, this land, and the many people of all different walks of life who come to High Hope for spiritual reflection and solace.
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"Hope’s home is at the innermost point in us, and in all things. It is a quality of aliveness. It does not come at the end, as the feeling that results from a happy outcome. Rather, it lies at the beginning, as a pulse of truth that sends us forth. When our innermost being is attuned to this pulse it will send us forth in hope, regardless of the physical circumstances of our lives. Hope fills us with the strength to stay present, to abide in the flow of the Mercy no matter what outer storms assail us. It is entered always and only through surrender; that is, through the willingness to let go of everything we are presently clinging to. And yet when we enter it, it enters us and fills us with its own life—a quiet strength beyond anything we have ever known."
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High Hope Ranch is a Living Lands Place! For those who are inspired and nourished by your time at High Hope, we invite you to support our regenerative land stewardship work by making a charitable donation to Living Lands Trust in support of the Ranch.
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Your donation will contribute directly to regenerative land stewardship practices that build soil, produce nourishing organic food, protect rare species such as the Golden-cheeked warbler and Brazos River yucca, and help assure that the buildings and infrastructure at High Hope can sustain future generations of regenerative land stewards and sanctuary sojourners.
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Living Lands was established in 2000 as a true 21st century land trust. It was created not just to save land but to provide the opportunity for people to care for land and human beings in cooperation with nature.
High Hope Ranch was transferred to Living Lands Trust in 2022 to be permanently held of regenerative stewardship and place of physical and spiritual nourishment.
Your charitable contribution will help ensure that High Hope Ranch remains a healthy and vital place for all who visit and dwell here for generations to come.
