Tag: Bonnie Bonds

“Two hundred years ago, Comanche Indians hunted plentiful buffalo on this grassland prairie. The tough limestone soil was – and still is – high in calcium and perfect for grazing. Today the Bonds Ranch near Saginaw, Texas, finds itself surrounded by roads. Not your average rocky, pockmarked ranch roads but busy streets and intersections teeming with activity in the form of semi-trucks, construction vehicles, and buzzing commuters. Suburbia is encroaching, an urban world threatening to devour this originally Read More …

“The Bonds Ranch is particularly distinctive for a couple reasons. First, it’s the only ranch I visited hosting a full-scale dance studio. Pete’s wife Jo teaches ballet and tap to pre-school through high-school students right on the ranch, bringing a dose of culture to this cattle-centric acreage. Second, it’s one of only a few ranches where I heard favorable comments about the U.S. Departments of Agriculture’s NAIS program. The National Animal Identification System tags each cow by fastening Read More …

“In this modern, high-tech world, it seems incongruous that a successful business could still abide by old-fashioned rules like a handshake or a coin toss. But Pete Bonds and family have proven that the simple life can exist harmoniously with the computer-savvy, state-of-the-art, and increasingly global economy.” – Jim Keen, Great Ranches of the West Author & Photographer Please note that only 13 of 228 full color pages from this self-published book are featured. This beautiful award-winning 12×11 Read More …