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Meredith Wilson
Meredith Wilson
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Meredith Wilson

Wilson's Double Diamond Ranch

Alta, WY USA

"Look for the beauty in whatever [you're] doing."

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Meredith's work combines: Environment & Nature, Science, and Accomplishing Goals

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Day In The Life

Rancher

I produce and raise the finest farm products in the area using our own naturally grown hay and grain.

Skills & Education

Here's the path I took:

  • High School

  • Bachelor's Degree

    Plant Sciences, General

    Utah State University

Life & Career Milestones

My path in life has been direct

  • 1.

    Went to Utah State for college; studied plant science and biology.

  • 2.

    He would always go back home to Wyoming for his summers and work on his family's ranch.

  • 3.

    When the time came to choose a job, nothing felt like it was quite the right fit.

  • 4.

    At first, he moved back home to the ranch as kind of a placeholder while he figured out what he wanted to do.

  • 5.

    Looking back, he thinks he always knew that he was meant to live and work on the ranch, but he just had to try a few other things first.

  • 6.

    One of the most important components to his happiness is being outdoors and using his senses, and working on the ranch fulfills that.

  • 7.

    Says that in our culture, we get too busy and focus on work and money.

  • 8.

    He likes the ranch life because it allows him to slow down, balance his life, and find beauty in his work.