Our Story

Justin and Whitney Trammell help families eat high quality protein so that they benefit in their health, peace of mind, and reassurance they are sourcing the best for their families.

Have you ever had meat that was less than satisfactory from the store? Where was this meat raised and processed? How long has it sat on the self or the freezer? Meat sourced from Tir Bluen Farm will always be high quality protein that is raised in the Texas Panhandle, sourced from one single animal. Our on-farm processing facility is operated by us so we can follow our product from birth to plate, knowing exactly who raises it, how it is raised, who cuts it, packages it and labels it. Our meat is never shelved in a freezer for months or years before getting to your plate. 

Our family struggled with food security and always dreamed of a future where we produced high quality protein in a self-sufficient way to provide for our family and friends. We built our farm on the premise of food security and family. Despite many hardships including weather, health, infrastructure, and lack of small producer support we have persevered. We created a farm that is well on the way to providing high quality, locally sourced protein to our friends, family and community.

Here in the Texas Panhandle we face an environment that is incredibly hostile most of the year from drought to floods to extreme temperatures and more. It has taken some years to find breeds of animals that could overcome these adversities and work collectively to help improve soil health. This involved lots of attention to animal genetics, cover crops and holistic grazing. There are still a whole lot of improvements to be made however soil health is a generational issue and will only be fixed with generations of work. 

Through the various trials our farm has been through we have found solutions in genetic diversity, animal and soil health, and hard work. It has taken years to get our herds and flocks to the point that they thrive in our harsh Texas Panhandle climate. When we were faced with the bottleneck of getting our animals processed and the lack of quality and traceability we did the work to open our own state inspected processing plant. This benefits not only our operation and customers but the community at large. We strive to keep providing high quality protein to our customers as we also provide a leg up for other producers like ourselves. 

When Justin’s family farmed in the early 1900’s it was simply a matter of producing the product and getting it to the nearest ”big town”. Things are very different now with governmental regulations existing in most categories, especially meat, limiting a small farm's access to market. Justin and Whitney along with Justin’s family have done the hard work to bridge this gap and fix the modern divide.

Tir Bluen Farm seeks to provide high quality protein sourced from our farm and those like it to combat food security and provide strength, security, and well being to our local community along with any other who encounter our product. We do this by focusing on soil health which provides animal health and quality protein. We cap this off by being able to control our processing at our facility on the farm by only processing low volumes of animals and focusing on quality and food safety. All of these things combined culminates in a high quality protein you can trust and feel good about feeding to your family. 

Meat sourced from big box stores, even “organically certified” is not always the best quality. Do the research for yourself, know your farmer, know their practices, and if possible visit their farm. There is no certification around that is better than visiting a farm, seeing their practices at work and getting a real hand shake.

The first thing I would recommend to anyone wanting to source high quality protein is to investigate their farmer, visit their farm or at the very least call them. Ask them any and all questions you can think of as an on the ground farmer will be proud to answer your questions, especially if they are detailed. Then if the farm is legitimate and can answer your questions, buy some product and test it out. I guarantee if you have any issues the farmer will be very concerned and will ask many questions to try and help you out, or refund if need be. There is no substitute to buying from a real farm that supports the family and employees the way farms used to.