ABOUT US

Kathryn Bedell, DVM is a self-employed livestock producer, agricultural consultant and grant writer. She moved on to Roan Creek Ranch in 1999 after leaving Veterinary Practice to raise her children. In 2004 she began selling grass-fed beef after realizing she wanted to feed her family healthy, clean food. She added sheep to the ranch in 2007, pork to the product line in 2009 and opened Roan Creek Ranch Grocery in 2014. In 2019 she sold the store to another local food producer.

Kathryn holds a bachelor’s degree in biology from Mount Holyoke College, a master’s degree in biology specializing in animal behavior from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a D.V.M. from the University of California, Davis. Kathryn has taught adaptive horseback riding, served on the energy advisory board in Garfield County, and has been an advocate for local food.

Her latest projects include advocating for a regional animal slaughter and fabrication facility, a public market and a local food distribution network.  She currently is a member of the Colorado Agriculture Commission, the Mesa County Agriculture Advisory Panel and is a board member of Waters Edge 365, an agricultural non-profit that works on food access, farmers training and land access issues and more.

Kathryn developed her brand for her ranch, created a meat label and developed a thriving business.  She now uses her skills to assist other agricultural operations to create brands and bring them to market.  She specializes in direct marketing and regional markets.