| Farm Name | Nancy's (Springfield Creamery) | |
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| Location | Eugene, OR | |
| Products | Yogurt/sour cream, cream cheese & cottage cheese | |
| Market Area | Nationwide | |
| Web Site | http://nancysyogurt.com/ | |
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Nancy's Yogurt is manufactured by Springfield Creamery, a respected, very long-term supplier of natural and organic products. They purchased their milk and milk powder from the CROPP cooperative, which ships milk from their family-farm members in the region. They write: “Nancy’s Cultured Organic Dairy products are produced with care at Springfield Creamery, in Eugene, Oregon. Founded in 1960, we remain family owned and operated and are pleased to have such a wealth of quality ingredients to put into each of our products. Our organic milk comes to us directly from nearby family farms. We believe that the organic farming practices of these small organic farms are in unity with the land, and promote the long-term health of the cows, as well as of the consumer. Ultimately, the sustainable organic faming practices benefit our environment, and that is an advantage to each of us. We are proud to be a vital member of this sustainable partnership, while feeding people wholesome, organic food.” |
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| Criteria | Points | Comments |
| Ownership Structure | 80 | Family business |
| Milk Supply | 70 | CROPP |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification | 100 | Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms | 100 | Most OTCO |
| Certifier processing | 100 | OTCO |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided | 100 | Strong/enforced cooperative policy |
| Health and longevity of cows | 100 | Low Cull Rate |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms | 75 | Organic animals purchased/minority conventional |
| Antibiotics used on young cattle | 100 | Never |
| Reproductive hormones used | 100 | Never |
| Farm support oversight | 90 | All dairies and visited regularly by staff |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased | 80 | All powder from CROPP |
| TOTAL SCORE | 1095 |
FOUR COWS (excellent)
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