| Farm Name | Chase Hill Farm | |
| Rating |
(5)
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| Location | Warwick, MA | |
| Products | Raw milk, cheese (100% grass fed) | |
| Market Area | Massachusetts and Vermont | |
| Web Site | http://www.chasehillfarm.com/ | |
Chase Hill Farm is a small family farm located in the hills of western Massachusetts near the Vermont-New Hampshire border. We are Mark and Jeannette Fellows and we have been farming the 264-acre dairy farm for 25 years. We produce high quality milk, cheese, and meat from our grassfed animals. Our herd of 26 Normande cows produces top-quality organic milk seasonally from March to December. Normandes are a French breed of cow known for their grazing abilities as well as the quality of their beef and milk for cheesemaking. We practice sustainable methods of agriculture including:
Our vision is to work a farm that is environmentally, economically, and personally sustainable. |
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| Criteria | Points | Comments |
| Ownership Structure | 100 | Family Farm |
| Milk Supply | 100 | Single Farm |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification | 100 | Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms | 100 | Baystate |
| Certifier processing | 100 | Baystate |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided | 100 | Intensive rotational grazing on 200 acres |
| Health and longevity of cows | 100 | Very low cull rate! |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms | 100 | Closed herd |
| Antibiotics used on young cattle | 100 | Never |
| Reproductive hormones used | 100 | Never |
| Farm support oversight | 100 | We are the company! |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased | 100 | None |
| TOTAL SCORE | 1200 |
FIVE COWS (Outstanding)
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