Farm Life

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Our Farms

When starting out, it was vital for us to find partners we could trust to bring our dream to life. Our milk comes from farms that graze as they did for generations, ensuring the cows have access to green pastures during the grazing season. That means our girls spend their days in paddocks of lush green grass and forage in a regenerative process called “rotational grazing”, which protects and builds the health of the pasture and the soil.

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New Zealand practices, USA grown

 The New Zealand Way of Farming Here in the U.S.

 

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.

 
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Animal Welfare Approved by A Greener World

We are certified by A Greener World. What does this mean for you and your family?

 
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  • 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.

 
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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.

+ Grass-fed

Our milk comes from cows that graze on lush green pastures throughout the entire growing season. We also believe it is important to align with a cow’s natural diet, which would include some seed heads (grains) along with other types of forage. Our cows spend the majority of their time on pasture, and as part of a balanced diet, consume a small amount of Non-GMO Project Verified grain that helps mirror the natural access to seeds or grains that non-domesticated cows would have experienced in the wild.

+ Paddocks

Our fields are made up of smaller paddocks in which our cows graze. When they're outdoors eating green grass, they also naturally return their waste to the ground, enhancing the regenerative impacts of rotational grazing

 
 
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