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    Farm Name Animal Farm
    Rating (5)          
    Location Orwell, VT
    Products Butter
    Market Area Vermont
    Web Site http://www.animalfarmvt.com/
    Animal Farm has an extremely small herd of cows and specializes in making highly prized butter for high-end restaurants and discriminating consumers.

     

    Criteria Points Comments
    Ownership Structure 100 Family Farm
    Milk Supply 100 Single Farm
    Disclosure of Information for Verification 100 Full and open disclosure
    Certifier farms 100 NOFA-VT
    Certifier processing 100 NOFA-VT
    Cows on pasture time/acreage provided 100 Every day during the growing season
    Health and longevity of cows 100 Very 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)