Featured Farms
Nature and Nurturing: Organic, grass-fed dairy is a calling for the Strickers of Spring Creek Farms, Wernersville, PA
By Amy Anselm, NODPA Contributing Writer, Tioga Family Farm, Truxton, NY.
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Mar 3, 2026
Updated: Fri, Mar 6, 2026
FEATURED FARM: Straus Dairy Farm & Straus Family Creamery: Albert Straus, farm owner and operator, And founder of the Straus Family Creamery, Tomales, California
By: Lia Sieler, Executive Director, Western Organic Dairy Producers Alliance, Chico, CA
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Jan 10, 2026
Updated: Sat, Jan 10, 2026
FEATURED FARM: In Their Blood: Certified Grass-fed Organic Dairy Farming at Rocky Top Acres, LLC, Hubbardsville, NY owned and operated by Chuck, Mary and Autum Blood
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Nov 15, 2025
Updated: Sat, Nov 15, 2025
FEATURED FARMS: Sweetening the Deal, Goodell Family Farm, Mantua, Ohio
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Fri, Sep 5, 2025
Updated: Fri, Sep 5, 2025
FEATURED FARM: Tre-G Farms, Manlius, NY, owned and operated by the Smith Family
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Jul 13, 2025
Updated: Sun, Jul 13, 2025
FEATURED FARM: Mapping the Move to Organics Peter and Jeremy Mapstone, partners at Pastureland Dairy, Manlius, NY
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, May 17, 2025
Updated: Sat, May 17, 2025
History in the Making: Riverhill Farms, owned and operated by Cameron Clark and Patrice Maloney, Williston, VT
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Mar 15, 2025
Updated: Sun, Mar 16, 2025
FEATURED FARM: Ayrshires: Not just for Show, Hardy Farm, Farmington, Maine: Owned and operated by the Hardy Family
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Jan 12, 2025
Updated: Sun, Jan 12, 2025
FEATURE FARM: The Wright’s Way, George and Linda Wright, Russell, NY
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Nov 3, 2024
Updated: Thu, Nov 21, 2024
Canadian Dairy Goes Organic: Roaming Valley Farm owned and operated by the Glover and Easter Families, Warkworth, Ontario, Canada
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Sep 7, 2024
Updated: Sat, Sep 7, 2024
Another Generation at Engelbert Farms Owned and Operated by the Engelbert Family, Nichols, NY
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Jul 13, 2024
Updated: Sun, Jul 14, 2024
New Generation: Transition Success at MK Dairy LLC, Owego, NY Owned and operated by Madeline and Bruce Poole
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, May 11, 2024
Updated: Sun, May 12, 2024
Featured Farm: Practice Makes Progress at Prime Pastures Organic Dairy Farm, Lewiston, MN. Owned and operated by the Pangrac and Olson Families
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Fri, Mar 29, 2024
Updated: Fri, Mar 29, 2024
FEATURED FARM: Dairy Rewind: Path to Grass-fed Milk Evening Star Ranch, Cape Vincent, NY: Owned and operated by the Aubertine and Churchill Families
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Jan 23, 2024
Updated: Tue, Jan 23, 2024
Reaping the Rewards: Award-winning Dairy, Ackermann Dairy Farm, Hardwick, VT, owned and operated by Jimmy and Sara Ackermann
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Updated: Thu, Nov 16, 2023
Springside Farms, New Vineyard, Maine, owned and operated by Randall and Jill Bates
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Sep 17, 2023
Updated: Sun, Sep 17, 2023
Sunny Crest Farm, owned and operated by David and Suzanne Peachey
By Tamara Scully, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Jul 23, 2023
Updated: Wed, Aug 2, 2023
Featured Farm: California Organic Dairy Farming: Grazing Green at Cahill Dairy, Ferndale, California Owned and operated by the Cahill Family
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, May 15, 2023
Updated: Sun, May 21, 2023
Balancing Act: Coulter Family Farms, the Kinley Coulter Family, Honey Grove, PA
By Tamara Scully, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Mar 11, 2023
Updated: Sat, Mar 11, 2023
Changing to Grow: Expanding the Family Dairy Stauderman Farm, Groton, NY, owned and operated by Karl and Tiffany Stauderman
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Jan 28, 2023
Updated: Sat, Jan 28, 2023
Finding Value in Organic Dairy: Sheffer’s Grassland Dairy, Hoosick Falls, NY, owned and operated by Eric and Wally Sheffer
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Nov 20, 2022
Updated: Mon, Nov 21, 2022
A Dairy Legacy Thrives: Walter Organic Family Farm, Villard, Minnesota Owned and operated by Nate and Angie Walter
By Tamara Scully, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Updated: Tue, Sep 20, 2022
