Many of us have forgotten how milk is really supposed to taste.  We’re used to the ultra-pasteurised milk that seems to last on the shelf for weeks and weeks and weeks… (that can’t be right!) - in fact milk is naturally almost sweet, and all milk is certainly not created equal…

This is why we are delighted to now be carrying Turner Dairy Farms products in our store.  We were looking for another line of products to carry alongside our certified organic milk, and we have taken our time, because product selection is so important to us.  We considered lots of options, and lots of suppliers, and are really happy with our choice in Turner Dairy Farms… and these are some of the reasons why:

Not ultra-pasteurised - in not ultra-pasteurising their milk they retain the sweet fresh taste of milk as it should be (it’s not heated to as high a temperature).  Of course this means it has a shorter shelf life, and whilst this can be a challenge for us to manage as a business (and the reason so many stores carry the ultra-pasteurised milk), for us it’s important to offer our customers a superior product, and we hope you will agree. They say the great taste is also due in part to the low bacteria count in the milk, federal regulations permit a bacterial count of 20,000 per milliliter in pasteurised milk, but Turner’s product averages less than 100.

Doesn’t travel much - their goal is to have the milk bottled and in stores within 36-48 hours - we think this is really impressive.  Of course because they are a Western PA company the milk doesn’t spend days on the road…

Working with local dairy farms - Turner’s has partnerships with 50 family farms in Western PA.  They don’t get their milk from factory farms or coops, their dairy farmers farm the land and feed the cows.  That’s what we like to hear.

Award Winning - they are 3 time winners of the ‘World’s Best Milk: White Milk’ award at the World Dairy Expo held in Madison Wisconsin…  and whilst that’s not necessarily what is so important to us about this milk, it’s still quite impressive…

As a representative from Turner’s put it they are ”a company that is proud of our long history of supporting local and sustainable agriculture” and a company that believes that “milk is not a commodity”.  We couldn’t agree more.