About Our Yogurt

Our plain yogurt is made by a family-owned and operated dairy on the coast of Northern California, the “Straus Family Creamery.” The Straus approach to their business seems to be as caring and conscious as we might all wish for “family” to be: their farm is a small one, nestled in the rolling hills of western Marin County, right on the cool, green-all-year coast of Northern California.  The Straus family has promoted an agricultural land trust, which protects thousands of acres of beautiful land from commercial suburbanization.  They continually experiment with resource-saving techniques such as fueling farm vehicles with methane gas produced from cow manure.  The process that produces the fuel also creates organic fertilizer for use in the pastures. The milk they produce is sold in old-fashioned, reusable glass bottles. And the Straus family—creators of the first organic dairy farm west of the Mississippi—actively promote organic farming throughout the area.

We hope you will enjoy the yogurt when you attend a retreat with us.