Grass-fed Dairy

Sunday, November 25, 2007

Although I was not local over the holiday, I did eat locally in the Twin Cities where I spent my Thanksgiving. One of the highlights was the butter and cream from the farm where these sweet creatures live in New Prague, Minnesota. The farm is organic, and the cows feed on grass only. Because of a summer drought, the farm has had to buy grass to feed the herd (there’s a big group of adult cows across the road from these young ones), and buying organic grass is some serious coin. 

My stepsister Meg is the Organic and Diversification Specialist for the Minnesota Dept. of Agriculture—a very nifty job. I’ll have a little interview with her soon about trends in the organic food industry.