Here is a partial list of farmers offering cow shares to HTN members. that members of HTN have cow shares with. If you know of a name that is missing, please send the contact information for the farm to info@htnetwork.org. As always, it is your job to be an educated consumer and interview the farmer as to their growing practices. A trip out to the farm is recommended before you enter into any partnership.
Oliver Farms have shares available. Their milk is only available at the farm. They are located in Deerfield Township in Lapeer County, approximately 45 min north of the Piston Palace on Burnside Rd just west of M-24. You can contact them thru their website, Oliverfarms.com, or telephone Debbie at 810-614-0349
Simple Time Farms located in Grand Blanc Townshipand offers goat milk shares through on farm sales only. You can contact them at info@simpletimesfarm.com or call Vanessa @ 810-394-2998
Family Farms' Coop delivers every Friday in Ann Arbor & every other Friday in Birmingham & the opposite Friday in Wyandotte. They may be contacted at familyfarmscoop@netzero.com or http://sites.google.com/site/familyfarmscoop
Their membership is $25.00/yr renewable yearly on your anniv date.
Hicks Dairy Farm has cow leases available to obtain raw dairy products and has drop off locations in many Detroit Metro areas. Located in North Branch, Mi, Lapeer County. Contact them at hicksdairyfarm@aol.com or visit the web site at www.hicksorganicfood.com for delivery locations and times.
Thomas Organic Creamery is a certified organic family farm and creamery in mid-Michigan with intensively-grazed (soy-free) Jersey cows. They produce organic whole milk ice cream (six flavors), colostrum frozen treat, and fresh fully-cultured yogurt (four flavors) ... all hand-made with high quality ingredients. They offer organic ground beef, freezer beef, and other meat products as well as organic eggs from their free-range chickens. Cow shares are available to provide you and your family with fresh unprocessed organic whole milk. You'll find them each Saturday at the Royal Oak and Ann Arbor Farmers Markets; their yogurt and ice cream are available in area stores. For more information, see their web site www.thomasorganiccreamery.com. You can contact Harley and Linda Thomas at 989-661-2354 or email: thomasyogurt@yahoo.com.
Cramer Farms have cow shares available through the farm. They are in Monroe. Contact Joe or Kim at either cramerjkholsteins@hotmail.com or 419-376-8662.
Our Farm and Dairy, LLC has cow shares available through the farm. John and Patti Warnke’s farm is located in St. Johns. Contact them through their website at www.ourfarmanddairy.com Delivery to the metro area - Information not available.
Goat Gate Farm John and Theresa Schumitsch, East of M15 in Millington. Phone (989)871-2971 or Email schumit3@tds.net. Available on the farm; Goats Shares, eggs, goat milk soap, goat meat. Pastured in season. Organic grain, hay from our fields. Products are free from antibiotics, hormones, steroids and GMOS. We will have honey in the fall; pork, lamb, duck and turkey. Ask about wool and mohair.
Dairy Delight Cow Boarding LLC is 10 miles north of Howell, and has shares available. Mostly Jersey herd, intensive grazing with hay in the winter. Fed a small amount of certified organic corn when in the parlour. Must come to the farm for pick-up. Also have free range organically fed brown eggs, pastured pork shares, grass fed beef available, kombucha tea, kefir grains, colostrum and
our very own mini health/networking fair in Feb. Contact Kris Unger at 517-546-8091 for share details.
