| Criteria |
Points |
Comments |
| Ownership Structure |
100 |
Nonprofit Org |
| Milk Supply |
95 |
Buys from 1 neighbor |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification |
100 |
Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms |
100 |
Stellar/Demeter (Biodynamic) |
| Certifier processing |
100 |
Stellar |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided |
100 |
2-3 cows/acre 20/hours a day for 6 months |
| Health and longevity of cows |
90 |
Low
|
| Replacement animals only from organic farms |
100 |
Closed herd
|
| Antibiotics used on young cattle |
100 |
Never |
| Reproductive hormones used |
100 |
Never |
| Farm support oversight |
95 |
Excellent oversight-direct relationship |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased |
100 |
None |
| TOTAL SCORE |
1180 |
FIVE COWS (Outstanding)
 |