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Pacific Sun
“We’re not for sale,” says Albert Straus, as pints of soft, mushy coffee ice cream come down the conveyor belt at Petaluma’s Straus Family Creamery.
PETALUMA, Calif., (June 11, 2018) – Straus Family Creamery, a trailblazer in the organic foods movement, has been honored with Ecovia Intelligence’s inaugural Sustainable Food Award in the Sustainability Pioneer category.
KQED
Humans have been consuming cow's milk since European dairy farmers developed a genetic adaptation that enabled them to digest lactase about 7,500 years ago.
PETALUMA, Calif., (April 21, 2018) – Straus Family Creamery, an organic farming and business trailblazer, announces several ongoing sustainability initiatives leading up to Earth Day.
ANAHEIM, Calif., (March 8, 2018) – Straus Family Creamery is recognized for leadership in the creation of great-tasting organic dairy products, mission-driven initiatives, and influence in innovative, sustainable organic farming practices at the 38th annual Natural Products Expo West & Engredea.
Dairy Foods
Straus Family Creamery has a calling that goes well beyond being a successful manufacturer of organic dairy products.
California Dairy
The Straus Family has been producing milk in Marshall (Marin County) on Northern California's scenic North Coast for nearly eight decades.
PETALUMA, Calif., (December 11, 2017) – A new study from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) examines the flaws in single-trait label claims, noting that no single label meets the comprehensive requirements of the organic label while lacking in clarity around labels such as ‘natural’ and ‘transitional’ cause consumers further confusion.
Bloomberg Pursuits Food
In October, news of a French butter shortage shook the food world to its croissant-shaped core. Prices tripled in France as consumers nervously hoarded caches.
Refrigerated & Frozen Foods
The next generation of cold storage distribution and food processing plants boasts a future filled of automated equipment and energy efficient construction.
PETALUMA, Calif., (August 24, 2017) – Straus Family Creamery, the first 100 percent certified organic creamery in the country, introduces its new organic chocolate milk – a rich, creamy, and classic beverage.
Fast Company
At the Straus Family Farm, next to Tomales Bay north of San Francisco, the feed truck that delivers food to nearly 300 dairy cows now runs on electricity generated from cow poop.
PETALUMA, Calif., (July 26, 2017) — Tesla, mooo-ve over: California dairy farmer Albert Straus, a pioneer in organic dairy and sustainable agriculture, announces the launch of the first full-scale electric truck—powered by cow poop.
San Francisco Chronicle
With barely a sound, the red and white International Harvester feed truck unloaded a mix of silage, barley and rice to a dozen pregnant cows, releasing a sour, grassy aroma into the foggy morning at Straus Family Creamery in Marshall.
PETALUMA, Calif., (March 11, 2017) – Straus Family Creamery introduces two new organic Greek yogurts – Whole Milk Vanilla and Lowfat Plain – at the 37th annual Natural Products Expo West and Engredea, the world’s largest natural, organic and healthy products show.
PETALUMA, Calif., (January 24, 2017) – Albert Straus, founder and CEO of Straus Family Creamery, was awarded one of this year’s Vision Leadership Awards by the Specialty Food Association for spearheading the organic milk movement in the United States in the early 1990s.
PETALUMA, Calif., (October 17, 2016) — Straus Family Creamery is expanding its product lineup with two new package sizes: European-Style Organic Butter is available in a ½ lb. size, in addition to its regular 1 lb. size. Organic Sour Cream is available in an 8 oz. size, in addition to its regular 16 oz. size.
Edible Marin and Wine Country
Dairy farmer Albert Straus cares about cow farts so you don’t have to. Seriously. Straus is obsessed with the impact that bovine belches have on the environment.
This water conservation project will transition the dairy’s summertime water source from a shallow creekside well to a rainwater roof-catchment pond.
PETALUMA, Calif., (March 2, 2016) – Straus Family Creamery, the first 100% certified organic creamery in the U.S., is expanding its line of premium organic ice creams with two new, refreshingly simple ice cream flavors: Lemon Gingersnap and Strawberry.
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., (January 14, 2016) – Straus Family Creamery, the first 100% certified organic creamery in the U.S., was honored at the fifth annual Be the Dream Awards with the Business Equity in Action award.
Point Reyes Light
The town of Marshall, where I have lived and farmed all my life, is becoming a ghost town. Less than 30 percent of its houses are now occupied by full-time residents.
CGTV-America
The drought on America’s west coast is taking its toll on the dairy industry as around 100 dairy farms now go out of business each year waiting for rain.
Marin Independent Journal
In the two decades since the Straus Dairy in Marshall was the first in the West to become certified organic, most others in the region have followed, creating a cash cow that gets bigger every year.