And so a literal farm to table tour begins: That big fella is “Custom,” a 20-year old Highland bull and the official greeter here at Longmeadow Ranch’s home ranch high up on the eastern flank of the Mayacamas mountains. The ranch is 650 acres of meadows that, depending on the time of year, serve as grazing land for LMR’s 350 head of cattle.
Highland are magnificent beasts. These guys are grass-fed, all-natural and, we hope, delicious. They are on the menu at LMR’s St. Helena restaurant, Farmstead, where we’ll be having dinner. The restaurant is the culmination of LMR’s “full circle” farm to table tour,