Press: Time Out New York, NY Times blog The Local

Ragged Butte Bison in Time Out NY: "Food markets' rising stars."

Also mentioned in The Local: http://fort-greene.thelocal.nytimes.com/2010/07/15/the-day-edible-and-drinkable-fort-greene-and-clinton-hill/

On Buttes

A butte (pronounced "byoot") is a conspicuous isolated hill with steep, often vertical sides and a small, relatively flat top. In some regions, such as the north central and northwestern United States, the word is used for any hill. The word "butte" comes from a French word meaning "small hill"; its use is prevalent in the western United States, including the southwest, where "mesa" is also used. Because of their distinctive shapes, buttes are frequently key landmarks in both plains and mountainous areas. (from Wikipedia)

Buttes of interest:

Butte, Montana (city)

Butte Montmartre (Paris, France)

Fossil Butte (National Monument in Wyoming)

White Butte (highest point in North Dakota)

and of course...

Ragged Butte

Press: Tasting Table New York

The Tasting Table Guide to the Brooklyn Flea:
http://www.tastingtable.com/entry_detail/nyc/1804/Your_definitive_guide_to_Brooklyn_Flea_food.htm

Buffalo Jerky Dip

4 oz cream cheese
1 tbsp mayo
2 tbsp lemon juice
2oz grated buffalo jerky (a microplane grater with plastic guard works really well for grating jerky)
salt & freshly ground pepper to taste

Great as veggie dip or serve sandwiched between slices of bread and toasted (a la grilled cheese). Or spread on slices of whole wheat bread (toasted or not) and top with thin slices of lemon, cucumber, cornichons or olives.

We're back at the Brooklyn Flea tomorrow with a fresh batch of jerky!

The Buffalo Commons revisited

...found this yesterday on the NY Times Dot Earth blog.

For us, it immediately brought to mind Frank J. Popper's controversial proposal of the Buffalo Commons.

Incidentally, Popper's Buffalo Commons was what first got us thinking (well, first it ticked us off, being cattle ranchers at the time, but after some time it got us thinking) about raising buffalo. And since we traded our cattle for bison, we've never looked back.

Oh, and with respect to some of the comments, which in our opinion are the most interesting part of the NY Times blog entry, fencing in bison is not as complicated an endeavor as it's made out to be. All you really need are young impressionable bison that haven't yet determined where "home" is and a double stranded electric fence...and a couple of teenaged offspring to help tie little orange flags on the electric fence to let the bison know it's there.

Big Day!

Last Saturday was momentous!

We made our debut at the Brooklyn Flea...



...and were part of a Design Week installation at Partners & Spade...



...all in the same day!