D&M Ranch

Welcome to D&M Ranch 🌴🐄

We’re Denise & Mark Houghtaling — longtime Southwest Florida entrepreneurs, outdoorsmen, and the former owners of MW Horticulture Recycling.

While D&M Ranch may be our “side gig,” it’s truly our passion project and the lifestyle we love most.

Denise is a Business Broker and M&A Advisor, helping business owners buy and sell companies throughout Florida, while Mark owns and operates a site work and land clearing business serving Southwest Florida.

After years of building businesses, working the land, and raising a family, we’ve created D&M Ranch in Saint James City as a place centered around faith, family, hard work, stewardship, and enjoying the beauty of ranch life.

Here you’ll find a little bit of everything we love:
🌅 Southwest Florida sunsets
🐄 Ranch life & livestock
🌴 Native plants & growing projects
🚜 Land clearing & country living
❤️ Family & legacy
🙏 Faith-driven living

We’re excited to share the journey as we continue building something meaningful for future generations — one sunset at a time.

Welcome to D&M Ranch.
Faith • Family • Land • Legacy

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