Debra and Kyle of Little Cow Mountain have been raising cattle for more than 25 years. Debra was raised on an organic farm and has lived a farming and ranching lifestyle her entire life. Her husband, Kyle, joined her in this ranching life and has learned every aspect of raising cattle and horses along with their current regenerative operation.

Several years ago, they chose to reduce their cattle operation and focus on a smaller, more intimate operation in Idaho.

Photos by Marilyn Isaac Photography

Fairweather Fish Co. is a husband and wife owned and operated fishing team. We spend half our year harvesting seafood on the waters of Southeast Alaska, and the other half distributing our catch to families and restaurants in the Treasure Valley. We offer our community a direct connection to the ocean and its resources: our customers get the opportunity to know who harvested their fish, plus how, when, and where it was harvested from!

Photos courtesy of Fairweather Fish Co.

The seeds for McIntyre Pastures were planted in 1909, when the McIntyre family first started working the land in Caldwell, Idaho. Today, the more than 1,000-acre plot is still a family business run by third-. fourth-, and fifth-generation farmers: Loren McIntyre; his sons, Ben and Brad; and their wives and kids.

The McIntyres raise chickens and ducks (for both meat and eggs), turkeys, pigs, and cattle, rotating them through their pastures to promote healthy soil and animals. They also practice no-till farming and grow their own animal feed. As Ben’s wife, Maria, puts it, when it comes to their hogs they’re “letting pigs be pigs.”

Story by Lex Nelson