Pie Ranch isn’t the first farm POST has protected, but we recently celebrated a different ‘first’ on the property. 1 of 2 Nancy Vail and Jered Lawson pose for a photograph at Pie Ranch in Pescadero, Calif. on Monday, April 18, 2016. Jered explains, “first, through youth and public education programming, we build the demand for healthy, just food. Pie Ranch hopes to expand this model throughout the community, notably by creating partnerships with local school districts. Pie Ranch & SV2: “[SV2’s] grant and these relationships have come at the perfect time for Pie Ranch to meet our need for increased organizational capacity,” says Jered Lawson, Pie Ranch Executive Director. Jered Lawson and Nancy Vail make up two thirds of the founding partnership that operates Pie Ranch—“a rural center for urban renewal.” With San Francisco-based colleague Karen Heisler, Lawson and Vail began establishing this working farm in 2002 as a place where city youth could learn about food. Nehalem River Ranch is a multi-species, pasture-based farm committed to the highest standards of animal welfare and land stewardship. Contacts Jered Lawson ; Contact Business. Jered explains that Pie Ranch is rooted in social change goals, to bring “fresh food closer to home for more of the community.” The logic model for their work is simple. Company Summary. What advice would you give to beginning farmers? Pie Ranch is an inspiring and whimsical place, planted in the shape of a pie. Jered Lawson and Nancy Vail make up two thirds of the founding partnership that operates Pie Ranch—“a rural center for urban renewal.” With San Francisco-based colleague Karen Heisler, Lawson and Vail began establishing this working farm in 2002 as a place where city youth could learn about food. Pie Ranch CLAIM THIS BUSINESS. In 2002, three founding partners — Nancy Vail, Jered Lawson, and Karen Heisler — purchased a 14-acre property on California’s San Mateo coast, 55 miles south of San Francisco along Highway 1. We are located just east of the three villages of Manzanita, Nehalem and Wheeler, nestled along the Nehalem River in the foothills of Oregon’s Coastal Range where the historic town of Foss once stood. Send Message. Your Email Address Subject: Message. Fittingly, host farmers Jered and Nancy grow many ingredients used in pie-making: heirloom wheat, brambles and fruits, as well as vegetables and a healthy bunch of farm animals. Liz connected us with Jered Lawson, the director of Pie Ranch, who gave Cassoulet a wonderful blurb and invited us to the farm for one of their monthly community dinners. The farm has retained some of the crew that worked the land previously. Since 2007, Pie Ranch has been providing Livestock Farm, General from Pescadero. Pie Ranch will have become the destination of choice for over 50,000 visitors per year that come away with life-changing experiences. With the help of Jered Lawson and Nancy Vail, co-founders of Pie Ranch, POST has completed our first affirmative agricultural easement on the farm.