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Stew Leonard’s

Rating
Farm/Brand HeadquartersNorwalt, CT
ProductsFluid milk
Websitewww.stewleonards.com
Market AreaCT, NY
Total Score0

This brand produces a limited quantity of organic milk from  farms throughout New England.

CriteriaPointsComments
TOTAL (possible score is 1600 plus extra credit)
0
1-Cow Rating | Poor
Farmstead dairies earn the most points. Corporations that have a history of skirting the organic rules receive the fewest.
Ownership structure		0No answer
Farms that produce 100% of their milk receive the most points. Milk from "open market" or known confinement dairies receive the fewest.
Milk Supply		0No answer
100% organic farms receive the most points. Split operations with conventional dairy on the same property receive the fewest.
Organic Production		0No answer
Farms that completed the survey in detail received the most points.
Disclosure of Information for Verification		0No answer
Points determined by integrity of the brand’s organic certifier.
Organic Certification		0No answer
Animal Welfare Approved and Biodynamic certifications receive the most bonus points. Producers are not penalized for not having additional certifications beyond organic.
Other Labels/Standards		0No answer
100% grass-fed with independent verification of standards
Grass-fed		0No answer
No points are given for this but the information may be useful to certain consumers looking to avoid soy.
Soy Free Ration?		No answer. Soy is likely used in feed.
Sliding scale based on policies, enforcement, acreage/cow, days/year on pasture, and permissible exemption.
Pasture		0No answer
One time/day receives the most points. Two times per day is standard.
Times Milked		0No answer
Lower cull rate scores better, with under 10% receiving the most points.
Cull/death Rate		0No answer
Farms with closed herds receive the most points. Farms that sell organic calves and buy conventional replacements receive the fewest.
Replacements		0No answer
Standard practice is removing calves shortly after birth, with extra points given for unique ways of managing calves
Calves		0No answer
Farms that prohibit antibiotics receive the most points. Farms that allow young stock to receive antibiotics (under one year), receive the fewest.
Antibiotic Use		0No answer; animals given antibiotics may be introduced back into food stream after withdrawal times.
No hormones is the standard, however some farms do use oxytocin for therapeutic purposes.
Hormone Usage		0No answer; hormones may be used therapeutically
Farmstead dairies (owner lives on-site) receive the most points. Fewer points are given as oversight declines.
Farm Support		0No answer
All ingredients sourced from inside the organization or on the farm receives the highest points. Ingredients from confinement factory farms and/or imported ingredients receive the fewest.
Procurement of Ingredients		0No answer
Various levels of extra credit given for 1) providing full organic systems plan, 2) providing details on all farms (multi-farm brands, details on largest five required), and 3) sourcing feed on-farm or domestically.
Extra Credit		0None

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