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Cream Dreams — How Straus Family Creamery stays afloat in the rocky dairy industry
PACIFIC SUN “We’re not for sale,” says Albert Straus, as pints of soft, mushy coffee ice cream come down the conveyor belt at Petaluma’s Straus Family Creamery and are placed...
Taste Test: Local, Sustainable Whole Milk From 6 Top California Dairies
KQED FOOD (Image on the homepage, courtesy of Wendy Goodfriend.) If your family drinks milk, you’ll want to read this guide to the sustainable whole milk choices available in the...
Straus Family Creamery proves itself a model citizen
DAIRY FOODS MAGAZINE Straus Family Creamery has a calling that goes well beyond being a successful manufacturer of organic dairy products. The Marshall, Calif.-based operator wants family dairy farms in...
Staying Ahead of the Curve with Albert Straus
CALIFORNIA DAIRY The Straus family has been producing milk in Marshall (Marin County) on Northern California’s scenic North Coast for nearly eight decades. Despite Bay Area development pressures, the area...
The Fancy Butter Buying Guide
BLOOMBERG PURSUITS In October, news of a French butter shortage shook the food world to its croissant-shaped core. Prices tripled in France as consumers nervously hoarded caches. In some areas,...
Plants of the Future: Sustainable food processing from beginning to end
REFRIGERATED & FROZEN FOODS Straus Family Creamery—instituting organic farming practices In July, Albert Straus of Straus Family Creamery, Marshall, Calif., launched what is said to be the first full-scale electric...
Sustainable Food Makers Are Worried About the Future of Whole Foods Under Amazon
FAST COMPANY At the Straus Family Farm, next to Tomales Bay north of San Francisco, the feed truck that delivers food to nearly 300 dairy cows now runs on electricity...
Straus Family Creamery powered by cow gas
SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE With barely a sound, the red and white International Harvester feed truck unloaded a mix of silage, barley and rice to a dozen pregnant cows, releasing a...
The True Cost of American Food
Organic dairy farmer Albert Straus cares about the impact that bovine belches have on the environment. Who knew that cow flatulence was such a big deal in dairy farming? There’s...
