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We're the Sanders family - Dan, Tami and our three growing kids! Dan and I both grew up on ranches near Big Timber, Montana. We got married and spent the next 18 years traveling the USA and the world as a military family. I stayed home with the kids, Dan protected our nation flying F-16's. We saw a lot of different farming and ranching practices during that time, from rice farming in Korea, to cabbage fields in Arizona and corn/soybean farms in South Dakota. We knew when he "retired" from his first career that we wanted to come back to Montana to raise sheep and cattle.

So why Flying 7? Dan flew F-16's for 19 of his 21 years in the Air Force/Air National Guard. It's a big part of what has shaped us on our journey. Seven represents the 7 most important things we value: God, Family, Country; in that order. That's what shapes our decisions and drives us to bring the highest quality meats to your table.

1 GOD - We are so grateful for the creation God has provided that feeds our family and yours. But we know we are also just short-term caretakers of this land and need to preserve its resources to feed and house generations to come. We look at nature's way of doing things and try to emulate it on our operation.

Family of 5 - Representing our young family, the five of us are what make it all happen at the Flying 7 Ranch. We appreciate the opportunity to raise our family in the demanding but rewarding ranch lifestyle. We also both come from large families, many of whom are in the area, that we love dearly and are a big part of our lives and support our journey.

1 Nation, Under God - We are so blessed to live in this great country. While Dan has completed his time in the military, we also know this country will only continue to prosper if we are active, caring citizens that continue to give back. We strive to be productive members of our community. If we all do a little, we will do a lot together.

So there it is; a busy Family of 5, honoring and serving God while living in this great Country we call America - it all adds up to the Flying 7 Ranch - working to make the world and your dinner plate a little bit better.

The Flying 7 Ranch raises grass-fed and grass-finished lamb and beef.

We believe the food we put in our body everyday has a big impact on our health. That's what drives our decisions here at the Flying 7 Ranch. We start from the ground up, believing a healthy and vibrant soil feeds healthy plants, which provides optimum nutrition for our livestock, to ultimately provide our family and yours with a delicious and nutritious product.

We are passionate about regenerative agriculture and reconnecting our customers with the foods they consume. Follow along on our journey and feed your family the same high-quality meats we feed ours. Good for the environment, good for the animals, good for your body. From the lush grasslands of Montana, we raise meats that our family loves, and believe yours will too. Clean, nutritious, and delicious; that's what we strive to produce every day.

How we handle animals treated with antibiotics: First and foremost we are caretakers of the land and animals. When animals require antibiotics to treat illness, we want them to get better and we'll treat them with antibiotic if that is what they need. Animals treated with antibiotic are removed from our grass fed program, and if sold, will be done through other means and will not be part of our meat offerings.

What certifications do we hold? Currently we are certified by the Grown in Montana program, which promotes goods produced in Montana. When you buy from us it's a guarantee that you know exactly where that meat came from and how it was produced. We're also certified by the Homegrown by Heroes program, which recognizes veterans who served our nation in the armed forces, now serving our nation through the food they produce.