I visited the Union Square Greenmarket in Manhattan on Wednesday, and purchased some milk & yogart from Ronnybrook Farm. What a joy! Rich and creamy, the farm produces dairy products that taste like dairy should.
The dairy and creamery are located in New York's Hudson Valley, one of the most beautiful places on the east coast. Milk is made in small batches from hormone-free cows. Ronnybrook was founded in 1941 by the Osofsky family, and is still family owned and run.
The milk is not homogenized, which allows it to be pasteurized at a lower temperature than homogenized milk. The drinkable yogurt is made with 8 live & active cultures. Compare that to your high fructose corn syrup 'yogurt' drink! It's marvelous. Four of the cultures are buttermilk cultures, resulting in a flavor more tart than you might be used to. By the end of the drink, though, you'll come to appreciate the rich contrast between the buttermilk tartness and the sweet dairy cream. Wonderful.
Supporting producers like Ronnybrook Farm is a fine example of a way you can easily transfer your eating/shopping habits back to local, non-industrialized food. They can be found at several farmers' markets, in many groceries in the Tri-State area, and at their own store in the Chelsea Market.
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