Why Our Milk
Fresh. Natural. Local. Sustainable.
Our passion is providing the local Oamaru community with fresh whole milk, direct from the cow to the consumer. We are committed to delivering a top quality, great tasting, fresh local product to our customers.
We are a family owned dairy farming operation and we believe in farming responsibly and sustainably. The milk we produce for the Natural dairy comes from our ‘natural dairy herd’ of 60–100 cows who are milked once a day, located in beautiful rural Oamaru.
Pasteurised or Homogenised?
Pasteurisation
Our milk is pasteurised, which allows us to make our product available for sale at selected local Oamaru retailers.
We use a low temperature pasteurisation procedure which involves heating the milk to 67c for 5 minutes and then cooling before bottling.
Pasteurisation kills any harmful microbes in the milk without affecting the taste or nutritional value.
Homogenisation
We choose not to homogenise our milk. Homogenization is the process of spinning the milk at very high speeds, which breaks up the components of the cream into small enough particles that it remains suspended evenly in the milk. We like to keep our milk as natural as possible, and our milk is full cream. This means that the cream will rise to the top of the bottle. You can choose to shake it in or pour it off on your Weetbix or porridge in the morning!
Raw Milk
We are not registered to sell raw milk.
Keep Our Milk at Its Very Best
Once a day milking.. better for cows, people and better milk
Pasteurised milk has a used by date of 10 days. After every milking our milk goes directly to the pasteuriser and into the bottle. Our pastuerised milk will be a maximum of 2 days old when delivered to your house.
Follow these simple steps to ensure our milk is kept at its very best.
- Use a chilly bag/bin to transport your milk home from the farm shop or supermarket.
- Keep your milk refrigerated at all times.
- Keep your milk out of direct sunlight.
Sustainability and Happy Cows
We strongly believe that it is possible to have happy cows and a sustainable business.
Our cows are milked once a day...better for cows, people and better milk. After every milking the milk goes directly to the pasteuriser and into the bottle.
We have a dedicated 'natural dairy herd' on our farm here in Oamaru, allowing for continuous supply throughout the year.