| Farm Name | Butterworks Farm | |
| Rating |
(5)
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| Location | Westfield, VT | |
| Products | Yogurt | |
| Market Area | East Coast | |
| Web Site | http://butterworksfarm.com/ | |
 Jack
and Anne Lazor are two longtime heroes in the organic farming
community. In addition to manufacturing Vermont's "most popular
yogurt," for decades, they've helped educate younger farmers and dairy
producers transitioning to organic. They write:“Butterworks Farm is a real farm, located in the mountains of Vermont's pristine and unspoiled Northeast Kingdom. We are unique among New England organic dairies and yogurt makers for a number of reasons. We've been farming organically for 25 years and are always willing to share our knowledge and experience... We grow all the food our cows eat, including corn, oats, barley, soybeans, and alfalfa. All of our cows were born here on the farm. We have a closed herd—which means we don't buy cows from other farms. Since 1975, during our first days as homesteaders with just a family cow, we have made our yogurt right here on the farm. We use only our own milk to produce this delicious yogurt. Our soils are sweet and mineralized. The extra special "nutty" flavor of our whole yogurt begins with the land we farm.” |
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| Criteria | Points | Comments |
| Ownership Structure | 100 | Family Farm |
| Milk Supply | 95 | Buys from 1 neighbor |
| Disclosure of Information for Verification | 100 | Full and open disclosure |
| Certifier farms | 100 | VOF |
| Certifier processing | 100 | VOF |
| Cows on pasture time/acreage provided | 100 | Respected leaders in rotational grazing |
| 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 | 95 | "We pick up milk ourselves/visit two other farms" |
| Outside dairy ingredients purchased | 100 | None |
| TOTAL SCORE | 1190 |
FIVE COWS (Outstanding)
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