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Stemple Creek Ranch

Family cattle and sheep ranch near Tomales, California, using home and seasonal pastures alongside cooperator herds.

Location: Loren and Lisa Poncia operate the family ranch near Tomales in Marin County, California.
Practices: Cattle graze pasture and receive supplemental hay, with no grain or soy under the ranch’s published programme.
Sourcing: Cattle sourcing includes cooperator herds in Northern California and Oregon. The home ranch is not the origin of every animal.
Certifications: CCOF’s directory lists certified organic crops and livestock. The ranch’s FAQ explains that some harvest and cut-and-wrap facilities are not organic-certified, so farm certification does not make every finished product organic.
Certifications: Audubon’s 2024 report lists Stemple Creek among bird-friendly certified ranches. The ranch’s own certification claim specifies its Tomales Home Ranch, rather than every leased pasture or cooperator.
Sourcing: Force of Nature featured Stemple Creek in November 2023. That dated feature does not establish current supply or the ranch behind a particular Force of Nature package.

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Pasture and cooperator herds

Cattle graze pasture and receive supplemental hay, with no grain or soy under the ranch’s published programme. Cattle sourcing includes cooperator herds in Northern California and Oregon. The home ranch is not the origin of every animal.

Individual cooperator, current certificate scope and retail-package custody are not established by these sources.

Stemple Creek ranch story

Stemple Creek published cattle and sheep forage programme

Checked 2026-10-19

Organic farm and processing scope

CCOF’s directory lists certified organic crops and livestock. The ranch’s FAQ explains that some harvest and cut-and-wrap facilities are not organic-certified, so farm certification does not make every finished product organic.

Individual cooperator, current certificate scope and retail-package custody are not established by these sources.

Stemple Creek frequently asked questions

CCOF Stemple Creek Ranch directory profile, certified crop and livestock scopes

Stemple Creek frequently asked questions

Checked 2026-10-19

Bird-friendly land recognition

Audubon’s 2024 report lists Stemple Creek among bird-friendly certified ranches. The ranch’s own certification claim specifies its Tomales Home Ranch, rather than every leased pasture or cooperator.

Individual cooperator, current certificate scope and retail-package custody are not established by these sources.

Audubon Conservation Ranching 2024 Impact Report, PDF page 8

Stemple Creek Home Ranch awards and certifications

Checked 2026-10-19

Dated Force of Nature feature

Force of Nature featured Stemple Creek in November 2023. That dated feature does not establish current supply or the ranch behind a particular Force of Nature package.

Individual cooperator, current certificate scope and retail-package custody are not established by these sources.

Force of Nature Stemple Creek ranch highlight, November 16, 2023

Checked 2026-10-19

Researched October 19, 2026

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