| Brand Name | Rating | Farm/Brand Headquarters | Market Area | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5-Cow Rating | Top-Rated  This category of producers represents the “gold standard” in dairy production. Producers in this top tier manage diverse, small-to-medium-scale family farms. They emphasize well-managed pasture. Pasture and other forage makes up the majority of their animals’ feed. | ||||
| Paradise Springs Farm |  | Victor, ID | ID, Web Sales | 1740 |
| SpringWood Organic Farm | | Kinzers, PA | PA | 1680 |
| Pure Eire Dairy | | Othello, WA | WA | 1675 |
| Berle Farm | | Hoosick, NY | MA, NY, VT | 1650 |
| Radiance Dairy | | Fairfield, IA | IA | 1645 |
| Pride and Joy Dairy | | Granger, WA | WA, Web Sales | 1645 |
| Hawthorne Valley Farm | | Ghent, NY | East | 1630 |
| Dutch Meadows Farm | | Paradise, PA | PA | 1625 |
| Working Cows Dairy | | Slocomb, AL | AL | 1610 |
| The Family Cow | | Chambersburg, PA | PA, web sales | 1595 |
| Alpine Heritage Creamery | | Paradise, PA | PA, FL, web sales | 1590 |
| Coonridge Organic Goat Dairy | | Pie Town, NM | AZ, CO, NM | 1580 |
| Seven Stars Farm | | Phoenixville, PA | East, Southeast, Midwest | 1571 |
| Lifeline Farm | | Victor, MT | ID, MT, OR, WA, Web Sales | 1540 |
| Engelbert Farms | | Nichols, NY | NY | 1535 |
| Meant To Be Natural Food | | Spring Valley, NY | NY, NJ | 1515 |
| Misty Brook Farm | | Albion, ME | Maine | 1485 |
| The Milkhouse | | Monmouth, ME | Maine | 1485 |
| Chase Hill Farm | | Warwick, MA | MA, UT | 1470 |
| Camphill Village Kimberton Hills Dairy | | Kimberton, PA | PA | 1465 |
| Butterworks Farm | | Westfield, VT | VT, NH | 1455 |
| Sidehill Farm | | Hawley, MA | New England and New York | 1450 |
| Alexandre Family Farms | | Crescent City, CA | CA, OR, WA | 1450 |
| Thistle Hill Farm (Tarentaise Cheese) | | North Pomfret, VT | Nationwide, VT | 1445 |
| Amaltheia Organic Dairy | | Bozeman, MT | MT, Web Sales | 1445 |
| Tide Mill Creamery (Tide Mill Organic Farm) | | Edmunds, ME | ME | 1445 |
| Strafford Organic Creamery | | Strafford, VT | NH, VT | 1440 |
4-Cow Rating | Excellent Producers in this category provide ample pasture for their animals and make a credible effort to encourage natural behaviors. These brands may get additional milk from outside sources (that are also certified organic). If multiple farms produce the milk for a brand, the management has close oversight and control over the practices of those farms. | ||||
| Saint Benoit Creamery | | Petaluma, CA | Nationwide | 1435 |
| Nature's One | | Lewis Center, OH | Nationwide | 1420 |
| Maple Hill Creamery | | Stuyvesant, NY | Nationwide | 1420 |
| Trimona Yogurt | | Port Jefferson, NY | TX, OR, NY, CA, IL, Northeast | 1400 |
| Rumiano Cheese Company | | Crescent City, CA | Nationwide | 1400 |
| Grassmilk (Organic Valley) | | LaFarge, WI | Nationwide | 1390 |
| Evans Farmhouse Creamery | | Norwich, NY | NJ, NY | 1385 |
| Sunrise Family Farms | | Norwich, NY | NJ, NY | 1375 |
| Naturi | | Pittsburgh, PA | East, Southwest | 1370 |
| Oasis at Bird in Hand | | Ronks, PA | PA | 1360 |
| Kimball Brook Farm (Green Mountain Organic Creamery) | | North Ferrisburgh, VT | Northeast | 1350 |
