PastureLand Butter

Salted
Unsalted
What a beautiful yellow color

Ahhh, one of our favorites! And a good one to start the blog off with. PastureLand is a cooperative of 6 small family farms, all located in Minnesota, all organic, and all grass based. Can't get any better than that. PastureLand only has their butter made when the cows are out on pasture, this makes for a natural yellow color provided by the beta-carotene in the grasses that the cows eat. The butter has won many awards and once you taste it you can see why. One of the draw backs that you may have is that it only comes in a one pound block, not those convenient pre-cut quarters. This however does not bother us, we just take a sharp knife and cut it into our own quarters. Helpful hint :cut it at refrigerator temperature. For those that do not use a lot of butter this is great because you can cut it up, put it in the freezer and take out as needed.

PastureLand also makes artisan cheeses, again only made when the cows are on pasture. I have to admit they are not my favorite but, they just released a few new cheeses including a raw milk cheddar that we have yet to taste. You can find the butter in most if not all the co-ops in Minnesota along with some grocery stores, check out their website to find locations near you.