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Paul is very enthusiastic about yogurt!
Paul rolls the fresh yogurts from the incubation room to the cooler.
Dairy - About Our Yogurt
Sidehill Farm yogurt starts with just two ingredients — the sweet, high-protein milk from our grass-fed cows, and a blend of probiotic cultures.
We believe that the best way to produce tasty and healthy yogurt is to start with excellent milk, and the best way to do this is to raise healthy, happy cows. Because our cows graze fresh grass after each milking, and eat very little concentrated feed, our yogurt is high in omega 3 fatty acids, conjugated linoleic acid, and other proteins, vitamins, and minerals necessary for building a healthy body.
We do not add fish oil or industrially produced additives to increase the omega-3 count of our yogurt. Neither do we add pectin, starch, or other food industry thickening agents. The texture of our yogurt is reliant on natural cultures working with the high protein milk of our Normande and Canadienne cows. At midsummer, when there is a dip in the protein level of the pastures (and therefore the milk) we add a small amount of organic dried milk powder to keep the yogurt firm.
Of course, we do add some natural ingredients to our flavored yogurts. All sweetening of Sidehill Farm yogurt is with real maple syrup, produced by our neighbors in Ashfield and nearby towns. And we use certified organic extracts and fruit to produce our flavored yogurts. These are all ingredients that we feel good about and enjoy eating — and we hope that you do, too!