| Natural By Nature (Natural Dairy Products Corp.) | | West Grove, PA | Nationwide | 1347 |
| B'More Organic | | Baltimore, MD | MD, NY, NJ, MA | 1340 |
| PCC Community Markets | | Seattle, WA | WA | 1335 |
| Fresh Breeze Dairy | | Lynden, WA | OR, WA | 1330 |
| Stonyfield Farms (Lactalis) | | Londonderry, NH | Nationwide | 1315 |
| Organic Valley | | LaFarge, WI | Nationwide | 1310 |
| Kalona SuperNatural (Farmers Creamery) | | Kalona, IA | Nationwide | 1305 |
| Annie's Homegrown (General Mills) | | Berkeley, CA | Nationwide | 1305 |
| Liberte (General Mills) | | Saint-Hubert, Quebec, Canada | Nationwide | 1305 |
| Pure Indian Foods | | Princeton Junction, NJ | Nationwide, Web Sales | 1300 |
| Sierra Nevada Cheese Company | | Willows, CA | Nationwide | 1285 |
| Humboldt Creamery (Foster Farms Dairy) | | Fortuna, CA | Nationwide | 1280 |
| Nancy's (Springfield Creamery) | | Eugene, OR | Nationwide | 1255 |
| Green Field Farms | | Fredericksburg, OH | Nationwide | 1237 |
| Shaw Family Dairy (New England Organic Creamery) | | Dracut, MA | MA | 1225 |
| Green Valley Organics (Redwood Hill Farm/Emmi Roth) | | Sebastopol, CA | Nationwide | 1217 |
| Clover Sonoma | | Petaluma, CA | AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, WA, West | 1215 |
| Blue Marble Ice Cream | | Brooklyn, NY | Nationwide | 1185 |
| Westby Cooperative Creamery | | Westby, WI | Nationwide | 1175 |
| Helios Kefir (Lifeway) | | Morton Grove, IL | Nationwide | 1165 |
| Cedar Grove Cheese | | Plain, WI | CA, East, Midwest, Web Sales | 1155 |
| Good Culture | | Irvine, CA | Nationwide | 1145 |
| Amish Country Farms | | Totowa, NJ | Nationwide | 1140 |
| White Mountain Foods | | Austin, TX | Nationwide | 1130 |
| Trader's Point Creamery | | Zionsville, IN | IN, IL, Midwest, Northeast, Mid Atlantic | 1120 |
| Smari Organics | | Petaluma, CA | Nationwide | 1120 |
| Organic Creamery (DCI Cheese/Saputo Specialty Cheese) | | Richfield, WI | Nationwide | 1110 |
| Stonewall Farms | | Keene, NH | NH | 1100 |
3-Cow Rating | Very Good Three-cow rated brands failed to answer some or all of our questions about their practices, however they are considered likely to be highly rated (4 or 5-cow) had they done so. | ||||
| Upstate Farms (Upstate Niagara Coop.) | | Buffalo, NY | NY, PA | 1070 |
| Nature's Touch (Kwik Trip) | | La Crosse, WI | WI | 1045 |
| Steckler Grassfed | | Dale, IN | IN, IL, Ky, MI | 980 |
| McCluskey Brothers at Shillelagh Glen Farms | | Hillpoint, WI | ND, WI, Web Sales | 950 |
| Rogue Creamery | | Grants Pass, OR | Nationwide | 850 |
| Straus Family Creamery | | Petaluma, CA | OR, WA, CA, NV, AZ | 795 |
| Champlain Valley Dairy | | Middlebury, VT | Northeast | 790 |
2-Cow Rating | Fair These are either industrial-scale operations or others with outstanding questions or concerns regarding their compliance with USDA organic regulations. One of the primary features that distinguishes these operations from the ethically deficient 1-cow brands is their willingness to share with their customers (and Cornucopia researchers) some of the details as to how their milk is produced.
