Dairy Products
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Cheeses Made from Cow Milk
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Creamery Name
Farmstead (F) or Artisan (A)  |
Description
and Location |
Mail Order? | Raw Milk Cheeses?* | Grass** Emphasis? | |
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Alma Creamery, LLC (coop) | variety of heartland favorites, near I-70 in Alma KS | Yes | No | No |
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Ballard Family Dairy & Cheese (F) | Cheddar & cheese curd, Gooding, ID |
Yes | No | No |
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Bobolink Dairy (F) | Cheeses made with rare Kerry cow milk, Vernon NJ | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Buckeye Grove Farm (F) | Jersey cow cheeses, Beallsville OH |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Cal Poly Creamery | variety of cheeses made from the school's own cow milk (CA) | Yes | No | No |
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Chapel Hill Creamery (F) | fresh Mozzarella and other cheeses, Chapel Hill NC | No | Yes | Yes |
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Cowgirl Creamery (A) | cheese made with organic milk, California and Washington DC | Yes | No | Yes |
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Finger Lakes Dexter Creamery (F) |
kefir cheese made from the milk of rare Dexter cattle, NY | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Golden Glen Creamery (F) | various hard cheeses, Bow WA |
Yes | No | No |
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Heamour Farm (F) | hard cheeses made from milk of Kerry & Ayrshire cows (NY) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Heather Ridge Creamery (F) | Cheddar and jack style cheeses, Wellsboro PA |
Yes | Yes | No | |
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Hidden Hills Dairy, LLC (F) | raw milk cheeses made from Jersey milk, Everett PA |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Lovetree Farmstead Cheese (A) | Jersey milk cheese, Grantsburg WI |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Meadow Creek Dairy (F) | cheese from milk of Jerseys & other breeds, Galax VA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Meadow Stone Farm (A) | cow cheeses made from milk purchased from local farm (CT) | Yes | Yes | ? |
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The Mozzarella Company (A) | fresh Mozzarella & more Dallas TX |
Yes | No | No |
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Natural by Nature (coop) | Cheddar and ricotta based in PA, sold nationwide |
No | No | Yes |
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Noris Dairy (F) | white Cheddar made with vegetarian rennet (OR) |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Organic Pastures Dairy Co (F) | Cheddar cheese, Fresno CA |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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River Valley Ranch (F) | aged cow, goat, sheep and yak cheeses (WA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Rockhill Creamery (F) | aged raw milk cheeses from Brown Swiss cow milk, Richmond UT | Yes | Yes | No |
| Rustling Wind Creamery (F) | British style cheeses Falls Village CT |
Yes | Yes | No | |
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Shelburne Farms (F) | Cheddar from Brown Swiss milk, Shelburne VT |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Straus Family Creamery (F, A) | Jack and Cheddar Cheeses, Marin County CA |
Yes | No | Yes |
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Sweetgrass Dairy (F) | aged cheeses made from Jersey milk, Thomasville GA | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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The Swiss Connection (F) | grass only diet for variety of breeds, Clay City IN | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Uplands Cheese (F) | Alpine style cheeses, Dodgeville WI |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Washington State University Creamery (A) |
Famous Cougar Gold, Cheddar and some flavored cheeses, Pullman WA | Yes | No | No |
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Willow Hill Farm (F) | Soft-ripened cheese, Dutch Belt & Brown Swiss, Milton VT | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Yellow Branch Cheese (F) | Jersey milk cheeses Robbinsville NC |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Creamery Name
Farmstead (F) or Artisan (A) |
Description
and Location |
Mail Order?
