Living the Ranching Life in Lonetree

Dana and Annalisa Beck made the bold move to Wyoming 9 years ago, dreaming of a peaceful retirement. Instead, they found themselves embarking on an exciting new chapter by establishing Beck Ranch. Nestled within a valley of Wyoming, the ranch has become a cherished community hub. Here, Dana and Annalisa lovingly raise grass-fed cattle and sell their locally renowned beef. The ranch has become a beloved spot for locals to gather, share stories, and indulge in the delightful ice cream that has become a true community favorite.

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Authentic Wyoming
Beck Ranch

August 2024

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Hi, I'm Myra and I'm Tressa. We are fancy marketing people with Union, a Wyoming based telecommunications company. Yes, Wyoming really does exist. We proudly serve the Rocky Mountain region on this podcast. We will feature businesses, organizations, nonprofits, and influential people from Utah, Colorado, and Wyoming. Our mission is to highlight those who inspire their communities daily.
 
 We believe this makes us truly authentic because a journey of a thousand miles always begins with a single step.
 
 Ooh! Hey, Tressa! We're back. Oh, it's A3A day today. It is a day of podcasts. And you know what's really neat, though? Today we've had two guests. I mean, spoiler alert for this upcoming session we're about to have here. but, yeah, I think it's been really cool. We don't have to people often, and it looks like we have, it's just a day of tunes, and I love it.
 
 Oh, yeah. I know this is the day of voluntary laundry. Yeah. Right. Yeah. Here we go. I love it. It's awesome.
 
 Yeah. That's incredible. Yeah. I think it's awesome. I, I think it's really interesting. You know, like, when you think about, like, the sub areas and, the different places where, like, you think of you and, and you think of the Bridger Valley and then the subsets and the, the cool little small subsets that come from those areas.
 
 I think it's really neat and it's cool. Yeah.
 
 Yeah. Yeah. Represent all the way. Yeah. Yeah.
 
 I get it, I love it. I think it's it's kind of like here, in a way. There are like little, like smaller communities where you've got where I feel really rural. And then they feel role. And I'm looking at a house that's like 20 minutes outside of town, and my nanny is like, oh, you're living out in the country.
 
 And I'm like, oh gosh, you don't either. No, no, no, this is population. You know, like you don't know the country. Yeah. It was she has been many times. Oh yeah. And but for her she lives in town and so she's the city girl. This the city? Yeah, but it was just so cute. She was like, oh, yeah, you're out in the country. And I'm like, not really. This is enough. But for like, you were so cute and this was like, how she feels like going in town is 2.5 seconds. Yeah.
 
 You're like, you can walk to town to be. I mean, know. Yeah.
 
 We do it. Walks to work, I think, and I'd give it ten. Going down your hill. Are you going to go? No.
 
 In the bottom. That's what I'm saying. Yeah. You got to go. You got to get out of the dirt road down the hill and then park. Exactly. Yeah, because I'm like you walking back up that thing. I'd like to see you have what? I have the follow you. I'd like to, we'll have for the next episode. Trust the walks to work.
 
 And the drone just follows you all the way, watching you go up the hill. You have to use, like, an ass pick. You know?
 
 That's awesome. Well, I'm so excited. I know we gave away, that the family's from Lone Tree. We've got two. Guest. but today on the podcast, we have the owners of Beck Ranch and Alisa Beck and Dana Beck. Hey.
 
 Yeah. Thanks for joining.
 You didn't like that. Yeah. Oh. That's just on occasion. Yeah. So. Yeah. Can you talk a little bit about, like, obviously Beck Grants as a ranch, but, you guys are way more than that. Can you talk about some of the products and services and what the ranch produces? And, a little bit about that.
 
 That's cool. I'm disappointed. I had no idea that you guys existed until Trista told me about you. I know. Well, now I'm going to be in town in a couple weeks, and I'm putting it on my list of things that either Trista has to drive me, or I'm taking the union card to see, because I will be out.
 
 That's. Oh my gosh, that's incredible.
 
 So you're like. Yeah. It is, and I. Oh. Go ahead. You get. I was just going to say, you know, you're not. You're actually, like, the second person I've heard say that, but not because I know a lot of ranchers, because I don't. but it's really cool because the the pride that you take in running your ranch that way.
  

And I can hear that and see that. And, when I spoke with. I don't even remember who it is. That's the bad part. But they felt the same kind of pride, you know, and they were very proud of being in the true tradition of how they run their ranch. And I think that's super incredible. But I wanted to ask, how do you feel that that ranch has impacted the community, you know, Lone Tree and the surrounding areas?
 
 No. And I bet no one else does. Listen, I'm just kidding. There's going to be like a little cute group a wonderful group. I know I'm thinking I'm like all right. 
 
 Yeah. I like that point of view. Instead of being like, oh, why am I. You know, you are honest with yourself and, you know, hey, I want to do this. I love this lifestyle, but I can't do this a certain way because we don't have the people. We're doing it a little different. And I love your, your positive point of view about it.
 
 You know, instead of trying to go back to the what you think you should be doing, you know, I think it's I love it. I think that's great. I think it's awesome. And that it you are using your, your ranch and what you're doing and how you're growing and the business to move into a way that's outside of the box and progressiveness, in case somebody else is interested.
 
 And they're like, I've always wanted to do this, but I can't do it because I feellike, oh, I don't have the people or the resources. I think that's really neat.
 
 Oh, that's really cool. Yeah. You guys are innovative. I love you. I don't know if I've allowed to say that. Like I'm good. Yeah. I'm like, all right, well, now that I've relocated are at Big Ranch because I used to buy I used to buy a cow or I would split a beef or a cow or whatever the correct phrases, and then, yeah.
 
 So I would, I would split it. And that's how I always had. And I mean, I haven't bought any beef in a grocery store in years. And now that I've relocated, you know, I don't know how many. I'm sure. Well, there's a person, oh, gosh, Madison Bumgarner, who was the he was the pitcher for the Giants. He has a a Wagyu farm.
 
 So unless I want to go get Wagyu only I don't know about that, but, Yeah. So this is great. That's really it's really neat. And I think that the reason that I started buying my own, my own beef and, you know, splitting a cow is because one, the cost of beef is outrageous to the health of it.
 
 You know, I, I know what's going on and when you have something like that available to you to get more natural, you know, this is the way of the world right now. People are seeking that out. They want that. And so what you're doing, I think you're impacting locally, but you're also making a difference across, the nation that you can you can ship to and, you know, the program that's super innovative, you know, to recycle all I mean, you guys are doing all the things I think it's incredible.
 
 Yeah, yeah. You might, you might. We change the impact? Yeah.
 
 Absolutely. We think you're really cool. I do, I said I love you, so. I don't even say that. You know, we're just on our first day, you know? And I'm like, okay, I think you're great.
 
 Yeah. Well thanks again. We appreciate it. Yes. Yeah. Well, until next time. Stay Authentic.