PORTLAND, Maine — Maine dairy farmers hope their new organic milk, called
MOOMilk, becomes as popular among natural-food buffs as Maine lobster is among
seafood lovers.
Ten dairy farmers formed Maine’s Own Organic Milk Co., MOOMilk for short, last
year after their contracts weren’t renewed by large milk distributor H.P. Hood
LLC. A year later, the first half-gallon cartons of MOOMilk have reached dairy
cases in scores of supermarkets and natural-food stores in Maine, New Hampshire
and Massachusetts.
MOOMilk gives consumers a new locally produced organic milk while offering
farmers a glimmer of hope when the dairy industry is struggling, said dairy
farmer Richard Lary, of Windy Acres Farm, in Clinton. In Maine, 200 dairy farms
have gone out of business in the past decade, with 300 still in operation.
Photo Caption: In this phot taken on Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2010, MOOMilk is
processed at a dairy farm in Westbrook, Maine. Ten dairy farmers banded together
and formed Maine’s Own Organic Milk Co., or MOOMilk, that can now be found in
stores.
Photo Credit: AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach
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