This Is Our Family

We are a family of seven, “large” by today’s standards but small by the ideas of yesteryear. Each of us brings different talents and ideas to the ranch, and we all play a part in making it work.

Jeff works off the ranch as a hydropower mechanic worker-in-charge. He spends his days fixing things at work and then comes home to build, repair, and improve things here. He’s especially good at finding ways to make our systems run better.

Gretchen usually sets the pace and steers the work. She runs the farm and homeschools the kids while encouraging them to think for themselves and pursue their own ideas.

Our kids help with all kinds of ranch work, from raising doodle puppies and gathering eggs to helping care for animals and supporting daily chores around the farm.

What we believe

Obviously we believe raw milk is important, or we wouldn't be here. We also believe "whole" foods are important for good health. We believe in hard work and using the gifts (the land and animals God gave us) and the talents that were bestowed upon us to benefit others. We chose to develop Renegade Ridge Creamery under the umbrella of Renegade Ministries because we didn't want to name it Pedersen Enterprises or Renegade Ventures. Since we are providing the healthiest milk possible to our community and see much of what we do on the farm as our ministry to others, we are calling it a Ministry. Period.

We believe in "nature" (not as a god) and nature's God (God Almighty) that nature will do as God directed. Cows will have babies, give milk and the trees will grow leaves in spring that will shed in the fall.

Renegade Ridge Creamery is named as such to remind us that we are "renegades" in a sense. Called to be and do something different. We are called to look different and be different. Instructed to stand out, not fit in.

Be a renegade and join us for the healthiest, best tasting milk you've ever had!