Organic Dairy Report/Ratings Arranged by Cow Star Ratings.

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Organic Dairy Report/Ratings Arranged by Cow Star Ratings.

5 Cow Rating (Outstanding)

Animal Farm      Orwell, VT             

Evans Farmhouse Creamery        Norwich, NY -      New York/New Jersey          

Green Hills Harvest      Purdin, MO -      Iowa, Kansas, Missouri   

Kimberton Hills      Phoenixville, PA            

Oak Grove Organics        Carthage, IL          

Organic Pastures Dairy Company      Fresno, CA  - California or sold as pet food

Radiance Dairy      Fairfield, IA

Butterworks Farm      Westfield, VT       Yogurt       East Coast     

Crystal Ball Farms      Osceola, WI       Minnesota/Wisconsin    

Seven Stars      Phoenixville, PA       Yogurt       East Coast / Midwest         

Hails Family Farm      Wyalusing, PA       East Coast                  

Cedar Summit Dairy New Prague, MN       Minnesota              

PastureLand      Dodge Center, MN       Midwest         

Traders Point Farms      Zionsville, IN       Indiana/Illinois      

Strafford Organic Creamery      Strafford , VT       E. New Hampshire              

Butternut Farms        Gilbersville, NY       Nationwide      

Castle Rock Farms       Osseo, WI       Wisconsin, Minnesota, Illinois        

St. John's Organic Farm            Emmett, ID Idaho     

4 Cow Rating (Excellent)

Organic Choice      Prescott, WI       Nationwide     

Organic Valley      La Farge, WI       Nationwide            

Wisconsin Organics      Thorp, WI       Midwest, plus        

Cedar Grove Cheese      Plain, WI       Nationwide            

Helios      Sauk Centre, MN      Nationwide            

Amish Country Farms      Totowa, NJ       Nationwide     

Julie's (Oregon Ice Cream)      Eugene, OR       Nationwide            

Nancy's (Springfield Creamery)      Eugene, OR      Nationwide            

Sibby Farm      Westby, WI Ice cream       Midwest        

Natural by Nature      West Grove, PA       East Coast, whipped cream nationwide

Humboldt Creamery      Fortuna, CA       Ice cream, powder  Nationwide

Farmers All Natural Creamery      Wellman, IA       Midwest, Atlanta           

Clover Storenetta      Petaluma, CA       California     

Naturally Iowa      Clarinda, IA       Midwest        

Stonyfield (yogurt)      Londonderry, NH       Nationwide

Wallaby Yogurt      Napa, CA       Nationwide     

Straus Family Creamery      Marshall, CA       California

Scenic Central Milk Prod. Co-op      Prairie Du Sac,WI             Nationwide

Natural Choice      Oxnard, CA       Nationwide            

3 Cow Rating (Very Good)

Stonyfield (milk) HOOD      Boston, MA        Eastern half US       845      

Ben and Jerry's      South Burlingon, VT       Nationwide           

2 Cow Rating PRIVATE-LABEL (good, but questionable long-term commitment to organics) Note: information based on ''industry sources'' no private-label supplier participated in the study

Harris Teeter      Fluid milk products       Unknown       

Heavenly Organics, Inc      Nationwide          

HyVee ucts       Unknown       

Kroger (Naturally Prefered)   Unknown      

Stop & Shop (Natures Promise)       Unknown      

Wakefern/Shoprite       Unknown    

Whole Foods Markets (365 organic)       Nationwide   

1 Cow Rating PRIVATE-LABEL (some or all factory-farm milk or unknown source, but better than conventional) Note: information based on ''industry sources'' no private-label supplier participated in the study

Costco (High Meadows-Aurora)   Nationwide 

Costco (Kirkland Signature)  Nationwide

Giant (Natures Promise)  Unknown    

Haggens (Full Circle) Unknown    

Ingles Markets       Unknown    

Safeway ( O - Organics) Unknown 

Topco (Full Circle) Unknown

Tops (Natures Promise) Unknown    

Trader Joe's      Nationwide

UNFI (Woodstock)  Nationwide

Wild Oats      Nationwide

1 Cow Rating BRAND-NAME (Ethically Challenged) Most produce or purchase factory-farm milk, none were open enough to participate in this study

Alta Dena (Dean Foods)       City of Industry, CA

Purchased by Dean Foods. Alta Dena is a brand managed by Dean. West Coast

Aurora Organic Dairy      Boulder, CO  Largest conventional/organic factory farm operator. Largest Private label manufacturer.       Nationwide         

Back to Nature (Kraft)      Glenview, IL       Nationwide

DCI Cheese      Sun Prairie, WI             Unknown    

Good Heart Organics (Rockview)      Downey, CA       California         

Horizon (Dean Foods)      Dallas, TX   $11 billion—the nation's largest conventional & organic milk marketer. Owns 4000 cow "farms".       Nationwide  

Lifeway      Morton Grove, IL       Kiefir       Nationwide 

Organic Cow (Dean Foods)      Dallas, TX (Northeast)

Purchased by Horizon, then Dean Foods. Organic Cow is a brand managed by Dean.       East Coast

Stremicks (Heritage-Foods)      Santa Ana, CA       Supplied by factory farm under investigation. Farm paid $300,000 settlement for abusing workers. West Coast 

Three Greek Gods      Mountlake Terrace, WA       Nationwide 

Wholesome Valley      Orlando, FL       Nationwide

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