🐑 🐑 Based in the coastal foothills of Santa Barbara County and founded by Jenya Schneider and Jack Anderson, @CuyamaLamb showcases an innovative model of localized agriculture by providing their region with prescribed grazing services to assist with fire mitigation, integrated crop management, and ecological restoration. The threads of these services weave a fabric of resilience for their community. In 2016, Jenya and Jack joined forces to craft this vision after both experiencing a sense of disconnect from the land in their suburban upbringings. They sought to be in a relationship with the natural systems that supported their lives while playing an active role in stewarding and restoring native ecosystems. This article digs into their operations at Cuyama Lamb, the inspiration behind it, and their fateful convergence with a community of Zapotec artisans in the Mexican village of Teotitlán del Valle, where they met a woman named Juana Gutierrez Contreras, her brother Porfirio, and her family (who are award-winning masters of traditional Zapotec natural dyeing and weaving). 🌞 This journal story is from RE:GENERATE Volume 2, which is only available to KTG supporters at this time. To become a supporter and join the regeneration movement, visit us via the link in our bio. 🔎🌿 Photo credit: Soraya Matos, Joe Coca; courtesy Cuyama Lamb.