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We are pleased to re-introduce you to Drakes View Dairy, operated by the brother and sister team, William Nunes and Lianne Nunes-Tavera. Their 866-acre farm sits at the Historic A Ranch in the Point Reyes National Seashore.
Drakes View Dairy joined Straus Family Creamery as a certified organic milk supplier back in 2019. With an organic herd of 85 Jersey and Jersey-Holstein cross breed cows, Drakes View Dairy is situated on land that has been farmed in their family for more than 100 years.
“Our passion for this industry is very deeply rooted in being fifth-generation farmers on both our mother’s and father’s side,” says William and Lianne. “We’re excited about delivering a premium quality organic milk to consumers with Straus Family Creamery.”
To learn more, tap the link in our bio.
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If you’re looking for an intimate restaurant in the heart of San Francisco’s Hayes Valley serving seasonally rotating tasting menus, let us introduce to you @nightbirdsf. Opened in 2016 by owners Chef Kim Alter and Ron Boyd, the menu celebrates the best of California’s diverse cultures and natural landscape.
Pictured here from @nightbirdsf: A petite Farro sourdough loaf with butter made in-house using Straus Organic Cream from family dairy farms in the North Bay.
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Today, we are highlighting the *Ecological Farming Association (@eco.farm).* Founded in 1981, this non-profit organization hosts the oldest and largest organic farming conference in the Western United States. Eco Farm is considered a critical networking and educational hub for farmers, ranchers, distributors, retailers, researchers, educators, and more.
Our Founder/CEO #AlbertStraus shares his thoughts about Eco Farm’s impact and what it means for the organic farming community:
“EcoFarm has been an essential place to promote ideas with farmers and the organic industry. It has helped grow organic dairy farms and sustain family farms. EcoFarm continues to help educate others about the positive effects of sustainable organic farming and food systems on our community. Through collaborating thoughtfully and strategically with like-minded friends and industry peers in a warm and supportive community, we can solve problems, make a difference, and move towards the future.”
The Eco Farm conference would have taken place this week, but it was postponed because of the pandemic. For those interested in attending their virtual conference in late March, visit their website at www.eco-farm.org
or head over to @eco.farm.
📸 @eco.farm
#ecofarm2022 #ecofarmconference #ecologicalfarming #rootedinresilience #organicfarming #regenerativeag #organicfarmers #foodadvocacy #dirtfirst #organicfood #farmingforthefuture
Our certified organic dairy products are Non-GMO Project Verified, certified Kosher, and gluten-free. The cows are never treated with hormones or antibiotics. They graze on pesticide-free organic pastures and are given 100% organically grown supplemented feed.
Tap the link in our bio to learn more about the organic farming model.
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A January reset can still include dessert. @coffee_cultures_sf serves coffee and rotates a variety of new soft serve creations made with Straus Organic Milk and Cream. Savor the soft serve on its own or with a crumbled topping and café drink.
We’ll take both! 🍦☕️😋
📸: @coffee_cultures_sf
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At Straus we are passionate advocates of minimizing environmental waste. This includes food waste. The Environmental Protection Agency (@epagov) estimates that in 2018 about 68 percent of wasted food—or about 42.8 million tons—ended up in landfills or combustion facilities. The US Department of Agriculture (@usdagov) says the average family of four wastes about $1,500 worth of food each year.
In addition to the staggering economic costs, when wasted food reaches landfills, it produces methane, a powerful greenhouse gas contributing to climate change.
The good news is that we can all do our part to curtail food waste. Here are some simple tips:
✅Plan grocery shopping carefully; purchase only what you need and will use.
✅Plan your meals one week at a time and buy only the ingredients for those meals.
✅Keep track of what’s in your refrigerator, freezer, and pantry so you don’t purchase items you already have at home.
✅Explore ways to store fruits and vegetables to protect their freshness and ensure you use them before they spoil.
✅Make good use of your freezer.
✅Embrace the joy of leftovers that can be used in cooking casseroles, stir-fries or creating smoothies.
✅If you don’t want to recycle, dispose of your food scraps in a responsible, sustainable way, such as composting.
(Effective this year in California, residents are required to toss excess food into green waste bins rather than the trash.)
Find more tips about food waste and what you can do to help here: https://www.epa.gov/recycle/reducing-wasted-food-home
#ReduceFoodWaste #ReduceMethane #FoodWaste #FoodWastePrevention
We are pleased to be part of this partnership that is helping support and safeguard organic family farms in the Northeast region of the United States. Together, we can empower our communities to help save these farms and make a lasting impact on organic family farmers’ livelihoods.
For those living in the Northeast, you can take immediate action with your weekly milk purchasing decisions to help increase demand and market stability to help save the 135 at-risk organic family farms.
If interested, please share with your family and friends who live in the Northeast region of the country. Tap the link in our bio or visit:
www.saveorganicfamilyfarms.org
#NortheastOrganicFamilyFarms #OrganicFarmingMatters #OrganicFarming #OrganicDairy #OrganicMilk #SaveFamilyFarms #SupportYourDairyFarmers
It’s #NationalMilkDay!
