It's time to celebrate our friends in the Dairy Industry so Andy headed up to Hawkeye, Iowa to check in with Dave and Carolee Rapson's Country View Creamery:
As you can see, they have won numerous awards for their signature product, Farmstead Yogurt, which is always popular along with the soft serve ice cream:
They are always creative with the flavorings, including the mouth-watering blackberry:
Since building the creamery in 2011 to meet community demand for local, healthy, all natural, cultured foods (like yogurt), they have expanded distribution into several states:
Plus, had visitors from not only all over the country:
But all over the world:
All the while continuing to be creative about what new products they can add and here's the latest; Barista's Choice Whole Milk for latte's which is impressing coffee shop owners and latte drinkers alike:
Thanks to Dave and Carolee and Bob Howard for welcoming Andy for a look at their operation, and of course to Mitch Schulte at the Midwest Dairy Association for helping with logistics and a reminder that while it's always a great time to enjoy dairy, perhaps during June you can make a special visit to one of our local creameries and help support our hard-working, dedicated dairy families here in Iowa.