Policy on 100% Production from Cooperative Members

As a farmer cooperative, our goal is to have our members supply 100% of our production. As member/owners, our farmers pledge to comply with all our standards and policies, including those that go beyond the USDA rules. This way, we are assured that the principles Organic Valley and Organic Prairie stand for are being upheld.

Under special conditions, we do use a small amount of non-member, USDA certified organic production. This non-member production must also comply with identified additional production standards, and of course, all of our production is third-party USDA certified organic. We use non-member production when it is required for customer service, when it helps our farmers and when it leads to better fulfillment of our mission. These exceptions to our member-only supply goal average approximately 1% or less of our overall supply. We always source from our members first and foremost.