Lancaster County entrepreneurs Nancy and Bev—“the Ghee Gals”—have been making small-batch ghee from grass-fed butter since 2013. They began with 55 pounds of butter cooked on stovetops and now supply both household cooks and specialty food businesses with ghee made to their specifications from Pennsylvania and other U.S. butter sources. Their A2 grass-fed ghee starts with DNA-certified Guernsey cows from a single Lancaster County farm, while bulk formats serve restaurants, meal-prep companies and food producers.
Kriemhild Dairy Farms, LLCFarmer-owned Kriemhild Dairy Farms makes small-batch butter and other dairy foods in Hamilton from milk sourced from grass-based herds in Central New York. Founded by the Rivington family after they purchased Red Gate Farm in 2000, the creamery brought butter-making and packaging in-house in 2019. Its signature Meadow Butter is slowly churned from organic, grass-fed milk, connecting the finished product directly to the pastures that supply it.HAMILTON, NY
Minerva DairySince Max Radloff started the business in 1894, Minerva Dairy has remained a family-owned creamery rooted in Minerva, Ohio. Now led by fifth-generation siblings Adam Mueller and Venae Watts, the company carries its butter-making tradition into a seventh generation while working with local pasture-raised family farms. It is best known for its slow-churned 85% butterfat butter and also serves food manufacturers with ingredient cheese.MINERVA, OH
Clover Creek Cheese CellarOn a grazing farm in Blair County’s Morrison’s Cove Valley, the Rice family turns milk from its pasture-raised herd into hand-made farmstead artisan cheese, raw milk, and grass-fed beef. Founded in 2005, Clover Creek Cheese Cellar began selling cheese made from Ojala Farm milk before building its own creamery in 2007; since 2017, it has processed all of its cows’ milk on the farm. The family ages its raw-milk cheeses in climate-controlled cellars on locally grown wood shelving, where natural rinds develop character over time.WILLIAMSBURG, PA
Upper Castle Tallow CoUpper Castle Tallow Co. is a founder-led small business created by Nicholas Anderson after beginning as a home-kitchen project. Working from its New York workspace, the company slowly renders grass-fed beef fat in small batches for people seeking straightforward, traditionally made nourishment for skin and kitchen use.CANAJOHARIE, NY