Butterworks Farm began in 1979 when we left our teaching jobs and began making  a variety of dairy products from the milk produced by our three family cows. We made butter, yogurt, cottage and farmer's cheese on our kitchen stove, and delivered these products and bottled raw milk to twenty-five families within ten miles of our farm, here in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. Our little business evolved gradually to the point where we began selling products to local food co-ops and health food stores. By 1984, we became licensed by the Vermont Department of Agriculture, to process our cows' milk into yogurt an bottled cream in a little "factory" in the upstairs of our barn.

        During the last twenty years our business has grown steadily. Our herd of Jersey cows has grown from the original three to about forty-five. We have been the "number one" selling yogurt (in quarts) in Vermont for a number of years. Now our distribution has expanded to reach many of the eastern states, through distributors such as United Natural Foods and Northeast Co-operatives.

        Butterworks Farm stands alone in its uniqueness and in the excellent quality of our products. We are a husband and wife team with a small number of employees, all committed to making quality a priority. Our organic milk is from our own cows, which means we are able to assure our customers that it is totally free of herbicide, pesticide, synthetic hormone and antibiotic residues. All of the food that our cows eat (hay, barley, soybeans, and corn) is grown here on our farm, using sustainable, certified organic practices. We raise all our own cows from birth, ensuring that they have not been treated with hormones, antibiotics, or synthetic growth enhancers at any time.

        Butterworks Farm yogurt gets its excellent quality and its fine flavor from the exceptional milk produced by our Jersey cows. Jersey milk is unusually high in protein. As a result, we are able to produce a thick, full flavored yogurt without adding gums or stabilizers. Our organic non fat yogurts are the only ones on the market that do not contain thickeners such as dry milk or whey protein. Our yogurt gets its firm texture and clean taste using only milk and live acidophilus, thermophilus, and bulgaricus yogurt cultures.

        We come to you from our organic farm, tucked high up in the Green Mountains, in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. We would like to share this organic paradise with you through the pure, clean taste of our yogurt. This yogurt is good, honest food. Thank you for your support and your interest in our products. Feel free to call with questions or to schedule a visit to our farm.

        - Jack and Anne Lazor

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