Lakeview Farms (homes, buy, organic)

[OCtoCLT]

I was reading the Lakeview Farms website and have a couple of questions for those of you that use them.

Are they actually a farm, they seem to sell anything?

Is the milk good?

Does anyone know of a milk delivery service that delivers fresh, organic milk? I am assuming if I can't get it delivered that I can buy it at Earthfare; is this correct?

TIA!!!

[groove1]

Yes, EF, Home Econmoist Market, Harris Teeter and most Bi-lo's sell organic milk. The one person I know that uses Lakeview isn't on this board anymore. It looks like Lakeview only has the Horizon Organic 8 ounce boxes (probably UHP). Earth Fare sells fresh milk (non organic, but all natural) which is from Homestead Farms in Southern VA. It comes in a glass bottle which has a $1.50 deposit. After reading the site, this also what Lakewview sells. They also have Stonyfield yogurt (which is all organic now). I don't think LV Farms has a dairy; it seems to be a delivery service; I may be wrong.

[OCtoCLT]

Thanks for the info. It seems to be just a delivery service to me too. We like fresh milk in the glass bottle. I will research Homestead Farms and see what their milk is like.

[groove1]

Originally Posted by OCtoCLT

Thanks for the info. It seems to be just a delivery service to me too. We like fresh milk in the glass bottle. I will research Homestead Farms and see what their milk is like.

It's really good, but since it's fresh, the exp. date is usually within a week. The Fresh Market on 51 had to stop selling it because people would return it after it went bad. Dumb***es

[jenn02674]

I know lots of people that use Lakeview and love it. I haven't made the switch just because I am too cheap and it is slightly more than the organic milk at the grocery store when it is on sale. Regular prices are about the same. I try to get my organic milk as often as I can from BJ's or Sam's. It is quite a bit cheaper there.

[nik]

We use Lakeview Farms and love it. The milk is all-natural (it isn't certified organic because it is cost-prohibitive for small dairies to become certified organic unless they sell their milks to large distributors like Horizon or Organic Valley.) The milk comes from Homestead Creamery in the Blue Ridge area of Virginia. I called the dairy to find out more about the milk. The cows feed only from the grass in their fields and they do not use any hormones or anti-biotics. The milk is wonderful. They sell it at Earth Fare (but it costs a lot more there) if you want to try it. Jim Price, the owner of Lakeview is great.

We also love the Natural Honey-Peanut Butter that they sell.

[MJPost32]

We don't mind spending more on groceries if it is better for your helath so we get the eggs, milk and ice cream, cheese, etc. from them. I love the delivery service and I don't think it is really expensive if you are already on an organic diet.

[groove1]

Originally Posted by nik

We use Lakeview Farms and love it. The milk is all-natural (it isn't certified organic because it is cost-prohibitive for small dairies to become certified organic unless they sell their milks to large distributors like Horizon or Organic Valley.) The milk comes from Homestead Creamery in the Blue Ridge area of Virginia. I called the dairy to find out more about the milk. The cows feed only from the grass in their fields and they do not use any hormones or anti-biotics. The milk is wonderful. They sell it at Earth Fare (but it costs a lot more there) if you want to try it. Jim Price, the owner of Lakeview is great.

We also love the Natural Honey-Peanut Butter that they sell.

The 3.79 a quart at Earth fare includes $1.50 deposit, but 2.29 a quart is still high.

[nik]

Originally Posted by groove1

The 3.79 a quart at Earth fare includes $1.50 deposit, but 2.29 a quart is still high.

Through Lakeview Farms, you can get 1/2 gallon for $3.29+deposit.

[groove1]

Can you pick stuff up from Lakeview (I know they are off of Gold Hill Rd) and do they have farm fresh egg nog in glass bottles?