Generational Farming at Severy Farm: Conventional to Organic to 100% Grass-fed
Nate and Kerianne Severy, Severy Farm, LLC, Cornwall, VT
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Updated: Sun, Jul 31, 2022
Transitioning to Organic: A Natural Progression Eltimar Farm, Marathon, NY, owned and operated by Tim and Mary Elliott
By Tamara Scully, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, May 10, 2022
Updated: Tue, May 10, 2022
Jumping into Organic Dairy Farming: Bo Lait Farm, Washington, Maine Owned and operated by Conor and Alexis MacDonald
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Apr 3, 2022
Updated: Sun, Apr 3, 2022
FEATURED FARM: University Organic Dairy Farm: Beyond the Research University of Minnesota’s West Central Research and Outreach Center (WCROC)
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Jan 23, 2022
Updated: Sun, Jan 23, 2022
Harrison’s Homegrown Dairy Farm, Patrick & Melanie Harrison, Addison, VT
Relocation and Certification: Changes on the Dairy By Tamara Scully
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Dec 9, 2021
Updated: Thu, Dec 9, 2021
FEATURED FARM: Grass-fed Growth: Finding what Works. Saddlers Run Farm, Allensville, PA
Owned and operated by Alvin and Marianne Peachy and family. By Tamara Scully, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Sep 14, 2021
Updated: Mon, Sep 20, 2021
Going Unconventional: A Grass-fed Journey The Choiniere Family Farm, Highgate, Vermont
By Tamara Scully, contributing writer, with assistance from Kathie Arnold
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Aug 2, 2021
Updated: Mon, Aug 2, 2021
Grass-Fed Milk Production: Putting it all together Tafel Farm, Laurens, NY, Adam and Margaret Tafel, owner operators
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, Jun 2, 2021
Updated: Wed, Jun 2, 2021
Regeneration: Alexandre Family Farm The Blake and Stephanie Alexandre Family, Crescent City, California
By Tamara Scully, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Apr 12, 2021
Updated: Mon, May 17, 2021
Just Beginning: An Organic Raw Milk Dairy Journey: Family Cow Farmstand, Hinesburg, Vermont
Owned and operated by Aubrey Schatz and Scott Hoffman
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Feb 4, 2021
Updated: Thu, Feb 4, 2021
Working Hard to Keep It Simple: Green Acres Farmstead The Curvin Eby Family, Hagerstown, MD
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Dec 6, 2020
Updated: Mon, Dec 7, 2020
Featured Farm: Decades of Organic Dairying: Lutteke Organics, Wells, Minnesota
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News contributing writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Sep 28, 2020
Updated: Mon, Sep 28, 2020
Featured Farm: Wolfe’s Neck Farm, Freeport, Maine
by Tamara Scully
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Aug 3, 2020
Updated: Mon, Sep 28, 2020
An Inside Look at Wisconsin Grazing Specialist’s Farm: Mahalko Dairy
By Tamara Scully, NODPA News Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, May 20, 2020
Updated: Thu, May 21, 2020
Embracing Change at Tre-G Farms, Smith Family Farm, Pompey, NY
by Tamara Scully, NODPA News Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Mar 24, 2020
Updated: Mon, Apr 13, 2020
Grassfed Direct Market Farming in Paradise: Dutch Meadows Farm
By Adam Diamond, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Jan 9, 2020
Updated: Wed, Mar 25, 2020
Misty Brook Farm, Katia and Brendan Holmes, Albion, Maine
By Adam Diamond, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Nov 18, 2019
Updated: Mon, Nov 18, 2019
Grunen Aue Farm, Nathan and Kristine Weaver Family Farm, Canastota, NY
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Oct 3, 2019
Updated: Thu, Oct 3, 2019
Troyer Family Farm, Fenner, NY: Making The Transition to Grassfed Dairying
By Adam Diamond, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Jul 23, 2019
Updated: Sun, Sep 8, 2019
FEATURED FARM: Young Family Farm, Antwerp, NY
By Adam Diamond, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jun 10, 2019
Updated: Fri, Jul 26, 2019
Stollers Organic Dairy, Sterling, Ohio, owned and operated by the Scott Stoller Family
By Adam Diamond, NODPA Contributing Writer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Apr 1, 2019
Updated: Sun, Jun 16, 2019
FEATURED FARM:Windmill Meadows Farm, Hagerstown, Maryland
Owned and Operated by the Jacob and May Horst Family
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Feb 28, 2019
Updated: Thu, Feb 28, 2019
Ottercrest Farm, Whiting, VT
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, Nov 21, 2018
Updated: Wed, Nov 21, 2018
Peace Hollow Farm, Knoxville, Maryland
In preparation for the 2018 NODPA Field Days, we’ve updated this Featured Farm article, originally published in the March 2017 NODPA News. Peace Hollow Farm is the site of the first Featured Farm. -by Sonja Heyck-Merlin