Every day is milk day here at Straus Family Creamery. Thank you to the 12 farming families in Marin and Sonoma Counties who produce our certified organic milk and our employees who bottle it.
Since day one in 1994, we have bottled our milk in reusable glass bottles, diverting waste from landfills each year. Our organic cream top milk is gently pasteurized and not homogenized, so the cream floats to the top.
We hope you enjoy it with your family and friends every day of the year.
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Chances are if you are following us here, you have heard about carbon-neutral dairy farming. Our founder/CEO Albert Straus plans to reach his carbon-neutral farming model goal on the Straus Dairy Farm by 2023. This means that the carbon sequestered (put into the soil) on his farm is equal to or greater than the carbon emitted by the farm operations. This achievement will demonstrate that dairy farming can be an essential part of the climate change solution while providing high-quality organic food.
The critical step in reaching carbon neutrality is the availability of a specific red seaweed that we have proven reduces cows’ enteric methane emissions (aka cow burps).
Click the link in our bio to check out our new carbon-neutral farming page.
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Want to kick off the New Year with an old favorite? Try incorporating Straus silky smooth yogurt into your meals and snacks. It’s a delicious alternative to unattainable resolutions, and a tasty way to support your well-being throughout the year.
At Straus, we pride ourselves in our commitment to sustainable organic farming practices and using simple organic ingredients. Our minimally processed yogurt is made with our premium organic milk and active live cultures. It’s slowly cultured and vat-set. Unlike other yogurts, which are incubated inside their plastic cups, we incubate our yogurt in stainless-steel vats and fill our recyclable plastic containers with cooled yogurt.
Whether it’s our European or Greek style yogurt, you can enjoy it by the spoonful, in a bowl topped with fruit, as the key ingredient for a yummy smoothie, as a soup base, or a dip for veggies. The possibilities are endless!
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✨Happy New Year 2022! ✨
Thank you for supporting our mission and organic family farming!
#HappyNewYear #2022 #StrausFamilyCreamery
Here is the most popular post that you liked in 2021! The results from this commercial trial were featured on the front page of @sfchronicle.
A group of 24 dairy cows on the Straus Dairy Farm were part of the first commercial trial in the United States to determine how adding red seaweed (Asparagopsis taxiformis) to their diet cut down on the amount of enteric methane, a potent greenhouse gas, that is released in cow burps.
“We validated what the research had shown and did it in a real trial that was relevant to dairy farms across the country — actually throughout the world,” said Albert Straus, founder and CEO of Straus Family Creamery.
We sponsored the trial with Blue Ocean Barns, a company that grows red seaweed in Hawaii and San Diego.
Tap the link in our bio to read Tara Duggan’s article via @sfchronicle. It was originally published in October.
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‘Tis the season to gather (and cook) with friends and family, which means celebrating with your favorite holiday food and beverages. Make sure your seasonal recipes are created with the best ingredients available, such as Straus organic butter and whipping cream. And, of course, don’t forget the ice cream! See all Straus organic dairy products and find a store near you via our store locator in our bio link.
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Is there anything more emblematic of the holiday season than home-baked pie? Whether your favorite is pumpkin, apple, or pecan, we encourage you to start with organic ingredients.
We at Straus Family Creamery are happy to be a part of the recipes that you share with your families.
📷 @farmettebakery
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Straus Organic Butter is made with 85% butterfat - a level that exceeds both American (80%) and European (82%) standards.
In addition to its high butterfat, Straus Organic Butter also has a low moisture level, resulting in flakier pastries, more even browning, and a deep golden color when sautéing. Due to the sweet, coastal pasture grasses on which the cows graze, our butter is richer and more yellow than most.
No wonder it’s a favorite of culinary professionals and home chefs alike.
Why do you like cooking with Straus butter?
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In the spirit of sharing this holiday season, our team members recently volunteered their weekend time preparing and serving food to people in need at Committee on the Shelterless (@sonomacountycots). #COTS assists those experiencing homelessness in finding and keeping housing, increasing self-sufficiency, and improving well-being.
#COTS is always looking for volunteers on both a short-term and long-term basis. To learn how you can donate time or money, visit @sonomacountycots or www.cots.org
#TeamStraus #SonomaCounty #GivingBack #VolunteerDays #SeasonofGiving #CommitteeontheShelterless #StrausFamilyCreamery
Not sure where to eat tonight in the SF Bay Area? We recommend @heirloomcafe on Folsom Street in San Francisco, serving simple, and well-prepared food at reasonable prices.
We can only imagine how delicious these apple galettes made with local organic Pink Lady apples and Straus Organic Vanilla Ice Cream tasted.
On the menu now: ginger cake, caramel apples, toasted pecans with Straus Organic Vanilla Ice Cream.
Photo @heirloomcafe
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We are proud to be included as one of North Bay Business Journal’s Top Project Awards in 2021! A special thanks to Ed Brush of 5280 Construction Management, @devconconstruction, and @qualtechequipment for helping us build our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Rohnert Park. This award would not have been possible without our incredible team’s commitment to our new creamery and our mission to sustain local family farms.
Thank you, #TeamStraus!
Congratulations to all of the winners! Look for more details in this week’s North Bay Business Journal, available now.
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