A milkman makes a delivery in a camp for defense workers in Erie, Pennsylvania, during World War II (Library of Congress photo).
Did you know that some dairies around the country are bottling a piece of the past and offering home delivery of dairy products again?
Many people will remember the days when the milkman stopped at many houses in town to leave glass bottles filled with fresh cold milk. Sometimes folks had an insulated box on the porch or a milk chute built right into the wall in which to leave the milk and other dairy products.
We’ve begun a list of dairies we’ve found online that are offering home dairy delivery. Check them out, and add to the list through the “Comment” section below if you know of any in your area.
Click on any of the dairies on our list (alphabetical by state with their coverage areas) to find out more information:
ARIZONA
• Strauss Family Creamery — Flagstaff, Bellemont & Kachina Village
CALIFORNIA
• Strauss Family Creamery — San Francisco Bay Area; Los Angeles & Surrounding Area; Sonoma & Marin Counties
COLORADO
• Longmont Dairy Farm — All of Boulder County and Denver’s North & West Suburbs
• Morning Fresh Dairy Farm — Bellvue, Loveland, Greeley, Windsor, Fort Collins, Ault, Severance, Eaton, Berthoud, & Wellington
• Royal Crest Dairy — All along Front Range, from Greeley south to Pueblo
CONNECTICUT
• Hudson Milk Co. — Fairfield County
• Munroe Dairy — Danielson, East Killingly, Sterling & Stonington
ILLINOIS
• Oberweis Dairy— Chicago Area, Central & Southern Illinois
INDIANA
• Oberweis Dairy — Indianapolis Area
KENTUCKY
• Ehrler’s Micro Dairy — Louisville Metro Area
MARYLAND
• South Mountain Creamery
MASSACHUSETTS
• Crescent Ridge Dairy — Many Towns Outside of Boston and Well Beyond• Maple Farm Dairy — Many Towns Well Southwest of Boston
• Munroe Dairy — Many Towns Beyond Boston
MICHIGAN
• Calder Dairy & Farm — Counties of Monroe, Wayne, Washtenaw and Oakland
• Oberweis Dairy — Suburban Detroit
MINNESOTA
• Kemps Dairy Products — Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Area and Surrounding Towns
MISSOURI
• Oberweis Dairy — St. Louis
NEW JERSEY
• Green Market Dairy
NEW YORK
• Battenkill Valley Creamery — Saratoga Springs
• Hudson Milk Co. — Westchester & Putnam Counties
NORTH CAROLINA
• Farm to Home Milk — Asheville Area
PENNSYLVANIA
• Doorstep Dairy — Morgantown, Honey Brook, Elverson & Surrounding Area; Western Reading; Downington, Exton, Lionville & Surrounding Areas; Other Select Pickup Sites
• South Mountain Creamery
RHODE ISLAND
• Munroe Dairy
VIRGINIA
• Oberweis Dairy — Virginia Beach, Hampton Road
• South Mountain Creamery
WASHINGTON, D.C.
• South Mountain Creamery
WEST VIRGINIA
• South Mountain Creamery
WISCONSIN
• LW Dairy — Milwaukee Area, Madison Area, Lake Country
• Oberweis Dairy — Milwaukee Area