Specialty Crop

Meats, including beef, pork, and beef sticks; farm-fresh eggs; dairy products, including homemade butter and ice cream; a wide selection of locally produced honey products; homemade jams and syrups; homemade canned goods, including pickled items, pasta sauces, salsas, soups, and peaches; in-season fresh produce; homemade baked goods, including breads, cakes, and cheesecake; homemade tortillas and tortilla chips; spices; freeze-dried candies and fruits; locally roasted coffees; and other food products.

Additional offerings include CBD products; dog treats; handcrafted cutting boards; handmade candles, hats, hoodies, towels, quilts, baby blankets, aprons, bibs, and clothes for toddlers; homemade bath bombs, lotions, salves, and soaps; and other products.

The Lucky Buffalo opened in July 2024, and operates under the Wyoming Food Freedom Act. As of April 2024, it was offering products from more than 30 producers from the local and surrounding areas. “We have been doing wonderful. We are growing each and every month with both vendors and customers,” says Joee Rain Pavlica-Kari, who co-owns the business with her husband, Timothy Kari. “We have many repeat customers from our small communities as well as Cheyenne and Laramie. We’re getting quite a following.”

Each Friday, the Barrett Creek Coffee truck from Cheyenne offers coffees, which has become quite a hit as customers enjoy fresh coffee and homemade baked goods from the farm stand. And on the first Friday of each month, the Ranch Eats food truck from Cheyenne serves its rustic cuisine.

Pavlica-Kari says that Teton Structures, based in Burns, built a 14- by 32-foot structure in 2023 specifically to house the farm stand.

“We are supporting so many families and businesses in this area that it makes us very happy,” she says. “And we look forward to continuing that.”

Lucky Buffalo is open Thursdays 4 to 7 p.m., Fridays and Saturdays 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., and Sundays 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check the Facebook page for updates.