Welcome to our ranch
Our Story
Open Road Ranch was established in 2024 by Julie Schroeder. Julie and her partner Tony Wagner live in beautiful Greenbush, Wisconsin. They raise sheep, pigs and laying hens on five acres of rented family land with the company of their two trusted dogs, Eloise and Alabama. We believe good lives equals good meat. We find it a privilege to provide wholesome meat and goods to our community. We hope to continue to grow our farm and are so glad you’re here.
Our Products
Pasture Raised Pork & Lamb Meat
Our lambs are 100% grass fed once on our farm. Our current hogs are fed organic, GM0-free hog feed. Our current inventory of pork is from hogs that were fed organic corn and soy free feed consisting of peas and barley.
Our sheep are a mixture of Southdown and Jacobs breeds. We have loved having and learning about several hog breeds here including crosses of Duroc, Yorkshire, Berkshire, and Red Wattle.
We are always learning as we go. We value finding the most wholesome and true way to raise our animals and feed our customers, and this sometimes changes as we learn and grow. We will always be transparent about our practices and how our animals were raised.
Farmer’s Goods
We make our line of lard goods with lard from our pastured hogs, always, and each product is made by hand.
Lard is fat rendered from hogs. Lard from pasture-raised hogs is particularly high in Vitamin D, along with vitamins A, E, and K. It is also abundant in minerals and antioxidants, and is believed to be anti-inflammatory and antibacterial. It is incredibly nourishing and moisturizing, high in oleic and linoleic fatty acids. It has been used for centuries in skin care.
We are excited to be carrying on this nourishing tradition.
“You had me at lard. Just tried the shampoo bar this weekend I picked up from the farmers market. It’s exactly what I was looking for. Most bars leave your hair too oily but this was perfectly balanced between clean and conditioned, and it calmed my scalp. Can’t wait to try your other products.”
— Kay D., Customer