Are you in a burning house?
Stay with me now ... are you so comfortable, warm, and things are just "normal" that you stay?
My friend, are you living in survival mode and feeling like you can never pause to breathe?
Or maybe hustling nonstop but that never feels like enough?
Do you have "friends" but no one you can truly open up to or be a real self around?
Do you know where your food is coming from or does a label tell you all that you think you need to know?
Do you feel exhausted in by the end of the day and just completely burnt out?
Is there a longing in your soul to touch the grass or to ride a horse but you don't know why?
So many of us are in a burning house without realizing it's burning down to the ground, so we've normalized it
You can take all the supplements, do all the self-help things, a cold plunge, and/or the perfect organic diet...but just maybe all of it is just a blanket - covering , numbing, managing but never reaching your soul. Maybe the real issue isn't what you're doing.
Maybe it's what you disconnected from.
We have a connection crisis.
We are completely disconnected from our land, where our food comes from, each other, and God. This disconnection is wreaking havoc on our land, soil, our health, and we are all affected.
And the solution isn’t found in a bottle of pills or another iPhone. It is in returning to what was. Food from the ground. Meat from a cow-fed grass. Phone down while watching a sunset. Reaching for hope. Stepping into faith. And nourishing yourself with good wholesome food.
You crave it, maybe you're not exactly sure what it is. But there’s this desire in your heart, this need in your soul to have deeper connections, to know where your food comes from, and finding the one thing we all seem to be missing ...
Connection.
MEET THE Author
Hey, I'm Cloe.
CEO of Parker Pastures,
a pasture-raised meat company.
When I open a gate to lead the cows to fresh pasture, they anticipate the abundance of green grass and trust that what I have for them is better than what they’re currently standing in.
That’s what I want this book to be—an open gate for you.
A return to a place where the wild horse in you can run free in fields of grass.
An open gate to a life rich with both deep philosophy and simple joy.
An introduction to the intricate web where ranching is intertwined—with livestock, the underground herd, wildlife, ourselves, and the birds of the air above.
A path back to the humanness of being in community.
A dismantling of the lie that we’re supposed to do it all alone, and that we should just "put on a mask and be fine."
It’s time to come back to the ranch.
To see a calf take its first breath.
To ride across open grasslands at sunset.
To lose track of time in real conversations that stretch for hours—without once reaching for your phone.
To look someone in the eyes and ask, “How are you, really?” —and stay long enough to hear the answer.
Welcome to the land of connection through ranching.
Where food comes from the Earth.
Where meat comes from a cow that ate grass.
Where we put our phones down and watch the sun sink behind the hills.
Welcome back to the ranch, Connected Cowgirl or Cowboy.
When You Get This Book... Here Are A Few Of The Lies You'll Break Free From...
Lie: “There is No Human-Animal Connection” We were designed to live alongside animals—caring for them, learning from them, and being nourished by them. Their presence grounds us. Their meat sustains us. To deny that bond is to sever something ancient, sacred, and essential to our health—body and soul.
Lie: "But I'm Connected on My Phone" They sold us a story: that the device in our pocket could connect us to the world. And in some ways, it can. But no screen will ever replace a shared meal, eye contact, a deep conversation, or the feeling of being truly seen.
Lie: “Being a Vegetarian is Healthy for the Planet” Even as a rancher, I believed this once. I thought cows were bad for the environment—and I wrestled with the ethics of taking an animal’s life. But then I looked closer. In this chapter, I share what really happens on a ranch: how animals are part of a regenerative cycle that heals the land, builds soil, and feeds us in the most honest way possible. Life isn’t industrial—it’s sacred.
Lie: “Soil Health Got Nothing to Do With It” But underneath our feet is the foundation of every bite we eat, every nutrient in our food, and every cell in our body. Soil isn’t just dirt—it’s life. If we want health, we have to start at the root. And that means getting our hands back in the ground.
Lie: "Our Food System" Behind the curtain, it’s broken—manipulated by profit, controlled by a few, and blind to the cost paid by people, animals, and the land. In this chapter, I reveal some of the darkest truths I’ve discovered. Not to scare you—but to wake you up.
...And You Can Step into Truth
Truth: “Nutrient-dense Beef” In this chapter, I break it all down—how cattle transform grass into life-giving fuel for your body, how real beef—raised on open pasture, eating nothing but grass—isn’t just food. It’s medicine. Packed with trace minerals, vital nutrients, and healthy fats, it’s one of the most powerful, nourishing foods on the planet.
Truth: "Connection" This is your invitation to live truly connected—not through the lens of a screen, but through the lens of your own eyes. To feel the wind, touch the soil, look someone in the eye, and remember what it means to be here. In this chapter, we return to what is real… and what always has been.
