Jason Smith isn’t afraid to get his hands dirty — or greasy and a bit bloody — as farmer, rancher, teacher and even butcher at Rock Bottom Ranch. On a recent evening, Smith used two sharp knives, a ...

Jason Smith grabbed an inch-thick layer of fat along the back of half a pig in two strong hands and gave several tugs until it ripped away from the carcass. Smith, the director of Rock Bottom Ranch, ...

Ken Lay didn’t end up hitting Rock Bottom despite his financial scandal at Enron. Rock Bottom Ranch ? a nature preserve and environmental education center in the El Jebel area ? received the second ...