| Farm Name | Hope Creamery | |
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| Location | Hope, MN | |
| Products | Butter | |
| Market Area | Minnesota/Iowa | |
| Web Site | None | |
| Located in Hope, Minnesota, Hope Creamery is one of the only independently owned creameries in the state churning out butter in small batches the old-fashioned way. Made from fresh, local cream, the company’s Grade A butter is prized by chefs, bakers and consumers. With a taste and texture comparable to European butter, it is available in salted, unsalted and organic varieties. Hope Creamy is owned and operated by Victor Mrotz, who purchased the creamery in 2000. | ||
| Criteria | Points | Comments |
| Ownership Structure | 80 | Family business |
| Milk Supply | 70 | Milk of integrity |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification | 80 | Partial disclosure |
| Certifier farms | 100 | MOSA, NICS, ICS |
| Certifier processing | 100 | MOSA |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided | 95 | Enforced policy |
| Health and longevity of cows | 90 | Long-lived healthy cows |
| Replacement animals only from organic farms | 100 | Only organic animals (from birth) purchased |
| Antibiotics used on young cattle | 100 | Never |
| Reproductive hormones used | 50 | Not to our knowledge |
| Farm support oversight | 90 | All dairies are visited regularly by staff |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased | 100 | None |
| TOTAL SCORE | 1055 |
FOUR COWS (excellent)
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