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Straus Family Creamery Welcomes Valley View Dairy As A New Organic Milk Supplier

PETALUMA, Calif. – Straus Family Creamery is proud to welcome Valley View Dairy, operated by Eugene and Christine Camozzi and family, to its network of organic family farms, continuing its mission to support sustainable dairy farming and strengthen rural communities in Northern California.

Albert Straus Receives Organic Trade Association’s Organic Lifetime Achievement Award

WASHINGTON, D.C., (September 16, 2025) The Organic Trade Association (OTA) has honored Albert Straus, founder of Straus Family Creamery and a second-generation organic dairy farmer, with its prestigious Organic Lifetime Achievement Award.

Windfall Bio Validates Methane-to-Value Solution in Successful Pilot with Straus Family Creamery

SAN MATEO, Calif., (June 12, 2025) Windfall Bio, a leader in methane-to-value solutions, today announced the successful completion of a pilot in Petaluma, California, with Straus Family Creamery and Correia Family Dairy, one of Straus’s twelve supplying organic dairy farms.

Straus Family Creamery Welcomes Bordessa Family Dairies as New Organic Milk Supplier

PETALUMA, Calif. (April 23, 2025) – Straus Family Creamery is proud to welcome Bordessa Family Dairies to its network of organic family farms, furthering the company’s mission to revitalize rural communities and support sustainable family farming. 

Straus Family Creamery Adds New Flavor to its Super Premium Organic Ice Cream Line: Gluten-Free Cookie Dough

PETALUMA, Calif., (January 28, 2025) – The new cookie dough flavor is the third Straus ice cream cookie flavor, joining Lemon Cookie and Cookies & Cream, which are also gluten-free.

Straus Family Creamery Joins Dairy Leaders in Signing Global Dairy Sustainability Declaration to Accelerate Climate Action in the Industry

Albert Straus joined representatives from dairy organizations worldwide in signing the Global Dairy Sustainability Declaration at the International Dairy Federation's 2024 World Dairy Summit

Sustainable Agriculture, Local Food & Environmental Groups Oppose Measure J

“Today, our regional food community provides high quality food for local residents and organic consumers around the country while also serving as a global example of on-farm environmental stewardship and climate positive practices. Measure J threatens to completely undercut our decades of transformational work.” — Albert Straus, Straus Family Creamery

Straus Family Creamery Announces New Equity Investment and New Board Members

PETALUMA, Calif. (July 17, 2024) – Straus Family Creamery announced that it has secured equity investment from Grounded Capital, a San Francisco-based investment firm focused on deploying capital that supports healthy social, ecological and financial systems.

Straus Family Creamery Advances Carbon Neutral Goals with New Organic Dairy Sustainability Incentive Program

PETALUMA, Calif., (February 29, 2024) A groundbreaking practice-based incentive program —which is among the first of its kind from a dairy processor— supports its supplying organic dairy farms in achieving carbon neutrality by 2030.

Straus Family Creamery Expands Its Premium Organic, Sustainable Dairy Lineup with the Launch of Organic Kefirs in Reusable Glass Bottles

PETALUMA, Calif., (January 22, 2024) Kefir is a cultured, fermented milk beverage similar to yogurt, but with a drinkable consistency and more tangy taste.

Straus Family Creamery Supports the Food and Drug Administration’s Proposed Labeling Recommendation

PETALUMA, Calif., (May 11, 2023) — The FDA is now recommending that alternative milk products with the word “milk” in their names, and which have a nutrient composition different from dairy milk, include a voluntary nutrition statement explaining how the product stacks up to animal-derived milk.

Two New Flavors Are Added to Line of Organic Super Premium Ice Creams: Lemon Cookie and Caramel Swirl

PETALUMA, Calif., (March 6, 2023) — Just in time for spring weather ahead, Straus Family Creamery introduces two new premium organic ice cream flavors: Lemon Cookie and Caramel Swirl at Natural Products Expo West in Anaheim this week.

