In this Taste Buds feature, FOX 9’s Stephanie Hansen highlights Minnesota-made artisan cheese and DIY charcuterie board inspiration, starting with a visit to Redhead Creamery in Brooten. Owner Alise Sjostrum walks through her family’s craft cheesemaking process, including how Little Lucy Brie is made, before charcuterie pro @theboardloon shares her go-to steps for building an impressive board at home

Redhead Creamery in Brooten, Minnesota, grows through innovation in cheesemaking, sustainable farming, agritourism, and whey-based spirits production, strengthening rural business and community engagement.

University of Minnesota Extension highlights how Redhead Creamery brings cheese, agritourism, and community together in rural Minnesota.

Here's a recap of the interview from WJON!You can read more on WJON here. Redhead Creamery, co-owned by Alise Sjostrom, is set to expand its cheesemaking operations and introduce a unique milk-based distillery producing Araga, a rare Mongolian distilled spirit. This venture will make Redhead Creamery one of the few facilities worldwide to produce Araga, and possibly the only one to handle all processes on-site. Besides the distillery, the creamery is expanding its restaurant to accommodate larger groups, with aspirations to host entire tour buses. Construction is progressing, targeting a Christmas opening for the restaurant and early 2024 for the...

Interviewed by Maria Surma Mank of ifound.org In this article, Alise of Redhead Creamery is interviewed about venturing into a surprising new product line: spirits made from milk. Co-owners Alise and Lucas Sjostrom have introduced "araga", a spirit derived from whey, a byproduct of cheese production. Araga, clear and akin to vodka, is a popular drink in Mongolia and Eastern Russia. Lucas Sjostrom has been pioneering the technique of creating araga, researching extensively and completing courses to master the art. The Creamery's unique onsite production process encompasses milking, cheesemaking, filtering, and distillation, a combination that's unparalleled worldwide. They aim to launch their...

"That wont work here, in this small town"..... we hear it over and over from small business owners in rural MN. In this Roundtable LIVE we challenge the perception of what will and wont work in our small communities. This is a great conversation with our feature guest, Alise Sjostrom, owner of Redhead Creamery in Brooten, Mn..... a town of 600. Alise and her family have worked to reinvent their traditional dairy farm to include an artisan farmstead cheese making mecca with big plans for future expansions. With more than 15,000 Facebook fans and an annual event located MILES from...

May 3, 2020: As the coronavirus pandemic continues to disrupt various supply chains in Minnesota, some farmers and small business owners are getting creative and adapting to the changing conditions. Read more…https://www.mprnews.org/story/2020/05/03/as-pandemic-closes-doors-minnesota-creamery-charts-path-to-open-new-ones 

This week on the podcast we’re with Alise Sjostrom of Redhead Creamery LLC in Brooten, Minnesota (pop. 743) where you will find ridiculously good, farmstead artisan cheese, made by Alise herself.  Read more… https://www.ruralrevival.co/stories/2020/5/21/episode-94-alise-sjostrom-of-redhead-creamery

Minnesota dairy farmers are seeing their own set of challenges with Covid-19. Read more… https://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2020/04/02/coronavirus-in-minnesota-dairy-farmers-are-feeling-the-economic-impact-of-covid-19/

Wine takes a back seat as one craft brewer pushes beer to be cheese's new partner. Read more… https://www.startribune.com/forget-wine-and-cheese-fulton-thinks-beer-is-the-perfect-dairy-pairing/563974522/?refresh=true