Good Culture
At Good Culture, we believe that if you eat good things, and surround yourself with good, you’ll feel good. Simple as that.
That’s why we decided to create a cultured foods company that offers real food and simple ingredients from trusted sources, promotes good health, and tastes delicious. At Good Culture, our mission is to make real healing foods available to people without hurting the planet or our animals. Our cultured dairy products are full of clean protein, live and active cultures, and have none of the bad stuff like preservatives, added hormones or gums.
About the Brand
Being active guys ourselves, cottage cheese has long been one of our high-protein go-tos. But it was always a challenge to find a quality cottage cheese that wasn’t loaded with bad stuff and grandma’s watery curd just wasn’t cutting it. After years of searching, we decided to take matters into our own hands, and in 2014, Good Culture Cottage Cheese was born. In order to fix cottage cheese, we needed it to have certain qualities that met our standards of integrity. Good Culture delivers high protein, organic and non-gmo ingredients, pasture-raised milk from respected cows that roam free on sustainable family farms, live and active cultures (our tummies thank us daily), no additives (stabilizers, thickeners, artificial preservatives, gross) and unique sweet varieties that taste amazing. We made cottage cheese, but better.
Good Culture makes a variety of cultured dairy products, starting with cottage cheese and sour cream. Our cottage cheese comes in 2% low-fat, 4% whole milk, and our latest and greatest, a 6% double cream. We have fruit-on-the-bottom flavors as well, from strawberry, to pineapple, and blueberry acai chia. All of our dairy comes from pasture-raised cows, who roam freely on grass in the heart of the US. The “good” in Good Culture doesn’t just refer to our products. Good Culture has partnered with 1% for the Planet to support and protect our environment. Each time a consumer purchases a cup of Good Culture, 1 percent of the sale goes to a global network of nonprofit organizations dedicated to protecting the earth. In 2018, through 1% for the Planet, we proudly partnered with Kiss the Ground, whose efforts provide regenerative agriculture resources and training to farmers in hopes of reversing climate change. It’s our way of helping the earth heal itself. Our 2018 Kiss the Ground partnership and donation allowed for 8 producers to attend Kiss the Ground’s Soil Healthy Academy training. In addition, the donation sent 2 producers to Savory training, and provided soil testing for all producers.
FAQs
Where are your products made?
We produce our products in Wisconsin and source our milk from small family farms in the local area.
Are your products 100% grass-fed?
Our cows eat grass about 80% of the year. In the colder months, when pasture is frozen, we will supplement their feed with hay and oats.
What kind of cultures do you use in your cottage cheese?
We use the following live and active cultures. Lactococcus lactis subspecies lactis, Lactococcus lactis subspecies cremoris, and Lactobacillus paracasei.
Why is there sugar in your cottage cheese?
There is naturally occuring sugar in our product which comes from the lactose in the milk.
Do you treat your cows with hormones?
We do not use ANY hormones. Our cows are pasture-raised, roam free, and eat grass. We want our cows to be treated with respect!
Is your cottage cheese vegetarian?
Yes, we are 100% vegetarian! We only use live and active cultures; we never use animal rennet.
Brand Recipes
PUMPKIN BREAD WITH COTTAGE CHEESE FROSTING
The best pumpkin bread to enjoy year ’round.
STRAWBERRY CHEESECAKE BOWL
The classic combo of strawberries and cheesecake come together for perfection.
SUMMER HARVEST TOASTS
Fresh veggies make the best summer harvest toasts.
GRILLED STONE FRUIT WITH COTTAGE CHEESE
It sounds delicious because it is! Grilled stone fruit and cottage cheese combo.
CREAMY ZUCCHINI PASTA
Creamy pasta with peas, lemon, and mint.
SOUTHWEST SALAD
A fresh southwest salad with cottage cheese ranch.
