Pie Ranch’s Values in Practice

We ground ourselves in the guiding principle of healing our relationships with ourselves, each other, and the Earth; we actualize this through our work with youth and the public; and by fostering a corridor of land stewards, farmers, and ranchers from all walks of life that feed and engage with the communities in our region.

We create and maintain a caring culture in which every staff person, board member, volunteer, and program participant’s background is honored and valued.

In our ongoing journey of living into our guiding principle of healing and building a beloved organization, we have a leadership team that uses participatory decision making with input from staff as well as guidance from our Board and Circle of Advisors.

Pie Ranch acknowledges that no one person, institution or organization has all the answers in this work and that there is a need for collective wisdom from our staff, board, community members, youth that partake in programming, elder advisors, and consultants.

We are committed to practices, community initiatives, and traditional food ways, which enhance access to nourishing food, land, and water, for all beings. We are work to support the planet and all forms of life, by weaving together traditional ecological knowledge, scientific innovation, and regenerative agriculture. This path is exemplified by our youth programs (that serve over 1000 school-age children a year in farm to fork education), our restoration work in the burn scar areas of Coastal San Mateo (250,000 native plants in the ground since the 2020 CZU fire), a farmstand open to the public (serving over 47,000 a year with fresh, organic produce), a vibrant community program (serving 3000+ locals in farm and food workshops, artisan events and barn dances) as well as our Regenerator Program at Cascade Ranch, which actively seeks to support aspiring farmers who model climate-friendly farming and ranching practices. All of these pathways support our guiding principle of healing our relationships with ourselves, each other, and the Earth.