Comments on: Learning Where My Food Comes From: A Field Trip to Straus Dairy Farm

By: The Plastic Crusader | Love and Trash

The Plastic Crusader | Love and Trash — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 15:55:20 +0000

[...] all cardboard milk containers are coated inside and out with plastic, not wax.) In my area, I buy Straus milk, which is available in natural grocery stores. Unfortunately, the milk bottle does contain an [...]

By: poca wtf

poca wtf — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 22:34:53 +0000

This is great research. Thanks for your time. I discovered Straus recently, and I love their milk and ice cream. I haven’t tried any other products yet because I have to drive 40 miles for the milk and 180 miles for the ice cream. I visit my mom at the same time. :)

Say NO to GMO. Trying to avoid gmo, high fructose corn syrup, etc. helps reduce my food consumption.

By: Pat Winter

Pat Winter — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 02:19:01 +0000

I am able to buy my yoghurt in glass containers. Perhaps you could suggest this to the dairy. Actually thinking about it I can get kefir, sour cream, and cream in glass.

By: Trevor

Trevor — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 19:05:26 +0000

Great blog. I use http://whereismymilkfrom.com to find out what dairy my milk comes from.

By: bea

bea — Wed, 06 Jan 2010 20:17:54 +0000

Great article! Thanks… We love Strauss sustainable practices. Just a note on the caps of the milk bottles: they are #4 recyclable, and so is the ring around the cap. #1 or #2 would have been more easily recyclable, but let’s hope that they find non-plastic alternative alltogether soon.

By: Year 3, Month 4 Results: 4.7 oz of Plastic Waste | Fake Plastic Fish

Year 3, Month 4 Results: 4.7 oz of Plastic Waste | Fake Plastic Fish — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:03:06 +0000

[...] My visit to Straus Creamery, the source of my milk. [...]

By: Marco Girgenti from Starving to be Fat

Marco Girgenti from Starving to be Fat — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 11:12:30 +0000

I feel good about eating something that you know is freshly done.

By: Lyka from Air Ambulance Services

Lyka from Air Ambulance Services — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:20:37 +0000

I wish I could be back to the provinces soon where they serve me real, fresh cow’s milk! It’s just so tasty and healthy!

By: Tanya

Tanya — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 04:20:07 +0000

Loved this post Beth! Thanks for sharing your field trip with us! :)

By: Mary Kay

Mary Kay — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:24:01 +0000

Thanks for your post! I LOVE Straus products. The milk is so yummy and the yogurt is like no other! Yogurt is one thing that I continue to buy in plastic. I use the containers to get bulk items. The Staus yogurt makes fabulous raita. Try it out.

There was a story last month on NPR’s Living on Earth about using anaerobic digestion at dairies to produce electricity. Unfortunately, it’s tough to do it here in the Central Valley because of the tough air quality regulations. http://www.loe.org/shows/shows.htm?programID=09-P13-00037#feature3

Cheers!