Strafford Organic Creamery

They say: “Based in Northern California, Straus Family Creamery was the first certified organic creamery west of the Mississippi when it launched in 1994, and today it is known for its commitment to sustaining family farms, protecting the environment, mitigating climate change, and crafting the highest quality premium organic dairy products. Its line of all… Read more »

They write: “It all began nearly a century ago when three brothers from Italy, Richard, Fred and John Rumiano, bought a dairy in Willows, California and started making cheese and butter. Throughout the 1920s and 30s, Rumiano Cheese Company began to grow, purchasing several cheese factories in California and Oregon. The company has sold all… Read more »

Samish Bay Cheese brand received a Snail of Approval award from @slowfoodusa. Samish Bay Cheese Farm did not participate in Cornucopia’s survey and investigation, which impacted the information we provide here along with their score. If you are a customer of this brand, please reach out and ask them to cooperate with Cornucopia’s investigation! They… Read more »

Santini Foods did not participate in Cornucopia’s survey and investigation, which impacted the information we provide here along with their score. If you are a customer of this brand, please reach out and ask them to cooperate with Cornucopia’s investigation!

In the summer of 2019, Sassy Cow Creamery was found to be non-compliant with organic regulations concerning pasture compliance (as detailed in this administrative decision and this notice of suspension from 2020). As of 2021, Cornucopia confirmed that Sassy Cow Creamery has returned to producing organic milk. However, though the dairy is cooperating with their… Read more »

More information about this brand is pending our investigation. It’s likely this brand’s score will move up if and when they participate. If you are a customer of this brand, please reach out and ask them to cooperate with Cornucopia’s investigation!

Shamrock Farms is a known “industrial organic” producer with a bad track record. Shamrock Farms has a questionable “split operation” livestock management practices and other previous possible violations of the organic rules and regulations. You can see photos of Shamrock’s facilities among others in Cornucopia’s photo gallery.

Shaw Farm did not participate in Cornucopia’s survey and investigation, which impacted their score and the available information shared here. If you are a customer of this brand, please reach out and ask them to cooperate with Cornucopia’s investigation!

They say: “Sidehill Farm Yogurt is a small family-owned creamery producing fresh, delicious, certified organic yogurt from the milk of grass-fed cows. We began as farmers, and for nearly 15 years, we made Sidehill Farm yogurt from the milk of our own grass-fed herd of cows. In 2020, we decided that we could do more… Read more »