Rancher to Rancher - Ted Chamberlin Ranch

Welcome to Rancher-to-Rancher Central Coast!

The Central Coast Soil Hub invites you to join the Rancher-to-Rancher team at the Ted Chamberlin Ranch to connect with fellow ranchers and land managers, discuss challenges and opportunities of ranching, and engage in soil health demonstrations. We'll ask a panel of fellow ranchers the question: did using Allan Savory’s holistic planned grazing make big changes in the health and productivity of their ranchers?

Join the gathering to learn how others are applying the principles of holistic planned grazing and to see firsthand what kind of results are provided by these principles. There will be a panel discussion featuring lessons learned by Russell Chamberlin (Ted Chamberlin Ranch), Michael Dennis (Carrizo Ranch), Grant Johnson (Grant Johnson Ag), Pam Doiron (Spanish Ranch), Jack Varian (V6 Ranch), and Stefan Selbert (Las Cumbres Ranch).

There will be a pasture walk, and discussion of topics such as how holistic planned grazing impacts oak seedling recruitment, deciding when to rotate cattle to the next pasture, soil improvement, weed reduction, and squirrel population reduction.

YOU MUST BRING YOUR OWN LUNCH AND A LAWN CHAIR. We will plan to eat together while out in the field, and there are no dining options near the ranch. Coffee, snacks, and water will be provided - please bring a resusable water bottle.

Plan to arrive promptly - we will be in the field for most of the day, and since there is little to no cell service on the ranch you may not be able to find us once we leave the ranch headquarters! We recommend arriving at 8:30 so you can be sure not to miss us.

We plan to be outside as much as possible, so plan accordingly and please bring a camp chair / folding chair. We welcome participants from San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, and neighboring counties.

This event is FREE, but an RSVP is required.

About the Organizers

The Coastal San Luis Resource Conservation District serves ranchers, farmers, and other land managers in the southern coastal portion of San Luis Obispo County, with a mission to protect and enhance natural resources through education, restoration, conservation, and collaboration with local stakeholders.

Together with our partners at the Upper Salinas-Las Tablas RCD (serving inland/northern SLO County), the Cachuma RCD (serving Santa Barbara County), and the Ventura County RCD we form the Central Coast Soil Hub. This regional partnership is dedicated to supporting the management and stewardship goals of Central Coast ranchers and farmers by providing financial assistance and technical guidance.

Rancher-to-Rancher is a project of the Soil Carbon Coalition. The R2R team helps land managers, citizens, and communities combine social, economic, and technical assets toward what they need and want on working landscapes, and toward a shared intelligence on the immense power and potential of the circle of life. The team has considerable exposure to Allan Savory's holistic management framework, as well as the various flavors of regenerative agriculture and grazing management. They are not consultants or advocates for branded systems or branded ``"best management practices,'' but are advocates and practitioners of self-education and participatory learning based on observation and evidence, as well as understanding basic ecosystem functions.