Skyrocketing interest in Straus Family Creamery’s premium organic cream-top whole milk began when Xu recorded herself popping ...

That is the cream top, for those unfamiliar with non-homogenized milk. According to Xu, it’s her “favorite part" and something she’s been eating as a treat since she was a kid. For many of ...

The USDA announced it would test raw milk across the country for the avian flu, which spread rapidly across cattle. Is raw ...

I like the ability to pour off the cream, make butter and make buttermilk with the raw milk. That’s not possible with homogenized milk from the grocery store. Homogenized milk is not as easy for ...

High pressure homogenization (HPH), which we focus on here, dates back to the early 1900’s with Auguste Gaulin’s invention for milk homogenization, and is currently one of several so called ...

All of Straus’ dairy products are organic, but the milk is non-homogenized, which is what causes that thick cap of cream beneath the lid. Homogenization is a process dairies use to distribute ...

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Making butter at home is a simple process that can yield either cultured or sweet cream butter, each bringing its own subtle ...