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Sep 8, 2018
Updated: Mon, Nov 19, 2018
Holterholm Farms, Jefferson, Maryland
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Aug 7, 2018
Updated: Tue, Aug 7, 2018
Homestead Fields, LaFargeville, NY
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Jun 19, 2018
Updated: Tue, Jun 19, 2018
BORG-way FARM, Belgrade, Minnesota
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Mar 27, 2018
Updated: Tue, Mar 27, 2018
THE MILKHOUSE FARM & DAIRY Monmouth, Maine
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jan 29, 2018
Updated: Mon, Jan 29, 2018
Ryan and Annie Murray’s Hidden Meadows Dairy, Cincinnatus, New York
By Sonja Heyck-Merlin
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, Nov 15, 2017
Updated: Tue, May 28, 2019
Casey Farms, Apulia Station, New York
Bill and Joanne Casey
Posted: to Featured Farms on Fri, Aug 25, 2017
Updated: Fri, Aug 25, 2017
Green Wind Farm, Fairfield, VT
Owned & Operated By Julie Wolcott & Steve MacCausland
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, May 31, 2017
Updated: Wed, May 31, 2017
Peace Hollow Farm, Knoxville, Maryland
Faith In Grass
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Mar 23, 2017
Updated: Tue, Nov 20, 2018
Rob N Vale Farms
A Hillside Tradition
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, Feb 15, 2017
Updated: Wed, Feb 15, 2017
Jamink Farm, St. Andrews, Ontario, Canada
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Nov 15, 2016
Updated: Tue, Nov 15, 2016
Andrew P. Bures Farm, Deerbrook, WI
An Interview with Wisconsin farmer Andy Bures: A Dairy Grazing Apprenticeship Master’s Perspective
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Jul 26, 2016
Updated: Tue, Jul 26, 2016
Hills-N-Valley Farm, Walnut Creek, Ohio
Grain-Free and Once-A-Day
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Jul 26, 2016
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Rainbow Valley Farm, Sydney, ME
Building a TRANS Iowa Parlor
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, May 24, 2016
Updated: Tue, May 24, 2016
Twin Oaks Dairy, Truxton, NY
The Evolution of a Farmer and a Farm
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jan 25, 2016
Updated: Mon, Jan 25, 2016
Lynd Family Farm, Walden, VT
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jan 25, 2016
Updated: Mon, Jan 25, 2016
KT Organic Farms, Kewaskum, Wisconsin
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Nov 24, 2015
Updated: Tue, Nov 24, 2015
Alfred State College Offers Unique Blend of Organic Dairy Education
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Sep 10, 2015
Updated: Thu, Sep 10, 2015
Cottonwood Farms, LLC, Pavilion, NY
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jul 20, 2015
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Fendry Family Farm, Strum, WI
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, May 25, 2015
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Grunen Aue Farm, Canastota, New York
"The Farm Lives & Dies With Our White Clover"
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Mar 10, 2015
Updated: Tue, Mar 10, 2015
Tide Mill Organic Farm, Edmunds, Maine
Nine Generations in the Making
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, Jan 14, 2015
Updated: Wed, Jan 14, 2015
Hamilton Heights Dairy Farm & Emerald Valley Dairy Farm, South Central PA
Milking Acres, Not Cows
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Nov 13, 2014
Updated: Thu, Nov 13, 2014
Northwood Farm, Wonewoc, Wisconsin
Creating A Healthy Food System Through Stewardship & Activism
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Sep 8, 2014
Updated: Mon, Nov 19, 2018
Sheen Dairy Farm, Gouverneur, NY
Making Quality Milk by ‘Keeping It Simple’
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Updated: Wed, Jul 23, 2014
Dharma Lea Farm, Sharon Springs, NY
Returning Nutrition to Food, & Profits to the Farmer
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, May 19, 2014
Updated: Mon, Nov 19, 2018
Stonewall Farm, Keene, NH
Scale Appropriate Farming For Sustainability
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Mar 17, 2014
Updated: Mon, Mar 17, 2014
Kimball Brook Farm, Ferrisburg, VT
From Wholesale Milk To Value-Added
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jan 20, 2014
Updated: Mon, Jan 20, 2014
Maple Valley Farm, Lorraine, NY
Organic Dairy Farming for Quality of Life
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Nov 12, 2013
Updated: Fri, Oct 19, 2018
Engelbert Farms, Nichols, NY
First Certified Organic Dairy Farm: Diversifiying to include the next generation
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Sep 10, 2013
