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Organic Meadow 1% milk

admin — Tue, 10 May 2011 04:59:45 +0000

Organic Meadow’s 1% milk has just become available in reusable bottles, but its cream still comes in a carton. As its brand suggests, both products are organic. Organic Meadow requires all of its farms to go through a four year transitional phase in order to be certified organic. Farmers also choose livestock species that are adapted to the local environment. The company is owned by an Ontario farmers’ cooperative, and the biography of each farmer appears on the company’s website.

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Natrel Nature 1% Pure Organic milk

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:14:51 +0000

Natrel’s Pure Organic milk undergoes a filtering process that removes over 98 times more bacteria than milk that has only been pasteurized. Its organic plants are inspected once a year. This milk is produced in Quebec, where organic milk is pooled with milk from other dairies, just as non-organic milk is, then sent to manufacturers where it is processed.

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Harmony Organic 1% milk

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:12:05 +0000

Hearkening back to the days of the milkman, Harmony Organic milk and cream come in reusable glass bottles. Each bottle is expected to make 15 to 20 trips before being recycled, and the bottles are cleaned using hydrogen peroxide instead of chlorine. The milk is also available in cartons. Harmony Organic treats its cows with “love and respect”—cattle reportedly graze on “lush pastures” in the summer and perform daily outdoor exercises during the winter. Local Food Plus certified.

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So Nice Original Organic Soymilk

admin — Thu, 06 May 2010 05:08:22 +0000

All of So Nice’s organic varieties, which are clearly labelled with the Canada Organic label, contain more than 95% organic ingredients and GMO-free soybeans. Its 1.89 L carton packaging is SFI and FSC certified. The company claims to be the only soy producer to have manufacturing facilities in both Eastern and Western Canada, and its Western facilities undergo annual energy audits. So Nice’s soy extract plant is located beside its manufacturing facility to minimize shipping and travel distances.

This product is widely available.