SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE

Building A Supply Chain For Small Organic Family Farms

Investing in Brick and Mortar

Our cooperative relies on over 80 co-processors nationwide to ensure we have the freshest products produced as locally as possible, but we also invest in our own production facilities to meet key balancing needs of our farmer-members, providing risk mitigation and fulfilling the strong demands of a complex supply chain built around small organic family farms.

In April of 2021 we experienced a devastating fire at our creamery in Oregon. Thanks to our internal teams and supply chain resiliency, we were able to rebuild and recover in record time of only eight months despite navigating a global pandemic, supply chain delays and unprecedented inflation.

Internally, we own strategic balancing creameries at the epicenter of our milk supplies in the PNW and Midwest. With our facilities, we can process over 500 million pounds of fluid organic milk while making organic butter, dairy powders, and standardized fat levels.

Our ability to self-balance our supply enables us to remain independent and extend shelf life of our members, supply while ensuring we maximize the value of our products at the right time.