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PETALUMA, Calif. — The cows had to be deterred from messing with the experiment. Researchers from a Bay Area technology company had come to the sprawling dairy farm north of San Francisco to test an emerging solution to planetwarming emissions: microscopic pink organisms that eat methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Kenny Correia, 35, of Correia Family Dairy, watched the team from Windfall Bio working near the lagoons used to store manure from the farm’s several hundred cows. The researchers erected a futuristic system of vats, pipes, tubes and shiny metal supports. Then, when everything was assembled, they poured pink liquid into one of the vats. “They were looking like mad scientists out there,” Correia recounted. He acknowledged initially thinking it was a “crazy idea” to integrate an outdoor laboratory into a working farm. There was the potential for the cows to “be all over it — licking it, pulling out wires and scratching on it,” he said. But livestock farms are a significant source of methane emissions, and Windfall wanted to see how much the microbes could help.

WASHINGTON — 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.

Elsewhere in the grocery store, shoppers are on the hunt for bargains. But sales of high-priced premium butter, including Straus Family Creamery's are growing.

The San Francisco Chronicle’s Food & Wine team gathered on a warm, sunny afternoon, to sample 13 vanilla ice creams that you can find at your local supermarket. The Chronicle selected vanilla because it’s the best-selling flavor nationwide, according to data from grocery delivery platform Instacart.

“This esteemed list is a testament to the inspirational leadership and innovation abundant in the organic industry, and we are extremely grateful for the unwavering passion and commitment of these award recipients,” said Matthew Dillon, Co-CEO of Organic Trade Association. “We are proud to celebrate their significant achievements and look forward to their future contributions to drive the organic movement.”

Washington, D.C. (September 16, 2025) The Organic Trade Association (OTA) honored eight individuals for their longstanding commitment to advancing the organic movement during last night’s annual leadership awards event.

Whole Foods Market launched two on-farm pilots with Windfall Bio’s methane reduction technology (methane is a potent greenhouse gas, up to 86 times more powerful than carbon dioxide) at Whole Foods Market suppliers, Darigold and Straus Family Creamery.

“ The project results were extremely impressive, and we are evaluating further opportunities to deploy this technology throughout our network. ” Joseph Button, VP of Sustainability and Strategic Impact at Straus Family Creamery

An Amazon.com Inc.-backed startup has successfully tested methane-eating microbes that can reduce dairy farm emissions. Windfall Bio has completed a pilot with Straus Family Creamery and California-based Correia Family Dairy

It is hard to overstate the role Straus Family Creamery has played in developing agricultural practices to show the world that a successful organic, regenerative and carbon-neutral dairy farm is possible.

A new lawsuit against the National Park Service is attempting to ensure the long-term viability of agricultural land in the Point Reyes National Seashore. 

The Tresch family’s land stewardship, conservation and environmental ethic have earned them Sonoma County Farm Bureau’s 2025 Luther Burbank Conservation Award.

Straus Family Creamery welcomes Bordessa Family Dairies to its network of local organic milk suppliers

Straus Family Creamery founder Albert Straus shares a perspective on protecting sustaining agricultural land in Point Reyes National Seashore.

Straus Family Creamery founder Albert Straus was interviewed by the Los Angeles Times in an article about the battle to keep historic dairies and cattle ranches in Point Reyes National Seashore.

Read Founder Albert Straus' opinion piece on the removal of dairy farms in Point Reyes National Seashore.