| Farm Name | Kalona Supernatural | |
| Rating | (4) |
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| Location | Wellman, IA | |
| Products | Fluid milk products, cheese | |
| Market Area | Midwest, Atlanta | |
| Web Site | http://www.farmersallnaturalcreamery.com/ | |
Kalona Supernatural has been one of the top rated dairies since The Cornucopia Institute first engaged in this marketplace research. Their old-fashioned processing techniques are unusual in today's dairy industry and has won them a loyal customer base. There farmers are almost exclusively in Iowa with just a few in northern Missouri. They write: Kalona Supernatural is a small rural dairy in Kalona, Iowa that started in 2004 and has been delivering VAT pasteurized and non-homogenized organic dairy products, including organic milk, buttermilk, cream, cheese, and sour cream and cottage cheese were added to our line in 2007. Our food originates on local Amish and Mennonite family farms, averaging 35 cows, that have used sustainable and organic farming practices for generations, and like the simple way of our farms, our foods are processed in a manner that preserves their most pure and fresh characteristics. The focus of the Kalona Supernatural is to return customers’ palates to a time when dairy products were prized for their distinct and pleasurable flavors and appearances. We know we’re successful because our customers say how they recall the sweet and full flavor of milk fresh off the farm or they express eye opening excitement when they get to know how pure the texture of a cottage cheese can be when it is free of ingredients like guar gum, locust bean gum, etc. Our foods are just as nature intended. |
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| Criteria | Points | Comments |
| Ownership Structure | 80 | Corp. - Majority ownership by farmers |
| Milk Supply | 90 | Own patrons |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification | 100 | Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms | 100 | IDALS, OC, Int., GOA |
| Certifier processing | 100 | IDALS |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided | 95 | Good pasture compliance |
| Health and longevity of cows | 90 | Long-lived healthy cows |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms | 90 | Only organic animals (from birth) purchased |
| 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 | 100 | None |
| TOTAL SCORE | 1135 | FOUR COWS (Excellent) |