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What is a herdshare and how does it work?

It is illegal for anyone to sell fresh unprocessed milk in the State of Indiana. While it is illegal to sell fresh milk, the Law in Indiana is structured to allow the consumption of fresh milk from an animal that an individual owns or owns a stake in.

A herd share works like this: We do all the hard work - milking, grazing, doctoring, delivering etc. 

At the onset, you pay a $40 purchase fee for your portion of the herd. This will allot you a gallon of milk each week from the herd. Start-up costs includes your herd purchase and first month boarding fee.   After that you settle into the routine Boarding Fee due at the beginning of each month.  Half shares are also available for a $20 purchase fee, plus a monthly boarding fee.  A half share will allot you a half gallon a week.

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Home Delivery

Aside from the on farm pick up option, we also do deliveries in some locations. A delivery fee will be added to your monthly invoice for the service of delivery. Home delivery is available in select areas only. Please contact the farm for more information.

 

Pick up at the farm

Herdshare members are welcome to come to the farm and pick up their milk anytime during our operating hours.  Just choose a day that is most convenient for you to pick up your weekly share and we will have it ready for you every week for pickup.  This option will not incur a delivery fee. Please, no Sunday milk pick up. 

 

Drop points

When you fill out your lease agreement you will have the option to select any one of the drop points.  When you pick a location it will become your permanent delivery point and you can expect to pick up your milk every week there. 

Monday evening drop point locations:​

  • Willow Creek United Methodist Church 4:45 PM

14010 Jefferson Blvd., Mishawaka - No storage at this location, you must meet the delivery to get your milk.​

 

  • Near Northwest Neighborhood 5:30 PM

819 Cushing St. South Bend - Limited storage in coolers on porch at this location, Pick up your milk sooner rather than later.​

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  • Ironwood United Pentecostal Church 6:15 PM

4609 Ironwood Drive, South Bend- No storage at this location, you must meet the delivery to get your milk.​

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2814 Plymouth Laporte Trail, Walkerton, IN - Refrigerator storage at this location. We deliver here after they are closed so you may pick up milk on Tuesday or Wednesday. After Wednesday, they will dispose of the milk and you will forfeit your order.​

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Friday drop point locations:

  • 98 Tepee drive 1:30 PM- Limited storage in coolers on porch at this location, Pick up your milk no later than 24 hrs.​

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  • Warsaw Health Foods 2:15 PM

1228 E Center St, Warsaw- Refrigerated storage at this location. You may pick up your milk until Monday evening. They will dispose of any milk that is not picked up by then.​

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  • Berry Hill Farm Store

248 E 1400 N, North Manchester- Refrigerated storage at this location. You may pick up your milk until Monday evening. They will dispose of any milk that is not picked up by then.

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If you do not find a convenient option on our list and would like us to delivery somewhere closer to your location, please let us know. We may already have other share owners in your area.  With enough demand we would most certainly work to establish a new delivery point. If there are not enough share owners in your area, one of the fastest ways to make this happen would be to become a share owner, and with our referral program below bring in new share owners from your area.  Not only would you enjoy the benefit of waived monthly boarding fees, but with enough share owners from an area we could establish a new delivery point.

 

Herdshare Delivery Perks

As a perk for our herdshare members, we offer the service for our members to shop for other items from our farm store every week, and have it delivered with their assigned milk delivery..  PLEASE NOTE: This service is just for herdshare members.  We do not offer any other delivery services at this time.

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