tim's journal

Straus milk

We've bought three 1-quart glass bottles of Straus organic milk for #1 over the past couple weeks. At Mollie Stone's this morning, after reviewing the pricing ($2.69 for a quart) and comparing it to everything else, I just couldn't do it. I ended up buying Clover organic milk ($5.99 for a gallon), which touted exactly the same benefits minus glass bottle. Straus is so high end you can actually buy it online. I wonder if there is any way to bring the price down, maybe I can start a milk delivery truck after I graduate.

In related news, Straus is testing distribution through Costco at three northern California stores (Santa Rosa, Novato and Rohnert Park) though these will come in two gallon plastic bottles. "Don't worry, we are NOT discontinuing our milk in glass bottles...it just won’t be at Costco."

You can tour the Straus Family Dairy:

Straus Family Creamery of Marshall, 60 miles north of San Francisco on Tomales Bay, is opening its doors for tours designed especially for children. The organic dairy and creamery will host 90-minute tours, in which children and their parents can feed calves, become educated about organic practices, see cows being milked and help make butter. The price is $5 per child and $15 per adult.

So far, tours are scheduled from 10 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. May 18, June 1, June 25, July 6, July 23, Aug. 3, Aug. 19 and Sept. 14. To register: e-mail maya@ strausmilk.com, or call (415) 663-5464, extension 111 and leave your fax number or e-mail address so that registration forms can be sent.

More

• An older article on Straus creamery and milk pricing
• Profile and history of the creamery - Straus has been around since 1941, but the big turning point was 1994, when they went organic.