Spring Newsletter 2013

May 24, 2013 12:30 PM ET

What's new? We have two new ice-cream flavors: Cookies & Cream and Vanilla Chocolate Chip - both are gluten free! Albert Straus speaks out at the NOSB meeting in Portland, a bit of Straus Family Creamery history, and the majority of dairies in Marin and Sonoma Counties are certified organic. 

Albert Straus Comments at NOSB Meeting in Portland
On April 9-11, 2013, the National Organic Standards Board (NOSB) had their bi-annual meeting in Portland, OR. Albert Straus attended the meeting to share his thoughts on GMO testing and verification and the certified organic label. 
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NEW and gluten free: Cookies & Cream and Vanilla Chocolate Chip
Just in time for summer and in response to the growing demand for gluten-free desserts, we are proud to announce our two brand new ice-cream flavors: Cookies & Cream, and Vanilla Chocolate Chip. Our Cookies & Cream is the first and only certified organic, gluten-free version of this flavor on the market. 
Organic Cookies & Cream Ice Cream 
Organic Vanilla Chocolate Chip Ice Cream

The Majority of Dairy Farms in Marin and Sonoma Counties, CA, are Now Organic
Seems like a long time ago, when the Straus family dairy became the first certified organic dairy in California and the western United States. Now, almost twenty years later, 75% of farms in Marin and 68% of all dairy farms in Sonoma are either certified or are in transition to become certified organic.
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Bartlett Pear Bread Pudding by Rosie Misenhimer
Rosie Misenhimer as spent years refining and perfecting this delicious Sunday morning treat. Made with butter-roasted croissants, flavorful pears and Straus Family Creamery milk and cream, this bread pudding has emerged as a favorite of her family and friends. 
Pear bread pudding recipe

Home on the Ranch - a Bit of Straus Family Creamery History in J Weekly  
By Emma Silver, Staff Writer, J Weekly
Excerpt: Ellen and Bill Straus were German Jewish immigrants who escaped Europe before Hitler came to power. In 1941 they established a small dairy farm in Marshall, a small community on Tomales Bay in West Marin.  Both, according to their children, saw their ability to own and work their land as a deep source of pride and a marker of freedom; they took seriously their roles as stewards, protectors of the natural world.
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