| In the beginning, it was the dream of Alex’s great - great grandfather, Edward Breen. He, along with his family survived the Donner Party and founded the original Topo Ranch.
Located between Monterey and San Benito Counties, those 20,000 acres were part of the old Mexican San Lorenzo land grant. Throughout the late 1800’s and early 1900’s the spread was a cattle ranch, fig tree farm, supplier of wool to the US Cavalry, and even used for Western films by the likes of Gary Cooper. Eventually, the bank foreclosed on it, like so many casualties of the Great Depression.
The “topo” for whom the ranch was named is Spanish slang for that stretch of land’s most populous inhabitants. We gave him wings to symbolize the rise of Topo Ranch once again, and to give flight to our dream of buying back the ranch.
We can both look back on five generations of California dreamers, but it was Edward Breen’s pioneering spirit that inspired us to follow our dreams. We hope our quality dry goods inspire you to follow yours.
Alex & Eric |
