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INFORMATION :: About the Ranch From the late 1800’s until the 1960's, Swallow Creek Ranch was the site of a family run dairy farm. In 1985, the Waddell Family purchased the ranch and specialized in the production of hormone free, grass-fed beef, which continues today. Before European settlement, the area was inhabitated by the Chumash people, extending back several millenia. Other current residents include a large colony of Monarch butterflies that nest in eucalyptus trees from December through February. In March, a population of several hundred Cliff Swallows migrate from Latin America to nest on the property until August. A stream, named for these acrobatic flyers, meanders through the ranch.