Redhead Creamery

Brooten, Minnesota. Population 743. Why should you road trip to Brooten, Minnesota? The answer is: Redhead Creamery! On a beautiful fall day, we visited this lovely little town (approximately an hour west of St. Cloud), for a family friendly farm tour, fresh cheese curds, and made friends with lots of utterly cute cows.

Lets paint the picture a little better for you! This beautiful property, with the original farm house, includes the barn, milking parlor, creamery, and restaurant/store. Several buildings throughout the farm house the bounty of cows (weird, right?) in all there stages of life. Don’t forget the friendly barn kitties! We started our tour in the Milking Barn where the store detailing the history of the farm and how the current owners came to operate the farm and creamery.

Fast-forward to present-day, Linda and Jerry own and operate the farm. We learned that only 8-10% of the milk produced on the farm is used for their creamery and the rest is sold. Their creamery is the vision of their third daughter, Alise’s dream. Their creamery has only been in business for 7 years! And the cheese they make is TO DIE FOR!

After the tour, we were treated with a sampling of 4 cheeses that they offer and couldn’t leave without bringing some back with us! :)

They also have an adorable little shop with local goods (jams, salts, books, and more) along with some beers/ciders/wine and 2 sandwich specials with 2 cheese curd specials. So we had to try both! We tried a brie and apricot jam panini along with some maple bacon pan-fried cheese curds.

Ready to go visit? Check out their website: https://www.redheadcreamery.com/ and schedule your tour!

Located at: 31535 463rd Ave, Brooten, MN 56316