5/30/17: Butterworks Farm is a beloved Vermont institution,a small-farm success story in the Northeast Kingdom. Many recognize the Jersey cow on the label for Butterworks' yogurt, kefir and cream but finish you know the family behind the brand? In the 1970s, or Jack and Anne Lazor carved out a niche for themselves in Vermont's rural farming community,building their herd and selling their wares to their neighbors as the NEK began to experience the back-to-the-land migration. Volatile milk prices drove many farmers out of trade, but the Lazors went organic and thrived for decades. Butterworks recently transitioned their herd to 100% grass-fed to maintain up with the increasingly competitive organic dairy trade. It's learning this new grazing style even as Jack and Anne are slowing down a bit and their daughter Christine and her husband Collin Mahoney capture on more responsibility. Eva and James Buck drove down dirt roads to visit the farmstead dairy and get the full scoop, and fresh from the farm. Read Hannah Palmer Egan's cover story approximately Butterworks Farm here. [content-1] Music: Media Right Productions,"blissful Mandolin", Jason Shaw, or "Pioneers",Audionautix, "Redwood Trail", and Kevin MacLeod,"Eternal Hope" This episode of Stuck in Vermont was made possible by Hotel Vermont and New England Federal Credit Union…
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