Luther now buying 100 percent of hard ice cream and yogurt from local dairies

Luther College says it has now achieved another milestone in sustainable food purchasing. The school says all of the yogurt and hard ice cream it uses now come from two dairies that are located within a 30-minute drive of the campus.

WW. Homestead Dairy in Waukon supplies the college with all the hard ice cream it serves.  Country View Dairy near West Union supplies Luther with all the yogurt it uses.

WW. Homestead Dairy supplies the ice cream used for milkshakes in Marty's Cybercafe.  The ice cream is also served in Luther's dining rooms and is sold in pints in the college's convenience store.  WW. Homestead Dairy worked with Luther to make the bulk ice cream less expensive by reducing the butterfat content.
 
Country View opened in August 2011 and is currently meeting Luther's considerable yogurt needs. Luther students find the yogurt enjoyable, and consume as much as 600 pounds per week. The Key Lime flavor of the yogurt is especially popular.

The two dairies have been working together to supply Luther with ice cream and yogurt.  Country View Dairy has an excess of cream, while WW. Homestead tends to be in need of cream, so they work together to solve the problem, as Country View sends its excess cream to WW. Homestead for processing to meet customer demands.