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Check Out Our Featured Farms Archive!

Click the Archives navigation at left to browse through the dozens of organic dairy farms we've profiled over the years.

 

Recently Featured
Organic Dairy Farms

Scholten Family Farm:
Weybridge, Vermont

Added December 3, 2009. Roger and Patty Scholten started organic production two and a half years ago, and are already producing delicious artisanal cheeses. Learn more >

Maedke Family Dairy:
Coleman, Wisconsin
Added September 14, 2009. John Maedke & his wife Bonnie found the transition to organic production, which they completed in December 2002, easier than they expected. Their greatest challenge? Getting acclimated to the grazing management requirements. MORE >

Hails Family Farm: Processing,
Local Sales ... & Wholesale
Added July 1, 2009. Talk about a diversified operation. Paul and Joyce Hail of Wyalusing, PA have a grade A processing plant on farm, make cheese, butter, yogurt and cream cheese, run a small CSA, and sell to local and national markets. MORE >

Hall & Breen, LLC
Added May, 2009. A lifestyle, a livelihood, and a father/daughter partnership with a future. More >

Organic Dairy, Environmentalism and Community Action:
Added March 2009. Meet John Kinsman, a Wisconsin dairy farmer who has been stewarding his land for over 50 years. MORE >

Raindance Farm: High Forage, Low Grain Diet Keeps 87-Cow Operation Running Smoothly
Added January 11, 2009. Siobhan Griffin, along with children Keira & Dale, & partner Rob Grassi, put the focus on their 250 acre pasture system. MORE >

Amos Nolt: For Organic Dairy,
No Grain, No Problem

Nolt, an Ohio CROPP/Organic Valley member, relies on top forages, barley baleage and chicken manure. MORE >
Added November 7, 2008

Forgues Family Farm: Early Leaders in Organic
Travis Forgues (pictured with his wife Amy, below) and his father Henry transitioned to organic in 1997. Looking for markets for their milk in 1999, they pushed for a NE dairy producers summit that birthed NODPA. Learn more about their story and their operation. Added September 5, 2008

Desperation Acres: A Haven of Sustainability
3rd Generation Farmers Bruce & Mari Drinkman of Desperation Acres Farm in Western Wisconsin are in their 3rd year of organic certification, but have always farmed sustainably. MORE >
Added July 3, 2008.

Skyrocketing Costs Put Full-time Farming On Hold
A mix of family and supportive neighbors are making it work for Craig and Angela Russell of Brotherly Farm in Randolph Center, Vermont. MORE >
Added May 1, 2008

Diversified NH Farm Ships First Organic Milk
Luke and Catarina Mahoney plan on selling meat, eggs and vegetables to local markets to supplement the dairy income from Brookford Farm, the conserved farm they rent. Added April 1, 2008. MORE >

Kimball Brook Farm: One of Vermont's
Largest Organic Dairies

After attending a NOFA-VT conference in fall of 2003, Cheryl Devos new they had to go organic. Then, she had to sell the idea to her husband JD. Their carefully planned transition took three years to complete, but they started shipping to Horizon in May of 2005. The motivation started out financial, but shifting along the line. Added March 07, 2008. MORE >

 

 

 

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