Historic Drought Is Creating An Ongoing Crisis For Organic Dairy Farmers

PETALUMA, Calif., (Nov 3, 2022)—Straus Family Creamery, a certified organic creamery whose mission is to sustain family farms and revitalize rural communities, organized the newly formed group named Western Organic Dairy Farming Crisis Coalition.

Blue Ocean Barns Brominata Approved for Sale in California

SAN DIEGO, Calif., and KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii, (May 6, 2022 ) — Blue Ocean Barns announced today that the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has authorized commercial use of the company's seaweed-based supplement as a digestive aid for cattle.

Straus Dairy Farm And Blue Ocean Barns Demonstrate A Dramatic Climate Change Solution In Dairy Farming

PETALUMA, Calif., (October 27, 2021) — Straus Family Creamery’s founder Albert Straus and seaweed-supplement maker Blue Ocean Barns demonstrated a dramatic climate change solution, reducing dairy cows’ enteric methane emissions an average of 52 percent, and as much as 90 percent.

Straus Family Creamery Mooooves Into New Sonoma County Dairy Production Plant After 27 Years In West Marin

PETALUMA, Calif., (June 8, 2021) – Straus Family Creamery, the first 100 percent organic creamery in the United States, has moved its production plant from its original home of 27 years in Marshall to a new facility in Rohnert Park.

Straus Family Creamery & BMW Group Celebrate Earth Day with Advancement of Low Carbon Fuel Standard Program for Cow-Powered Climate Change Solutions

PETALUMA, Calif. (April 21, 2021) — Straus Family Creamery announces the evolution in a first-of-its-kind collaboration with BMW Group.

Straus Family Creamery Reintroduces Organic Barista® Milk Line for Culinary Professionals

PETALUMA, Calif., (April 6, 2021) – As the nation’s hospitality industry and its farm suppliers move toward pandemic recovery, Straus Family Creamery reintroduces its Organic Barista® Milk product line after limiting production to a narrower assortment during the first 12 months of the pandemic.

Straus Family Creamery Reports Results of a Regional Farming and Food System that is Good for the Planet, People, and Community

PETALUMA, Calif. – ( September 23, 2020 ) – Straus Family Creamery publishes its annual Sustainability Report to a public audience in its tenth year of reporting through the Sustainable Food Trade Association.

Albert Straus & BMW Group Collaborate to Make Renewable Energy & Create New Revenue Opportunities for California Farmers

PETALUMA, Calif.,( November 20, 2019) — Straus Family Creamery announces a collaboration between its Founder and CEO Albert Straus’ organic dairy farm and BMW Group.

Straus Family Creamery Facilities Receive True® Zero Waste Certification By Green Business Certification Inc ™

PETALUMA, Calif., (November 12, 2019) — Straus Family Creamery, the first 100 percent certified organic creamery in the United States, announces that its creamery in Marshall and its offices and warehouse in Petaluma were awarded TRUE® Zero Waste Certification at the Gold level.

Straus Family Creamery Celebrates Three New Farms From Rural West Marin

PETALUMA, Calif., (September 19, 2019) — Organic dairy pioneer Straus Family Creamery is proud to welcome three new rural West Marin farms as independent organic milk suppliers to the Straus brand.

The Gourmandise School & Straus Family Creamery Form A Culinary Partnership

SANTA MONICA, Calif., (May 14, 2019) – The Gourmandise School of Sweets & Savories and Straus Family Creamery announce a partnership in which The Gourmandise School will use Straus’ minimally processed organic dairy products in its culinary classes.

Straus Family Creamery Debuts Three New Organic Ice Cream Flavors

ANAHEIM, Calif., (March 6, 2019) — Straus Family Creamery, a pioneer in sustainable organic dairy farming practices, introduces three new flavors for ice cream aficionados who care about the origin, quality, and taste of their dairy products.