Chef Thomas preparing a whole lamb on the traditional iron cross over an open fire, in front of a wall of desert stone.

Chef Thomas preparing a full lamb on the traditional iron cross.

Whole animal experiences · Southern California

Animal Intelligence

Live animal harvest. Nose to tail butchery. Communal dining. Where food, people, and process create culture.

Participate

cow. lamb. pig. goat. chicken.Any animal, shared with intention.

Ojai · Malibu · Los Angeles · Joshua Tree · and beyond

In partnership with our friends:

Boekhouse Weiser Family Farms
02 — Experiences

What can we create together?

Every experience is co-created—designed with our collaborators and participants in mind, for a true moment in time. No two are the same.

Here are some of the experiences we've hosted so far. Read them as starting points, not a menu.

  1. NO. 01Hosted

    Animal Share

    Go in on an animal that we source. Everyone takes home meat, along with recipes and ideas from our chef friends on how to cook all of its unique parts.

  2. NO. 02Hosted

    Long Table Farm Dinner

    A communal dinner built around a whole animal cooked over fire. Long tables, Southern California's most unique and seasonal produce, storytelling, live music.

    20 to 100+ guests
  3. NO. 03Hosted

    Butchering Workshop

    Hands-on butchery and cooking. Break down a side of beef, debone a lamb, or cook a whole animal over open fire. Small groups, guided instruction. Meat and vegetable forward.

  4. NO. 04Hosted

    Private Experience

    Tailored to an existing event where a deeper element of connection and exploration is desired.

  5. NO. 05Hosted

    Animal Harvest Experience

    Participation. Discussion. Transformation.

    Standing close to the moment where life becomes sustenance changes how people see themselves and each other.

  6. NO. 06New

    Create Something New

    We have the opportunity to generate new energy and new life when we harvest and nourish ourselves. We can ask ourselves, collectively: what is the experience we want to share together? Then we make that happen.

    Start the conversation

03 — Our Ethos

Knowledge about your food is good. Participation in the process is better.

We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to move closer to their food. To see where it comes from. To understand the land and the life behind it. To participate in the moment where nourishment begins.

Food autonomy—and sourcing the very best ingredients—is more achievable than most imagine. What it requires is a willingness to take part.

This is also an opportunity for reflection. The death of an animal is potent. It carries the power to remind us that life and death are bound together, that one gives rise to the other.

Through this work, you not only feed yourself, your family, and your friends—you can feed your spirit.

Life begets death.Death sustains life.
04 — Our Framework

How we approach every experience

  1. 01

    Create a space for questions

  2. 02

    Explore food as a universal creative medium

  3. 03

    Practice connection, conscientiousness, and community

    The three principles ↓
  4. 04

    Create something new

Always practiced

Three principles

  1. I.

    Connection

    To story, to land, to animal.

    This is the starting point: recognizing the oneness between you and the food you will consume. Start by finding the pull that comes from within. What draws you, what moves you, what energizes you.

  2. II.

    Conscientious­ness

    We get to choose the values and experiences that shape our lives. Choosing to enter the story of your food is an empowering act.

    Our free will is our artistic and creative choice. It says: this is a bit of who I am, this is what I care about. When we exercise it in alignment with where we feel connected, we generate energy and life in the world.

  3. III.

    Community

    The people with whom we share experiences give life meaning. Every person who eats from this animal holds a place in that circle.

    The power of a community of people who choose to care, who choose to connect deeply, who choose to be together, is endless. The creativity that flows from that shared energy can create more than one person could ever dream possible.

    And it can all start with sharing a meal.

05 — Our Process

Process

  1. 1

    Know the people

    We start with the group: who you are, what you value, how you want to experience it.

  2. 2

    Find the animal

    Raised with care, chosen with intention. The right one, for the right story.

  3. 3

    Witness. Participate.

    Harvest. Aging. Butchery. You can watch. You can participate. You'll feel the moment where life becomes sustenance.

  4. 4

    Carry it forward

    The animal is broken down, packaged, labeled. Shared meals hold memory. Stories linger. Legends take shape.

Shared meals hold memory.Stories linger.Legends take shape.

06 — Moments · Select an image for the full view and caption

Moments we love

07 — Get Involved

Be part of the movement.

Pull up a seat at the fire.

  • AJoin the waitlist for the next share or dinner.
  • BBook a private experience for your group.
  • CAttend a workshop.
  • DStay connected for stories, events, and collaborations.
Ticket — Cowshare No. 0000

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Tell us who you are and what you're drawn to. We'll reach out when the next fire is lit.