Regenerative Ranching, Rendered Down: 

“Regenerative” is a term that gets thrown around a lot. In fact, it’s become more of a marketing term than a tangible principle. In this article we wanted to give you some concrete practices, share our thoughts on what regenerative means to us, how it affects the end product, and the ranches we work with that implement those practices.

What Regenerative Ranching Actually Means

Regenerative ranching is a set of practical decisions, careful management, and long term planning. It’s How animals move across pasture, how long the grass gets to rest, how streams are protected, how soil stays covered, and how wildlife habitat is considered.

Regenerative practices require more work, careful planning, and a willingness to adapt, all for one aim… to leave the land better than it was found, and prioritize the health of the animals on that land.

The Practice: Better Grazing, Longer Rest

One concrete regenerative practice is managed, or rotational grazing.

Instead of turning out animals on to one large piece of ground for the season, ranchers break up that large piece of ground into several smaller pastures. Grazing animals for a few days to a few weeks, then moving them.

This system encourages animals eat all the forage equally, instead of repeatedly eating their favorite plants, killing them. It also makes the animals trample dead or unpalatable plants, feeding the soil with carbon, and depositing manure. 

Then the most important part of the system… rest. After grazing this pasture, the animals are moved off, and won’t be back on for another year or even more. This system mimics the natural grazing patterns of the buffalo who once roamed these same areas.

That rest period is vital because it’s where much of the rebuilding happens. Roots deepen. Grass regrows covering the soil, and the soil microbiome comes alive with microscopic organisms, all of which feed the soil, and then the plants.

It starts a positive feedback loop that makes land more productive, and healthier over time. 

Intentionally Sourced Tallow From Old Salt Co-Op

The tallow we use is not an interchangeable ingredient to us. It is the foundation of what we make, so it has to come from a source we trust.

That is why we’ve partnered with Old Salt Co-Op, a group of regenerative Montana ranches including Mannix Family Ranch and J Bar L Ranch. Their grass-fed and grass-finished suet tallow comes from animals raised within ranching systems built around land stewardship, and healthy animals.

We created this supply chain intentionally because we want our products to support Montana ranching families regenerating the rangelands their cattle graze. Healthier land supports healthier animals—and that carries through to the quality of the tallow itself.

For your skin, that means a rich, nourishing balm made with tallow that is naturally compatible with the skin’s own oils. It delivers deep moisture, lasting protection, and nourishment with simple ingredients your skin can recognize.

For us, it means making skincare that reflects what we believe in: traceability, trust, quality, and respect for the people, animals, and land behind every jar.

Our products are more than balm. They are the result of Montana ranch families, years of stewardship, and a system that values the whole animal.

Healthy Land, Healthy Communities, Healthy People

That’s our whole mission, whether it’s our own sheep and lamb operation, or partnering with old salt for our tallow skincare, our goal is to support healthy land, reinvest into local communities, and create products that support healthy people.