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Raw Milk Cheeses?* | Grass** Emphasis? | |
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fresh & aged goat cheeses Appleton, ME |
Yes | Yes | ||
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Black Mesa Ranch (F) | spreads, feta, boule & aged cheeses, Northern Arizona | Yes | Yes | |
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Black River Farmstead (F) | plain and flavored chèvre spreads and feta, Ivanhoe NC | Yes | No | |
| Blue Rose Dairy (F) | fresh and aged cheeses, Winlock WA |
Yes | Yes | ||
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Bonnie Blue Farm (F) | fresh chèvre, feta & aged cheeses, Waynesboro, TN | Yes | No | |
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Bonnyclabber Country Cheese (F) | goat cheese made without starters or rennet, Wake VA | Yes | Yes | |
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Capriole (F) | variety of goat cheeses Greenville IN |
Yes | Yes | |
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Carlisle Farmstead Cheese (F) | bloomy-rind goat cheeses Carlisle MA |
No | No/No | |
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Celebrity Dairy (F) | fresh goat cheeses Siler City NC |
No | No | |
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Cou Rouge Cheese Co (F) | fresh goat cheeses and desserts, somewhere in Texas | Yes | No | |
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Cypress Grove Chèvre (A) | goat cheese pioneer Arcata CA |
Yes | No | |
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Endless Mountains Cheesery (F) | fresh and aged goat cheeses, Wellsboro PA |
Yes | No | |
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Fiore di Capra, Inc. (F) | fresh and ripened goat cheeses, Pomerene, AZ | Yes | Yes | |
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Goat Head Dairy (F) | aged goat cheeses, Manzanola, CO |
Yes | Yes | |
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Goat Lady Dairy (F) | fresh & aged goat cheeses Climax NC |
No | Yes | |
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Goat's Leap Cheese (F) | fresh and aged goat cheeses St Helena CA |
No | No | |
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Gothberg Farms (F) | fresh goat cheeses, La Mancha goats, Edison WA |
No | No | |
| Haute Goat Creamery (F) | interesting variety of artisanal cheeses, Lubbock TX | No | Yes | ||
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Hawaii Island Goat Dairy (F) | fresh goat cheeses Big Island, HI |
No | No | |
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Heart Song Farm (F) | fresh goat cheeses, Gilmanton Iron Works, NH |
No | No | |
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Hillsborough Cheese Co (A) | wide variety of artisan cheeses near Raleigh NC | No | No | |
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La Cuesta Farm (F) | fresh goat cheeses, Clifton TX |
Yes | Yes | |
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Latte Da Dairy (F) | fresh and aged goat cheeses Flower Mound TX |
No | No | |
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Meadow Stone Farm (F, A) | interesting-looking aged goat cheeses, Brooklyn, CT | Yes | Yes | |
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The Mozzarella Company (A) | fresh and aged goat cheese Dallas TX |
Yes | No | |
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Northern Prairie Chèvre (F) | fresh and aged goat cheese, gift boxes, Woodward IA |
Yes | No | |
| Oakmoon Creamery (F) | unusual goat cheeses near Asheville NC |
Yes | No | ||
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Oasis Farmstead Dairy (F) | spreads and feta Fallon NV |
No | No | |
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Pholia Farm (F) | raw milk aged cheeses, Rogue River OR |
Yes | Yes | |
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Prairie Fruits Farm (F) | fresh and aged goat cheeses, Urbana IL |
No | No | |
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Rainbeau Ridge Farm (F) | fresh goat cheeses, Westchester County NY | No | No | |
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Ripshin Goat Dairy (F) | fresh and mold-ripened cheeses, Lenoir NC |
No | No | |
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River Valley Ranch (F) | aged cow, goat, sheep and yak cheeses (WA) | Yes | Yes | |
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Rivers Edge Cheese (F) | fresh and aged goat cheeses, central coast of Oregon |
Yes | Yes | |
| Rustling Wind Creamery (F) | spread and aged cheeses Falls Village CT |
Yes | Yes | ||
| South Mountain Dairy (F) | fresh cheeses and Havarti near Albuquerque NM |
No | No | ||
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Spinning Spider Creamery (F) | fresh and aged cheeses, Marshall NC |
Yes | Yes | |
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Split Creek Farm (F) | feta and fromage blanc Anderson SC |
Yes | No | |
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Sweetgrass Dairy (F) | fresh and aged goat cheeses,Thomasville GA | Yes | Yes | |
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Twelve Gates Farm (F) | fresh goat cheeses, Kingsbury TX |
Yes | Yes | |
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Udderview Farm (F) | fresh and aged goat cheeses Columbia ME |
No | Heat treated | |
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Wateroak Farms (F) | whole milk ricotta, Robertson County TX |
No | No | |
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Creamery Name
Farmstead (F) or Artisan (A) |