Updated: Tue, Sep 10, 2013
B-A-Blessing Farm, John and Tammy Stoltzfus, Whitesville, NY
No-Grain, Fodder-Fed Organic Dairy
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jul 29, 2013
Updated: Mon, Jul 29, 2013
Dykstra Farms, Burlington, WA
Finding Ways to Stay Profitable in Organic Dairy
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, May 20, 2013
Updated: Mon, May 20, 2013
Moore Farms, Nichols, NY
No Grain, Grass-Intensive Seasonal Dairy
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Nov 20, 2012
Updated: Tue, Nov 20, 2012
Miller Dairy and Franklin Farm, Southern VT
Southern VT Farmers Host 2012 Field Days Tours
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Sep 10, 2012
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Kimvale Farm, Falconer, NY
Making the Transition to an Organic Dairy
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jul 16, 2012
Updated: Mon, Jul 16, 2012
Grazing Acres Farm, Chetek, WI
Vibrant Grass-Based, No Grain Organic Dairy
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, May 8, 2012
Updated: Tue, May 8, 2012
Indian Stream Farm, Pittsburg, NH
A Family Farm With Deep Historical Roots
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Jan 22, 2012
Updated: Sun, Jan 22, 2012
The Corse Farm Dairy, LLC., Whitingham, VT
Organic Dairy Production With A Keen Eye On Quality
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Updated: Thu, Jan 19, 2012
Eric and Molly Glasgow Grey Barn and Farm, Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts
Organic farming on Martha’s Vineyard: You better believe it!
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, Nov 13, 2011
Updated: Mon, Nov 19, 2018
Francis and Susan Thicke Radiance Dairy, Fairfield, Iowa
Following Principles of Ecology from Land Management to Renewable Energy Systems
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Updated: Fri, Oct 19, 2018
Clovercrest Farm, Charleston, ME
Many hands make light work: It’s a family affair!
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Jul 18, 2011
Updated: Mon, Jul 18, 2011
Pineville Farm, Randolph Center, VT
Organic Dairy Production On A Historic Hill Farm
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sun, May 15, 2011
Updated: Sun, May 15, 2011
Pleasantview Farm, Circleville, Ohio, Perry Clutts & Family
Grain to grass to organic dairy – a farm with a history and a future
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Nov 15, 2010
Updated: Mon, Nov 15, 2010
The Burroughs Family Farm, Denair, CA
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, May 17, 2010
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Twin Oaks Dairy, LLC, Truxton, NY
Truxton, NY
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Mar 9, 2010
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Scholten Family Farm, Weybridge, Vermont
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, Dec 3, 2009
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Maedke Family Dairy, Coleman, Wisconsin
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Sep 14, 2009
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Hails Family Farm, Lopez, PA
Processing, Local Sales ... & Wholesale
Posted: to Featured Farms on Wed, Jul 1, 2009
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Hall & Breen, LLC, Orwell, VT
A lifestyle, a livelihood, and a father/daughter partnership with a future
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, May 7, 2009
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
John Kinsman’s Organic Dairy, South Central WI
Posted: to Featured Farms on Fri, Mar 6, 2009
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Raindance Farm, Central, NY
High Forage, Low Grain Diet Keeps 87-Cow Operation Running Smoothly
Posted: to Featured Farms on Fri, Jan 9, 2009
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Amos Nolt, Shiloh, Ohio
For Organic Dairy, No Grain, No Problem
Posted: to Featured Farms on Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Updated: Sat, Nov 1, 2008
Forgues Family Farm, Alburgh, Vermont
Early Leaders in Organic
Posted: to Featured Farms on Mon, Sep 1, 2008
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Desperation Acres, Western WI
A Haven of Sustainability
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Jul 1, 2008
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Skyrocketing Costs Put Full-time Farming On Hold
Posted: to Featured Farms on Thu, May 1, 2008
Updated: Thu, May 1, 2008
Brookford Farm, Rollinsford, NH
Posted: to Featured Farms on Tue, Apr 1, 2008
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019
Kimball Brook Farm, North Ferrisburg, VT
One of Vermont’s Largest Organic Dairies
Posted: to Featured Farms on Fri, Mar 7, 2008
Updated: Thu, Jan 31, 2019