BlogFrom Green Grass to Golden Goodness

At first glance, it might look like a simple product: a rich, golden butter in a glass jar. Green Pasture’s Concentrated Butter Oil is a product crafted with care to ensure the highest quality.  

In a world that favors speed and shortcuts, we’ve selected a different path. One that honors nature, tradition, and the kind of nutrient-dense food Dr. Weston A. Price admired in his global research on diet and oral health. 

Because to get something as pure and real as this oil, it takes more than just the right ingredients - it takes hands-on care, time, patience, and a deep understanding of how to work with nature, not against it. 

It All Begins with the Grass 

To create high-quality butter oil, you need high-quality butter. To create high-quality butter, you need exceptional cream. And that all comes back to the pasture. 

In the early years, our family milked our own cows and produced butter oil right on the farm. As our reach grew, we realized we needed to scale without sacrificing the quality we held so dear. 

Today, our partners raise cows on lush, green pastures of rapidly growing grass - especially during times of rapid growth, when the grass is most vibrant. This is the season when the cows naturally produce the richest, most nutrient-dense milk. 

We’re proud to work with farmers in the rolling hills of the Midwest, some of whom work on farms that have been in the same family for over 150 years. These small farms, with an average herd size of just 40 cows, go well beyond the minimum organic grazing standards.  

Our partners share one goal: to help us honor this product's deep roots in food tradition, land stewardship, and quality craftsmanship. 

Low-Heat Vat Pasteurization 

Our partner uses low, gentle heat in small batches, a method known as low-temperature vat pasteurization. It’s the way milk was originally pasteurized and involves using the lowest temperatures allowed. That means it’s as close to raw as possible!  

Turning Cream into Cultured Butter 

After that, our partner separates the cream and cultures it using traditional fermentation methods.  

As the cream cultures, it develops natural compounds found in fermented dairy - like vitamin K2. It’s the same kind of butter-making that would’ve been familiar to traditional communities studied by Dr. Price - those who valued fermentation not just for preservation, but for the nutritional qualities it brought to the table. 

Centrifugation 

We use centrifugation to concentrate the oil, just as Dr. Price outlined in his book, Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. The goal is to extract the most concentrated and nutrient-dense butter oil possible. 

This process is deeply artisanal. It's about crafting food-based supplements that keep the integrity of that food’s nutrients intact. 

Not Reinvented - Respected Tradition 

Our approach is deeply rooted in the work of Dr. Weston A. Price, whose research into traditional, nutrient-rich diets continues to guide many who seek to nourish themselves through food-based sources. 

Dr. Price didn’t advocate for fads or quick fixes - he simply observed what worked in communities that had long thrived on ancestral food traditions. At Green Pasture, we try to carry that mindset forward. 

What People Are Saying 

Over the years, customers have shared their stories and experiences with our products: 

“I have been using the butter oil for about four years. Green Pasture is a great company with great products!” 

-Aimee S. 

“Love that you do things the traditional way and used butter oil from cows raised on the best grass!” 

- Randi E. 

“Love this product! I use it for myself and my children take it as well. This is one we don’t let run out.” 

- Ashley G.  

“At the direction of my doctor, I take Green Pasture’s Concentrated Butter Oil and Fermented Cod Liver Oil. These two products are key to my daily health routine, and these supplements are high-quality.” 

-Jamisans94 

And we get it, when you know how much care goes into the making of something, it changes the way you experience it. 

From Our Precise Process to Your Spoon 

What ends up in the jar may look beautifully simple. But that simplicity is earned through hard work, careful choices, and respect for the process from start to finish. 

If you’ve been curious about incorporating food-based supplements into your routine or you're someone who already values these traditions, you might want to try it for yourself. 

Try the Concentrated Butter Oil 
Or the Fermented Cod Liver Oil and Butter Oil Blend 

No pressure. Just real food, made the real way.