Posted by
krissyl
on
7/6/2012 9:48 AM
You may have noticed...there's a new milk in town! Sweet Rowen Farmstead milk, from West Glover, VT is now available at The Coop! It's creamy taste and distinctive flavor have already won over the hearts of many co-op shoppers...read more about Sweet Rowen Farmstead below and look for the black label next time you're at The Coop!
About Sweet Rowen Farmstead
Sweet Rowen Farmstead is a grass-based dairy located in West Glover, VT. We bottle gently pasteurized, cream-top milk from our pasture-fed herd. Our farm provides families with safe, delicious milk products that support the local economy without sacrificing the integrity of our environment. We mow and move our hay ourselves, closely inspecting each bale for quality and nutritional content. In addition to bottled milk, we’re developing a line of cultured fresh dairy products to showcase our cows’ delicious milk and provide the community with healthful, local, responsibly produced dairy products.
Our 12-cow herd is a mix of Holsteins and Randall Linebacks, a heritage breed well-suited to both a grass-based diet and our harsh climate. Randall Linebacks were once common across New England but over time were replaced by high-producing breeds, such as Holsteins. The last herd was discovered in Vermont in the 1980s, and their number has slowly increased since then. Randall Linebacks are easily recognized by the white splash running the length of their backs and white splotching on the face.
Sweet Rowen Farmstead began selling bottled milk in 2011, but was forced to stop when our equipment and bottling room were lost in a devastating fire. Since then, owner Paul Lisai has built a new creamery to pasteurize and bottle all of our milk on-site, as well as develop other fresh dairy products.
About Paul
Sweet Rowen Farmstead is owned and operated by Paul Lisai. Paul grew up on a farm in southern Vermont, and later studied Agroforestry at Sterling College. Paul is strongly committed to providing for the NEK community that has supported and encouraged him along his journey.