From Supply Chain Crisis to God's Design: Our Journey into Regenerative Agriculture in Texas

The Wake-Up Call: When Supply Chains Revealed Our Food System's Fragility

In 2020, as the world was turned upside down by lockdowns, our lives—and our perspective on food—took a dramatic shift. I'm Troy Patterson, and along with my wife, Carrie, we've been Texas natives and city dwellers our entire lives. But when the pandemic exposed the fragility of our food supply chains, everything changed.

You see, I've spent my career implementing supply chain systems for Fortune 100 companies, consulting with mid-market businesses, and designing supply chains and logistics solutions. I've seen firsthand how complex our modern food distribution systems are—and how quickly they can break down. When 2020's supply chain disruptions hit, I knew immediately that our food system was more vulnerable than most people realized.

While others panicked about empty grocery shelves, Carrie and I saw something deeper: we had surrendered control of one of life's most basic needs—knowing where our food comes from and how it's produced. That realization, combined with increasingly heavy-handed government responses, made us question everything about how we were living.

Rediscovering the Inner Cowboy: Faith, Family, and the Call to the Land

There's something in my blood that always knew this moment would come. My grandfather always had horses, and despite decades in corporate supply chain management, there's been an inner cowboy waiting for the right time to emerge. I believe God plants these desires in our hearts for a reason, even when we can't see the full picture yet.

Like many families during the pandemic, we found ourselves with more time at home. For Carrie, that meant diving into sourdough bread baking. They say sourdough is the gateway drug to chickens and homesteading, and they're absolutely right. As we shared fresh, homemade bread with neighbors and friends, we realized how deeply fulfilling it was to be connected to our food's creation process.

But as someone who's always thought big in business, I couldn't help but envision something larger. What if we could not only grow our own food but implement regenerative agriculture practices that actually heal the land while producing grass fed Texas beef and pastured poultry? What if we could follow God's original design for stewarding creation? What if we could scale even bigger? What if we could help others do it and market it at scale? There are over 20 million people that live in the "Texas Triangle" from Dallas-Fort Worth down to San Antonio, over to Houston and back up to Dallas-Fort Worth. We can't feed them all, but we can try to feed a lot of them.

Discovering God's Blueprint: The Science Behind Regenerative Farming

Our journey into regenerative farming began with a simple question: "How did God intend for us to produce food?" The more we researched, the more we discovered that conventional agriculture had moved far from the Creator's original design. Industrial farming depletes soil, requires harmful chemicals, and produces food that lacks the nutrition our bodies need.

Through documentaries like Peter Byck's Carbon Cowboys, Roots So Deep, Biggest Little Farm and Kiss The Ground, we were introduced to pioneers like Will Harris at White Oak Pastures. Will's transformation from conventional farming to regenerative agriculture showed us what's possible when we align our practices with God's design for healing the land.

We immersed ourselves in the work of regenerative agriculture leaders like:

• Joel Salatin at Polyface Farms, whose holistic approach demonstrates God's intricate design in natural systems

• Greg Judy at Green Pastures Farm, showing how low-input, high-profit regenerative farming can restore degraded land

• Allan Savory, whose holistic management principles reveal how properly managed livestock can reverse desertification

• Gabe Brown, whose "Dirt to Soil" principles show how regenerative agriculture builds soil health through diversity

These weren't just farming methods—they were examples of stewarding creation the way God intended, where every element works together in perfect harmony.

Our Vision: Education, Marketplace, and Healing Texas Land

Texas Grass Fed Farms exists to expand regenerative agriculture across Texas by connecting conscious consumers with verified regenerative ranchers while providing the education needed to grow this movement.

Our Two-Fold Mission

Educational Platform
We're building Texas's most comprehensive resource for regenerative agriculture education. By teaching others, we deepen our own understanding of the practices that heal land and produce nutrient-dense food.

Marketplace for Regenerative Products
We partner with Texas regenerative farmers and ranchers who share our commitment to land stewardship and animal welfare, solving their biggest challenge: marketing and distribution at scale.

Measuring Our Impact

Our success isn't measured solely in revenue - it's measured in Texas acres transitioning to regenerative management. Every customer who chooses grass-fed beef from our partner ranchers votes for soil health, carbon sequestration, and proper land stewardship. Every rancher who joins our network represents additional Texas rangeland healing through rotational grazing.

We're building a business model where growth directly correlates to environmental restoration. As we expand our customer base across Texas and beyond, we create market demand that supports more Texas ranchers in adopting regenerative practices that restore degraded grasslands, improve water infiltration, and sequester atmospheric carbon in soil.

This is biblical stewardship in action: caring for creation while nourishing families with nutrient-dense food raised according to God's design.

Why Regenerative Agriculture Matters in Texas

Texas has unique opportunities and challenges for regenerative farming. Our diverse climate zones, from East Texas forests to West Texas rangelands, require tailored approaches to regenerative agriculture. We're particularly focused on:

• Drought resilience through improved soil water retention

• Heat stress management for grass fed cattle in Texas summers

• Native Texas grasses that support both livestock and wildlife

• Carbon sequestration potential in Texas soils

• Economic opportunities for grass fed Texas beef markets

The Faith Component: Stewarding God's Creation

At the heart of our regenerative agriculture journey is a deep conviction that God designed creation to work in harmony. Industrial agriculture often fights against natural systems, requiring chemical inputs and creating environmental problems and health problems. Regenerative farming, by contrast, works with God's design, creating abundance while healing the land.

We believe every acre restored through regenerative agriculture is an act of worship—returning creation to the way God intended it to function. When we see soil health improve, biodiversity increase, and animals thrive on pasture, we're witnessing God's design in action.

But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you; or the bushes of the earth, and they will teach you; and the fish of the sea will declare to you. Who among all these does not know that the hand of the Lord has done this? In his hand is the life of every living thing and the breath of all mankind." Job 12:7-10

Join Our Journey: From Learning to Doing

Whether you're a experienced rancher looking to transition to regenerative agriculture, a consumer wanting to understand grass fed Texas beef, or someone like us who's planning for a future in regenerative farming, we invite you to join our journey.

We'll be sharing everything we learn about:

• Regenerative agriculture principles and implementation

• Grass fed beef production from pasture to plate

• Soil health improvement through proper grazing management

• Financial planning for regenerative farming transitions

Our vision extends beyond just our website. We want to help transform Texas agriculture, one ranch at a time, by sharing the knowledge and inspiration needed to implement regenerative farming practices that honor God's design and heal the land.

This is just the beginning. Together, we can create a regenerative agriculture movement in Texas that produces the healthiest food, restores the land, and builds thriving rural communities—all while following God's perfect blueprint for stewarding creation.

Thank you for joining us on this journey from supply chain crisis to regenerative abundance. The best is yet to come.

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