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    Farm Name Sibby Farm
    Rating (4)          Sibby Farm

    Location Westby, WI
    Products Ice cream
    Market Area Midwest
    Web Site

    Sibby FarmSibby�s purchases milk from the CROPP Cooperative and writes:

    Sue Sebion-Huber makes organic ice cream from all-natural organic ingredients in Sibby's Creamery on her family homestead farm in the beautiful, fertile valley of Wisconsin's Coulee region. Sibby's Homestead Organic Ice Cream� contains no preservatives, chemical additives, food colorings, or genetically engineered ingredients. Our vision was to create an ice cream that was simple and pure just like the old days. We currently have Simply Vanilla, Chocolate Silk, and Summer Strawberry in pints.

     

    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 MOSA
    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 CROPP preferred powder vendor
    TOTAL SCORE 1095 FOUR COWS (excellent)