| Farm Name | Organic Pastures Dairy Company | |
| Rating |
(5)
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| Location | Fresno, CA | |
| Products | Fluid milk products (raw) | |
| Market Area | California | |
| Web Site | http://organicpastures.com/ | |
 Organic
Pastures appears dedicated to true organic management for their cattle.
Mark McAfee, their president, has been an activist in fighting for the
right to market raw milk nationally. Although the debate concerning the
nutritional attributes of raw milk, and possible dangers due to
contamination, continues at a number of state regulatory agencies, The
Cornucopia Institute supports the consumers "right to choose," as long
as marketers freely share information concerning both the risks and
benefits of raw milk consumption. Organic Pastures seems to be going to
great lengths in order to assure the safety of their products.They write, “Organic Pastures Dairy Company is a rapidly growing fourth-generation family-operated, highly specialized organic raw milk dairy, creamery, distribution, and marketing company with hundreds of retail outlets in California. These include all the natural food co-ops, Whole Foods, Wild Oats, and many other stores. The company has led a “raw revolution,” where consumers have become health empowered and can now readily access pasture-fed, nutrient-dense, whole, safe, enzyme-rich, bio-diverse, living, delicious food. The company has pioneered pathogen-free raw milk technologies and on-farm rapid testing to assure 100% consumer safety and confidence.” |
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| Criteria | Points | Comments |
| Ownership Structure | 100 | Family Farm |
| Milk Supply | 95 | Buys some milk from other farms |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification | 100 | Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms | 100 | COFA and CCOF |
| Certifier processing | 100 | COFA and CCOF |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided | 100 | Intensive rotational grazing |
| Health and longevity of cows | 100 | Extremely 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 | Owner-operator |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased | 100 | None |
| TOTAL SCORE | 1200 |
FIVE COWS (Outstanding)
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