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| Verka | | San Jose, CA | CA, Midwest | 655 |
| Wallaby (Danone North America) | | Denver, CO | Nationwide | 645 |
| Alpenrose | | Portland, OR | OR, WA | 615 |
| Sassy Cow Creamery | | Columbus, WI | IL, WI | 545 |
| Earth's Best (Hain Celestial) | | Lake Success, NY | Nationwide | 465 |
| Byrne Dairy | | Lafayette, NY | NY | 425 |
| Organic Family Farms Cooperative | | Twin Falls, ID | Unknown | 365 |
1-Cow Rating | Poor Brands in this category are suspected of being, or sourcing from, what we would describe as "factory farms." These brands are better than conventional dairy, but are at the bottom of the ratings among organic brands. | ||||
| Sky Top Farms | | Bronx, NY | NY | 340 |
| Horizon Grassfed (DanoneWave) | | Boulder, CO | Nationwide | 340 |
| Roth Organics (Emmi Roth) | | Monroe, WI | Nationwide | 260 |
| Mother's Choice (Larsen's Creamery) | | Clackamas, OR | Nationwide | 215 |
| Yami Yogurt (Auburn Dairy Products, Inc.) | | Auburn, WA | Nationwide | 185 |
| Producers Dairy | | Fresno, CA | California | 165 |
| Spring Hill Cheese (Petaluma Creamery) | | Petaluma, CA | CA, Web Sales | 135 |
| Boulder Ice Cream | | Boulder, CO | Nationwide | 125 |
| Green Mountain Creamery (Lactalis) | | Brattleboro, VT | Nationwide | 120 |
| County Line Farms | | Earth, TX | TX, KS, OK | 115 |
| Rockview Farms | | Downey, CA | CA | 105 |
| Prairie Farms | | Edwardsville, IL | Midwest, TX | 75 |
| Yoatz (Facci Food Company) | | Danville, CA | Nationwide | 60 |
| Alden's Ice Cream (Oregon Ice Cream) | | Eugene, OR | Nationwide | 0 |
| Cowgirl Creamery (Emmi Roth USA/Emmi Group) | | Point Reyes Station, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Harvest Farms (Ingles Markets) | | Black Mountain, NC | AL, GA, NC, SC, TN | 0 |
| 365 Organic (Whole Foods) | | Austin, TX | Nationwide | 0 |
| Stremicks Heritage Foods | | Santa Ana, CA | Midwest, West, HI | 0 |
| Wegmans | | Rochester, NY | NY, PA, NJ, VA, MD | 0 |
| Glanbia Foods | | Twin Falls, ID | Nationwide | 0 |
| Perry's Ice Cream | | Akron, NY | NY, PA, OH, Northeast | 0 |
| Sunnyside Farms Dairy (Save Mart/Super Store Industries) | | Stockton, CA | CA, NV | 0 |
| Challenge Dairy Products | | California | Nationwide | 0 |
| Bethel Creamery | | Bethel, NY | Unknown | 0 |
| Voskos (Sun Valley Dairy) | | Sun Valley, CA | GA, SC, TN, FL, AZ, AL, NC, CA, NV | 0 |
| Umpqua Dairy | | Roseburg, OR | West | 0 |
| Smith Brothers Farms | | Kent, WA | WA | 0 |
| Talenti (Unilever) | | Minneapolis, MN | Nationwide | 0 |
| Pavel's Yogurt | | San Leandro, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Mama Sattva | | Chico, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Samish Bay Cheese Farm | | Bow, WA | WA | 0 |
| Cocoa Metro | | Auburndale, MA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Clearly Organic (Associated Wholesale Grocers) | | Kansas City, KS | Unknown | 0 |
| Wholesome Valley (Galaxy Foods) | | Orlando, FL | Nationwide | 0 |
| Wild Harvest (Albertson's) | | Boise City, ID | Nationwide | 0 |
| Nature's Best (KeHE) | | Brea, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Natural Directions (Unified Grocers) | | Tigard, OR | Nationwide | 0 |
| Galbani (Lactalis) | | Buffalo, NY | Nationwide | 0 |
