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HOLDING RANCH offers beef that is wholly raised on grass, never receiving any supplements, antibiotics, corn or other feeds that are unnatural to ruminant animals. We raise our beef on the hills of Lafayette, CA using rotational grazing practices designed to optimize the health of the native grasslands using natural methods. We handle our animals humanely, using techniques developed by leading animal behavior experts.

The beef is processed and inspected by the USDA at a small, family-owned plant. It is dry-aged for approximately 30 days, then cut, wrapped and frozen. Holding Ranch uses its portable freezer facility to transport the beef directly to farmers markets in Walnut Creek, Moraga, Orinda, and Pleasanton. Customers consistently comment that Holding Ranch beef has excellent flavor and is very lean. They are pleased that the beef is healthier than what they can get at the grocery store, and they appreciate being able to speak with founders Hunter and Anne Holding directly about how the beef is raised locally.




The cattle share the Ranch with horses, sheep, goats and the other animals owned by Deer Hill Ranch, a non-profit organization that conducts animal interaction and team building programs. Many of these animals have been rescued and rehabilitated, and now work in therapeutic capacities with children and seniors.

We sell at the Walnut Creek Farmers' Market (www.cccfm.org) Sunday mornings, the Moraga Farmers' Market on Sunday mornings year round (www.cafarmersmkts.com), the Orinda Farmers' Market (May-Nov) Saturday morning (www.cccfm.com) and Pleasanton Farmers' Market Saturday morning Year-Round (www.pcfma.org).

For more information or to place an order, please contact us at office@holdingranch.com or call us at the number below.


Holding Ranch, 3232 Deer Hill Road, Lafayette CA 94549-3202
Phone (925) 997-1072 | Fax (925) 283-1184 | Email office@holdingranch.com
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