Quote Originally Posted by OakLeaf View Post
Organic Valley's pasture standards are higher than the minimum and I will buy their products from time to time, but except for one seasonal butter, their dairy products are far from being 100% grass fed...
Is it even possible for a dairy cow to be 100% grass fed? Our goats live on pasture, but we supplement with hay and grain when they are lactating otherwise they don't get enough protein. From the OV site, it sounds like cows lead a similar life?

Honestly, I'm more concerned with how the animal is treated and cared for (ie, no antibiotics, no hormones) when it comes to dairy. I reserve my 100% grass-fed requirement to the meat I eat and the butter I buy (both of which you should only be able to get seasonally anyway).

Oh, and the pastured milk at our store is from a local farm and sold glass returnable bottles...not from OV. It's also not always available, so I guess that makes a lot of sense. I have never bought it, but I like to see that it's an option for people who drink milk.