Ideal Bite

Bison can easily be found at reasonable prices at Wild Oats. ($8.00 for two steaks here in Cincinnati) We regularly grill it and enjoy it much more than beef steaks as it is SOOO tender. Without the fat of beef, we tend to get full on a smaller portion of bison. Long live the buffalo!

If you live in Canada, there's a website called www.canadianbison.ca Looks delicious, can't wait to try it!

Bison is not the only grass-fed meat. There are plenty of grass-fed beef and poultry producers who are grazing their animals in ways that protect and nurture the soil, water and air. The animals are treated humanely and helping protect family farms. Check out www.eatwild.com to find a local, pasture-raised meat source. Julie Morris www.morrisgrassfed.com

You can have meat-like food without eating something like Bison. I saw a video that talks about vegan foods that taste just like regular fast food, but are actually healthy. http://www.lime.com/health/video/3229/veganism

As a beef rancher, I can tell you that a lot of us work really hard to raise grass-fed animals without hormones, etc.! There are often small farms you can buy from locally, if you are concerned about where your beef is coming from. I'm sure bison are great, too, but don't give up on the rest of us! And what do you think the bison are eating in the winter? Hay put up with "oil-consuming machines", just like our cattle. Fact of life, sorry!

My dad just ate a bison calzone at a local microbrewery here in St. Louis Missouri (Schlafly's) - very cool place - http://www.schlafly.com/bottleworks.menu.shtml

This is a great topic, because it raises lots of gnarly issues, and these are issues we all need to deal with. Mostly you don't need to eat meat, and that's OK for those who don't. You also don't have to do lots of other things we humans have come to do as "normal" parts of our lives ... in fact most of them :-) So abstinence (well, not THAT abstinence) is an excellent alternative to those who make this their choice. Second, Laine's point above (the beef rancher) is really important -- nothing's so special about Bison that makes it all that great. A cow or other animal fed on natural range land, with old fashioned animal husbandry is an equally fine source of food as a bison. Third, Laine's other point is that it's pretty hard to grow an animal without dipping into big agriculture (read: grass, corn and other feed grown with good ol' fertilizer and pesticides). All these items are hard to come by in winter. And animals grown without any of these comparatively inexpensive feeds are hard to afford (been to Whole Foods Market lately?). And last, making the choice to eat meat is something we need to see as a choice. It's not a prerogative, and certainly not necessary more than once in a while. Regardless of how it is raised, meat is an inefficient source of calories, which is why it is a luxury and has been through the course of humanity. In our odd, warped little bubble of a world here in the early 21st century, we have come to assume eating meat is "normal", just like driving (anything, not just an SUV), living in a big house, having the best clothes, and on and on. We have to look at the world a little differently and we can do that by gently challenging our assumptions about what is normal. My wife and I started thinking about the way we use electricity, as a tiny example, and found tons of ways to reduce our consumption in a rather big way. And when we started thinking about this, we started thinking about other things. Bottom line: eating bison is good when it is part of a healthy diet of awareness.

In response to Vegan9's comments above, why would anyone want to imitate the taste of fast food? If we are to produce health, whether in our bodies or the earth, "regular fast food" is not a model I would follow. As I tell my many vegetarian friends: If you really want to eat food that's healthy you should consider how it is raised. Just becasue you're eating fruits and vegetables does not mean you are helping the earth. If Americans knew how many pesticides, chemicals and barrels of foreign oil it takes to get the industrial fruits and veggies on their tables, they might re-consider. These chemicals pollute the soil and waterways we all depend upon. As a grassfed beef producer, I can tell you that meat rasied on well-managed rangelands is not only rich in essential nutrients (Omega 3s and beta-carotene to name two), but helps to protect native grasslands, watersheds, open space and rural culture. Bought locally, it helps your community's economy. As Tom says above, it's a "healthy diet of awareness" that we should all strive towards. Bon Appetit!

I have terminal cancer, and my oncologist told me that bison is a much healthier meat to eat than beef, or even chicken! It's so low in calories, fat, and all the other bad stuff, while being way high in good things, like fiber and vitamins. Plus, if you live in a city like mine, when you go to the supermarket, the beef isn't labeled "grass-raised" or anything like that. You just have to hope you got the healthy kind. My husband and I just started eating bison, and I wouldn't go back to beef for anything. Read "Fast Food Nation" if you need some persuasion.

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