Our Story
A family and God-oriented ranch on Virginia's Eastern Shore.
We are a family and God-oriented business. Our journey has taken us many places, but life in the city or suburbia never provided us fulfillment; something was lacking. We moved to the Eastern Shore to give our children a closer experience with God's creation and to be more involved in the food we eat.
God blessed us with bounty, and it is our responsibility to steward it appropriately. We believe that when God gave us dominion over the creatures of the earth, He provided a design. We strive to follow that design in the way we raise our livestock and food. He designed cattle with four stomachs so they could efficiently convert forage into both meat for us and fertilizer for the ground. Chickens were meant to roam and pigs were meant to root. Our animals live as God designed and live happily on our ranch. We honor the sacrifice they make to provide us sustenance.
We strive to provide our friends, family, and neighbors with nutrient-dense, humanely raised meat and eggs. It is our hope that our ranch can be a place to reconnect our community with God's creation, where people feel welcome to join us in our journey, enjoy the outdoors, and study God's design.
James & Danielle Hansen
Why “Salt + Arrow”?
Salt
“You are the salt of the earth. But if the salt loses its saltiness, how can it be made salty again? … You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden. … In the same way, let your light shine before others, that they may see your good deeds and glorify your Father in heaven.”
Matthew 5:13–16
Arrows
“Children are a heritage from the Lord, offspring a reward from him. Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are children born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them.”
Psalm 127:3–5
James is a proud U.S. Navy veteran. Thank you for supporting a veteran-owned family ranch.