Jer-Lindy Farms and Redhead Creamery were recognized with a 2016 U.S. Dairy Sustainability Award for Outstanding Dairy Farm Sustainability, at a ceremony in Chicago on May 11. The 200-cow Brooten, Minnesota farm and artisan cheesemaker—a partnership between two generations of Jennissen family—were acknowledged for a number of sustainable practices, including reducing the farm’s energy use by 20 percent, not … [ Read more]
4 Minnesota Creameries to Watch in 2015
April 1, 2015 by Leave a Comment
The cheese industry in Minnesota is like a good cheese curd. It’s squeaky and new, bursting with a spring-like freshness. Our local cheesemakers don’t have anywhere near the collective cache of those in Wisconsin. But a few plucky creameries and entrepreneurs are quickly making Minnesota cheese another worthy component of our state’s agricultural bounty. We … [ Read more]
