Kalona Farms is proud to announce that its milk receiving facility is now Level 2 Safe Quality Food (SQF) certified! Food safety has always been a priority for us. The SQF certification is proof that these facilities comply with regulatory requirements and demonstrate a commitment to food safety. The SQF program is endorsed by the Global […]
Kalona Farms, the company that procures milk for the Kalona SuperNatural™ organic dairy brand, and the local Amish producers we work with were recently featured in the Washington Post. We are blessed to work with such a hardworking, trustworthy and loyal group of Amish dairy farmers in the Kalona, Iowa area. Unlike larger companies, we are […]
Hello, my name is Cody Rasmus and I am a Farm Liaison for Kalona Farms. I am back again with another producer interview. As mentioned last time, I had the chance to sit down with a father, Merle, and son, Ryan, who are currently producers for Farmers Creamery. They have been shipping milk to Farmers […]
Kalona, home to Kalona farms and the Kalona SuperNatural brand, is a melting-pot community located in rural Southeast Iowa full of small farms and businesses. This unique community is composed of several different cultural groups including Amish and Mennonite. Though these cultural groups have their differences, everyone works together to create a small, tourist destination in […]
Last year the organic dairy market has been fairly challenging for many reasons. Historically, organic dairy prices at the retail shelf have steadily increased due to the fact that supply had always been outstripped by demand. There just wasn’t enough organic dairy farmers to meet the demand of customers wanting food without harmful chemicals and […]
Many people often wonder what happens on our small organic dairy farms during the winter. Winter on these small, family farms is no walk in the park. The cows still need milked, fed and cared for, but the families are doing this in the harsh winter weather! All of the farms that we work with […]
Hello again! My name is Cody Rasmus, Farm Liaison for Kalona Farms. Recently, I had the opportunity to sit down with a couple of our producers–Merle and Ryan Borntrager–a father and son team. Both men have been milking cows and farming their whole lives. Today’s blog is Merle’s story. I will have more from Ryan […]
The milk used to make Kalona SuperNatural products is predominantly procured from small Amish and Mennonite farms living in a 250 mile radius around Kalona, Iowa. There are three main Amish/Mennonite communities located in this area: one in Kalona, Iowa, one in Bloomfield, Iowa, and one in Memphis, Missouri. These communities are relatively self-contained, each […]
One of the most wonderful scenes here in Kalona, Iowa, is the sight of dairy cows grazing on beautiful green pastures. Kalona is home to many Amish organic dairy farms, so these picturesque views are a common site. On these farms, the cows eat a significant portion of their daily ration from pasture. Our producers […]
Welcome to the first of many blog posts from Kalona Farms! Our goal is to share information with you from the eyes of Kalona Farms’ producers and farm liaisons. These blogs will focus on happenings at the farm level, our interactions with producers, and the dairy industry as a whole. We are excited to share […]