Description
and Location |
Mail Order? | Raw Milk Cheeses?* | Grass** Emphasis? | |
| Ancient Heritage Dairy (F) | variety of sheep milk cheeses, Scio OR |
No | Yes | Yes | |
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Appleton Creamery (A) | fresh & aged sheep milk cheese Appleton, ME |
Yes | Yes | No |
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Black Sheep Creamery (F) | raw and pasteurized sheep milk cheeses, Adna WA | No | Yes | Yes |
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Cypress Grove Chèvre (A) | aged sheep milk cheese Arcata CA |
Yes | No | No |
| Dancing Lamb Farm (F) | aged cheese from Icelandic sheep milk, Earlton NY | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
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Everona Dairy (F) | aged sheep milk cheeses Rapidan VA |
Yes | Yes | No |
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Locust Grove Farm (F) | aged sheep milk cheese Knoxville TN | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Lovetree Farmstead Cheese (F) | unusual sheep milk cheeses Grantsburg WI |
Yes | Yes | Yes |
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River Valley Ranch (F) | aged cow, goat, sheep and yak cheeses (WA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Three Shepherds of the Mad River Valley (F) |
aged sheep milk cheeses Warren VT |
No | Yes | Yes |
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Valley Shepherd Creamery (F) | variety of aged cheeses, some mixed with cow milk (NJ) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Willow Hill Farm (F) | organic sheep milk cheese, Milton VT | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Wisconsin Sheep Dairy Cooperative | group of small sheep dairies that pool milk and sell cheese | Yes | No | No |
| Creamery Name Farmstead (F) or Artisan (A) |
Description
and Location |
Mail Order? | Raw Milk Cheeses | Grass** Emphasis? | |
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Bubalus Bubalis Mozzarella (F) | only producer of water buffalo mozzarella cheese in CA | Yes | No | No |
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River Valley Ranch (F) | yak milk cheese, along with cow, goat and sheep cheese (WA) | Yes | Yes | Yes |
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Woodstock Water Buffalo Co (F) | real Italian style Mozzarella (NVT) | No | No | No |
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You will find links to even more cheesemakers at the following sites
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| California Artisan Cheese Guild |  |
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| Cheese by Hand | great site featuring artisan cheesemakers and much more | ||||
| I Love Cheese! | cheese-lovers' web site with (very incomplete) interactive map of cheesemakers | ||||
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Maine Cheese Guild | ||||
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New York State Farmstead & Artisan Cheese Makers' Guild | links to New York cheese makers | |||
| Ohio Farmstead-Artisan Cheese Guild |
site is still under construction but has some information | ||||
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Ontario Cheese Society | cheesemakers are found on the "links" page | |||
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Oregon Cheese Guild | they do not have their own site, but contacts are found here | |||
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French site featuring tour of Québec cheesemakers |
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| Southern Cheesemakers' Guild | |||||
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The Vermont Cheese Council | ||||
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Washington State Cheesemakers Association |
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Creamery Name
Farmstead (F) or Artisan (A) |
Products & Location
cow (C), goat (G), sheep(S) |
Mail Order? | Raw Milk?/ Organic? |
Grass** Emphasis? | |
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Animal Farm (F) | cultured butter (C); Orwell VT |
No | No/No | Yes |
| Bovinity (coop) | cow share in Chilliwack, British Columbia |
No | Yes/No | Yes | |
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Butterworks Farm (F) | yogurt and cream made with Jersey milk (C), northeast | No | No/Yes | Yes |
| Family Cow Creamery (F) | fluid milk in a variety of flavors (C), Crowell TX | No | No/No | No | |
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Farmers' All-Natural Creamery (coop) |
full line of creamLine milk products, Amish & Mennonite (IA) | No | No/Yes | Yes |
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Fiore di Capra, Inc (F) | fresh raw goat milk Pomerene AZ |
No | Yes/No | |
| Fresh Breeze Organic Dairy (F) | fluid milk products (C) somewhere in Washington State |
No | No/Yes | Yes | |
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Golden Glen Creamery (F) | fluid milk products and butter (C), Bow, WA |
No | No/No | No |
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Goat Head Dairy (F) | goat milk shares, (G) Manzanola, CO |
No | Yes/No | |
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Green Hills Harvest (F) | organic fluid milk (C) Green Hills MO |
No | No/Yes | Yes |
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Hartzler Family Dairy (F) | Creamline milk, butter, ice cream (C); Wooster OH | No | No/No | No |
| HLA Country Farm (F) | raw milk sales on farm (G,C) Talala OK |
No | Yes/No | No | |
