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Lamers—Wisconsin’s last family owned dairy

KCBX | By Tom Wilmer
Published May 24, 2018 at 4:27 AM PDT
Mark Lamers at his family owned dairy in Appleton, Wisconsin--the last family owned dairy in the state
Thomas Wilmer

  Correspondent Tom Wilmer visits with Mark Lamers at his family owned dairy in Appleton, Wisconsin.

The Lamers family started their dairy in a basement back in 1913. 

Evolving with consumer demands the fifth generation family-run dairy is back to using glass bottles, and selling products online in addition to their retail store. Lamers Facebook

glass bottle milk filling machine at Lamers Dairy in Appleton, Wisconsin
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Glass bottle milk filling machine at Lamers Dairy in Appleton, Wisconsin

Milk is sourced from nearby family farms and the family pays a premium to source 100 percent hormone additive-free milk. 

Lamers Dairy & Store Appleton, Wisconsin
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Lamers Dairy & Store Appleton, Wisconsin

Lamers’ Dairyland’s Best products retain a fond loyal following and regularly take home first-place awards in the prestigious annual World Dairy Expo Championship Dairy Products contest.

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Tom Wilmer produces on-air content for Issues & Ideas airing over KCBX and is producer and host of the six-time Lowell Thomas award-winning NPR podcast Journeys of Discovery with Tom Wilmer. Recorded live on-location across America and around the world, the podcasts feature the arts, culture, music, nature, history, science, wine & spirits, brewpubs, and the culinary arts--everything from baseball to exploring South Pacific atolls to interviewing the real Santa Claus in the Arctic.
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