Our Farm
Roaming Pastures Co-Op
When starting out, it was vital for us to find a partner we could trust to bring our dream to life. All of our milk is sourced from a single farm located off Historic Route 66 in Missouri. Each field is made up of paddocks planted with high-yielding, high-quality grass called ‘perennial ryegrass’*.
*This type of grass is full of nutrients and protein for our dairy cows and the milk produced is rewarded with benefits such as higher in Omega 3s and CLAs than that of conventional products.
New Zealand practices, USA grown
The New Zealand Way of Farming Here in the US
We’re inspired by the farming techniques employed by the New Zealand farming community, leaders in the free-range dairy industry. We combine these techniques with best practices in American agriculture to give our customers a selection of pure, premium pasture-raised dairy products, unlike conventional products.
Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World
We are certified by A Greener World. What does this mean for you and your family?
Meat, dairy and eggs from animals raised outdoors on pasture or range have known benefits for our health and the environment.
A mark of quality: Nearly one in five of the top 100 U.S. restaurants listed in recent Opinionated About Dining national restaurant surveys proudly serve Certified Animal Welfare Approved by AGW products.
No added hormones or subtherapeutic antibiotics: Standards promote and guarantee responsible farming practices.
Meaningful animal welfare standards: No teat clipping, tail docking, dehorning or beak trimming—all common industrial practices.
Transparent and independent: Standards, policies and procedures are all publicly available.
The Farming Terms We live by
+ Pastoral Farming
This is a term given to farming that includes livestock rather than focusing on crops. With pastoral farming or grazing, we use the cows to harvest what we grow and do the best for the land. Out on the land, our cows can produce double what they would if in a barn. The driver is the return per hectare, not per cow.
+ Sharemilking
A cornerstone of the New Zealand dairy industry, this is a genuine pathway model to allow young farmers to work towards farm ownership. When parties come together, IE. the landowner and the sharemilker, willing to run the farm and milk the cows, the profits are split in a mutually beneficial partnership.
+ Grass-fed
Feeding dairy cows a diet of green grass rich with nutrients has a number of health benefits but is also the simplest and easiest source of food as well. Cow’s stomachs are built for green grass, it’s great for their digestion and is the most effective food source when it comes to pastoral farming.
+ Paddocks
Our fields are made up of smaller paddocks in which our cows graze. When they’re eating green grass, there is no need to coup up our cows in a barn. Waste management happens naturally outdoors meaning there is no need for massive collection tanks that other confinement farms would require.
Trust + Traceability
At Zeal Creamery, we are proud to offer a single farm, at-scale, fully traceable assortments of premium, fluid milk.
Traditionally, the way milks are collected, mixed and packaged has meant that it is impossible to trace its origin for at-scale dairy products. We do things differently. We want our customers to know where their milk comes from and are committed to consistently providing that reassurance.