| Horizon Organic (coop) | industrial organic milk coop nationwide |
No | No/Yes(?) | No | |
| Kurtz & Sons Dairy (F) | grass-fed cow dairy; sales on-farm, local stores, Live Oak FL | No | Yes | ||
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La Cuesta Farm (F) | Milk, yogurt, kefir, chai, more (G); Clifton TX | Yes | Yes/No | |
| Mahaffey Farm (F) | Fresh milk (G); Lancaster SC |
No | Yes/No | Yes | |
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Maple View Farm Milk Co (F) | Creamline milk, butter, ice cream (C) Hillsborough NC |
No | No/No | No |
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Meadow Stone Farm (F) | raw goat's milk and beauty products with high milk content, CT | Yes | Yes/No | Yes |
| Milkmen Across America | Home milk delivery by state (incomplete but worth a look) |
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| Moomers Ice Cream (F) | large selection of ice cream flavors (MI) | No | No/No | No | |
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Mountainside Farms (coop) | fluid milk from family farms, Ultra-Pure process; NY, NJ (C) | No | No | No |
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My Brown Cow (F) | raw fluid milk in Texas (C) | No | Yes/No | Yes |
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Natural by Nature (coop) | milk, sour & whipped cream, butter, more (C); National | No | No/Yes | Yes |
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Noris Dairy (F) | full line of dairy products with home delivery in area (OR) | Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes |
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Organic Cow (coop) | pioneer in organic milk (C); New England & mid-Atlantic | No | No/Yes | No |
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Organic Pastures Dairy Co (F) | Milk, butter, cream, colostrum kefir, whey (C); California |
Yes | Yes/Yes | Yes |
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Organic Valley (coop) | Large coop with full line of organic products (C); national | No | No/Yes | No |
| Radiance Dairy (F) | fluid milk (C), Fairfield IA | No | No/Yes | Yes | |
| Rainhaven Goat Dairy (F) | fluid raw milk (G), Duvall WA | No | Yes/No | ||
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River Valley Ranch (F) | cow and goat milk (WA) | No | Yes/No | Yes |
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Rocky Run Goat Dairy (F) | fluid raw milk (G), Napavine WA | No | Yes/No | |
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Ronnybrook Farm Dairy (F) | milk, yogurt, ice cream, butter, more (C); Ancramdale NY | No | No/No | No |
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Sassy Cow Creamery (F) | milk, ice cream, butter, heavy cream (C); Columbus, WI | No | No/Yes | No |
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Silver Springs Creamery (F) | batch pasteurized whole Jersey milk, Bellingham WA | No | No/No | Yes |
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Starlight Dairy (coop) | home delivery, glass bottles, north of NY City | No | No/Yes | No |
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Straus Family Creamery (F, A) | Milk, yogurt, ice cream (C) Marin County CA |
Yes | No/Yes | No |
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The Swiss Connection (F) | Ice cream (C), Clay City IN |
No | No/No | Yes |
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Twelve Gates Farm (F) | currently working on raw milk license, Kingsbury TX | No | Yes/No | Yes |
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Udderview Farm (F) | yogurt drinks (G), Columbia ME |
No | Heat treated/No | |
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Upstate Farms (coop) | full line of fresh dairy products (C), some organic (NY) | No | No/Yes | No |
| Valley Caprine Farm (F) | raw goat milk sold on-farm only; fresh, frozen, pasteurized (AR) | No | Yes/No | No | |
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Valley Shepherd Creamery (F) | sheep milk yogurt | No | No/No | Yes |
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Washington State University Creamery (A) |
Ferdinand's Ice Cream Shoppe located in the Creamery (WA) | No | No/No | No |
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Wateroak Farms (F) | Milk, ice cream, yogurt (G) Robertson County TX |
No | Yes/No | |
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Willow Hill Farm (F) | Yogurt (S), Milton VT |
No | Yes/No | Yes |
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Woodstock Water Buffalo Co (F) | water buffalo milk yogurt variety of flavors (VT) |
No | No/No | No |
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Many organic dairies are listed and rated at the Cornucopia Institute web site.
Looking for raw milk? Try the realmilk web site! For cheesemaking classes, tastings, and other consumer-level educational activities, click here. |
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*Some producers make both pasteurized and raw milk cheeses. Check web sites for specific raw milk products.
Consult the information given on individual creameries' web sites for details on production practices.
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**Grass emphasis refers to operations that include pasture as a major part (more than 75%) of the animal's diet.
Goats are not grazers and usually must be fed large amounts of grain. Most of the goats on the farms listed here are allowed to browse and spend time on pasture, but very few goat dairies use pasture as a major source of feed. This option has been discontinued for goat dairy listings.