| O Organics (Safeway) | | Pleasanton, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Market Basket (DeMoulas Super Markets, Inc) | | Tewksbury, MA | MA, ME, NH | 0 |
| Greenwise (Publix) | | Lakeland, FL | Southeast | 0 |
| Trader Joe's | | Monrovia, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Fairway | | NY | Northeast | 0 |
| Sprout's | | Phoenix, AZ | AZ, CA | 0 |
| Olympus Dairy | | Astoria, NY | Nationwide | 0 |
| Shoprite | | Edison, NJ | Nationwide | 0 |
| Western Family (Topco) | | Tigard, OR | Nationwide | 0 |
| Simply Nature (Aldi) | | Batavia, IL | Nationwide | 0 |
| Wellsley Farms (BJ's Wholesale Club) | | Westborough, MA | OH, East | 0 |
| Stew Leonard's | | Norwalt, CT | CT, NY | 0 |
| Vermont Organics (Perrigo Nutritionals) | | Georgia, VT | Nationwide, Web Sales | 0 |
| Great Value Food (Walmart) | | Bentonville, AR | Nationwide | 0 |
| Honest Infant Formula (Honest Company) | | Santa Monica, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Winn Dixie Organics (Bi-Lo) | | Jacksonville, FL | Southeast | 0 |
| Double Rainbow | | San Francisco, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Kirkland Signature (Costco) | | Seattle, WA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Kemps (Dairy Farmers of America) | | St. Paul, MN | Nationwide | 0 |
| Latta (Latta USA) | | Fair Lawn, NJ | East, CA | 0 |
| Nature's Place (Hannaford) | | Scarborough, ME | Nationwide | 0 |
| MOM's Organic Market | | Rockville, MD | DC, MD, NJ, PA, VA | 0 |
| Dahlicious Organic | | Leominster, MA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Similac (Abbott Laboratories) | | Abbott Park, IL | Nationwide | 0 |
| Woodstock (UNFI) | | Providence, RI | Nationwide | 0 |
| Nature's Promise (Giant Food/Ahold) | | Carlisle, PA | Nationwide, Web Sales | 0 |
| Santini Foods | | San Lorenzo, CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Simply Balanced (Target) | | Minneapolis, MN | Nationwide | 0 |
| Cadia (KeHE) | | CA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Full Circle (Topco) | | Elk Grove Village, IL | Nationwide | 0 |
| New Seasons Market (Good Food Holdings/E-Mart) | | Portland, OR | OR, WA | 0 |
| Nature's Basket (Giant Eagle) | | Pittsgurgh, PA | Nationwide | 0 |
| Roundy's | | Milwaukee, WI | IL, WI | 0 |
| Friendly Farms (Aldi) | | Batavia, IL | Nationwide | 0 |
| Hy Vee | | West Des Moines, IA | Nationwide | 0 |
| HEB Organics (HEB Grocery Company/Central Market) | | San Antonio, Texas | TX, KS, OK | 0 |
| Horizon (DanoneWave) | | Boulder, CO | Nationwide | 0 |
| Applegate Farms (Hormel) | | NJ | Nationwide | 0 |
| High Meadow (Aurora Dairy) | | Boulder, CO | Nationwide | 0 |
| Hiland Dairy | | Springfield, Missouri | Midwest | 0 |
| Farmland Fresh | | Newark, NJ | Nationwide | 0 |
| Happy Family (Groupe Danone) | | New York, NY | Nationwide | 0 |
| Harris Teeter Organics (Kroger) | | Matthews, NC | Nationwide | 0 |
| Meijer Organics (Meijer) | | Grand Rapids, MI | Midwest | 0 |
| Simple Truth (Kroger) | | Cincinnati, OH | Nationwide | 0 |
| Shamrock Farms | | Phoenix, AZ | Nationwide | 0 |
| Central Market (HEB Organics) | | San Antonio, TX | Nationwide | 0 |
| Member's Mark (Sam's Club) | | Bentonville, AR | Nationwide | 0 |
The Cornucopia Institute, through research and investigations on agriculture and food issues, provides needed information to family farmers, consumers and other stakeholders in the good food movement and to the media.
