Meet Pet, one of the 50 cows who make their home at Organic Acres. Pet is a 4 year old Holstein who has been milking for 2 years. She loves being around people and having her ears scratched. Watch out or she might give you a sloppy cow kiss!
All of the milk for Organic Acres comes from a single family dairy, owned and operated by Don and Renae Halverson and their family in Rupert, Idaho. Their farm and dairy are USDA Certified Organic by the Idaho State Department of Agriculture. Organic Acres milk is bottled locally at an organic bottling plant, minimizing the time it takes to get from the farm to your family.
Pet and the other cows spend most of the year out on pasture, grazing or resting between twice-a-day milkings. The majority of winter feed is grown organically on-site by Don on land farmed by Don’s father and grandfather.
The Halversons have been milking cows for 23 years and have had many mother-daughter pairs in their herd. Calves are hand raised by Renae and moved to pasture after they are weaned. They remain pastured on the farm from birth until they have their own calves and join the milking herd. It is not uncommon for them to come running when they hear her voice. The Halversons take pride in their farm, their dairy, and their milk. They are committed to providing top-quality organic milk “from our family to yours.”
