Located in beautiful secluded northern New Mexico on an 989 acre ranch. We are a group of family and friends trying to build a diverse, self sufficient, biodynamic farm and community.

"The Ranch" is host to many different sights, this includes beautiful forests of Juniper, Pinon, Pondarosa Pine, and Gamble oaks. Open fields of native grasses and sage. Impressive bad lands. Rocky ridges. As well as ponds, Arroyos and other interesting landscapes. The view around the ranch is of the near by Continental Divide, Various mountain ranges and big blue skies.

Among many of the ridges are the Gallina Indian ruins which consist of Collapsed pit houses, Tons of pottery, arrowheads and ancient gardens. We leave all pottery, rocks and artifacts on the ground where we find them and insist that all guest do the same so that these ruins can be seen by future generations.

The ranch is also host to many different types of Wildlife including Deer, Elk, Cougars, Bears, Coyotes, Foxes, Bob Cats, Snakes, Lizards, Hawks (Gavilan!), Eagles and so much more. We believe in living harmoniously with the wild life on our ranch and we (Us and the animals) seem to have mutual respect for each others space and we hope to keep it this way.

The Farm is located near the highway (595) on the east side of the ranch. The farm is made up of a few old trailers and buses for accommodations, A big communal building that was previously a restaurant, Barns, Out buildings, Two fenced gardens, as well as the old Gavilan Trading Post and other 1920's homesteader ruins. We hope to sell garden produce, milk, cheese and many other farm goods in the future

We also have a small campground area with Pavilion and an impressive fire pit, we sometimes rent the campground out for events and when funds allow we have parties down there as well. If you are interested in renting the campground for your next event please contact us.

Currently the ranch is home to about six full time human residents, a large herd of Cashmere and Dairy goats, Arabian horses, Jersey cows, Ducks, Chickens, Turkeys, Dogs, and Cats. On top of this we usually have around two to three Volunteers through WWOOF (World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms) and a few ranch guests and friends staying.

We grow an all natural garden each year and we try preserve our produce to last us until the next harvest. About 90% of our meat is now coming from our Goats, Cattle and Wild Game. We will be trying to establish a fruit tree Orchard in spring 2010 and hopefully planting some other useful trees around ponds and houses.

We are trying to incorporate permaculture ideals into our land and lifestyles. We plan to set up solar & wind energy systems to supplement some of our electricity usage, and we are developing better water usage practices for our desert climate. Most of our house heat is supplied by dead wood harvested from the ranch and we are hoping to find more efficient ways to get more heat from less wood use, and we are working at building passive solar structures on the trailers among other things.

We are restoring an on site historical adobe trading post, that we are planning to re-open as a summer store and art studio to help supplement some of our money needs. This is going to be a costly project so we are hoping to have some funds to begin before the building caves in.

Other plans in the works include a professional Bakery and Dairy for additional income and as an outlet for the food artists on the ranch. Chris, Diane and Jacob Shattuck all have a talent for baking and Danielle Shattuck has a passion for making artisan goat cheese. We are also hopeful to be able to share our goods with the community and support local industry.

Many of our residents have special skills in arts. Ron and Diane Shattuck have been long time artists in various medias. Jacob Shattuck makes complex celtic designs in glass Media. You can see some of his work in the "Glass Gallery"
Danielle Shattuck uses Cashmere from her own goats to create beautiful handwoven garments. You can see her products in the "Weaving Gallery"
Chris Shattuck creates leather goods, Computer art and art computers.

We also offer a variety of other service including Horse Training, Educational workshops/lessons, Website services, and more.

Contact Information
Gavilan Trading Post
1865 Hwy 595
Lindrith, NM 87029
(575) 774-0084
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