Welcome to Green Fields Bison Ranch!

Green Fields Bison Ranch is a grass-fed bison ranch nestled in the Willamette Valley on the edge of the coastal range in Oregon, a half hour west of Salem.  We enjoy our lives here in this beautiful valley where each day brings new adventures raising our bison.

We value our animals and work hard to raise them humanely and naturally. They are amazing creatures.  At the end of the day when the work is done, we enjoy going out into the pastures and sitting among them, listening to them as they graze the green fields.   We “come into the peace of wild things” as Wendell Berry says in his poem, “The Peace of Wild Things.”  See the whole poem on the “Experiencing the Ranch” page on our website.

Our goal is to raise the bison with a low stress handling approach.  We work with their instincts instead of working against them.  We practice patience when moving them to a new pasture by opening the gate and allowing them to move through it when they are ready to do so.

We value the task of providing our customers with a healthy, wholesome and “wildly nutritious” grass fed bison meat that is not only good for you but also good to eat.  Jo Robinson says in her article “Grass-Fed Basics” that

“a major benefit of raising animals on pasture is that their products are healthier for you.  For example, compared with feedlot meat, meat from grass-fed beef, bison, lamb and goats has less total fat, saturated fat, cholesterol, and calories.  It also has more vitamin E, beta-carotene, vitamin C, and a number of health-promoting fats, including omega-3 fatty acids and “conjugated linoleic acid,” or CLA.”

We feel it is a privilege to be raising these iconic and majestic creatures.

Because of changes with the harvesting requirements for bison with the Oregon Department of Agriculture, we are currently selling our bison meat through bulk sales only.  We have a waiting list each year for customers who are interested in purchasing a Quarter, Half or Whole Bison.   If you would like to get on our waiting list to purchase in bulk, please send us an email at lhedlund@gmail.com.  Check out our “Products and Pricing” page for details on what is involved in buying a quarter, half or whole bison.

We also sell bison skulls, green hides, and green tripe and the lower leg bone for dogs direct from the ranch.  Please email us if you are interested in purchasing any of these products.

We are no longer selling our bison meat at local Farmers Markets.

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