Great farm tour for kids and adults . We saw vegetable farm, huge orchard and picked lots of stuff to take home. read more

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Incredible milk. I've been drinking this milk since I can remember and actually grew up next to it's original location. I remember meeting Ron in the 90s as he started working on the farm and learning from Mr. Peake. Ron loves his cows and takes great care of them. He is passionate about producing quality milk and it really shows. The milk tastes fantastic and I love that it's still bottled in glass. read more

The first time I drank their Raw Goat's milk from Claravale Farm. I boiled the milk, I feel my stomach can finally absorb nutrient well from the milk that heals up fast from 22 years of car accident and multiple accidents that made my body weak and cannot absorb nutrient well no matter what I eat. I am on my final stage of healing but struggling to heal due to not absorbing nutrient well. That was such the first cup of Goat's milk. My body is super sensitive. I felt that 1 cup of milk gave me so much energy. Yeah!!!!! I am addicted to this goat's milk now and will keep buying from the farmers market in Mountain View Sunday California or San Mateo Saturday. I boiled this milk and it taste so good and my sensitive stomach can feel the very fine texture of this milk. Thank you to the owners and workers of this Farm. It is funny that I am also called Clara. Ha ha... Also, due to my chest injury, I developed a symptoms of always has stomach gas and diarrhea. After drinking this 1 cup of milk, my stool has been the first time for months that is finally normal. Thank God and Thank to Claravale Farm. read more

Love the Claravale products, especially the raw Jersey milk. Everything is bottled in glass which really seperates them from the competition . I'll continue to be a supporter but it'd be a beautiful thing to see a golden kefir added to the lineup ;) read more

Long overdue review. I've been experiencing the benefits of the milk from Claravale cows and their subsequent generations since meeting and helping Mr Peake in 1986. Ron, Collete and their workers continue Mr. Peake's outstanding work and are the very of best caretakers. Whenever the local store runs out of Claravale and I end up buying some other "well touted" local brand, I have had bad reactions---never with Claravale. It makes the best kefir, yogurt and the taste of the pure food/milk is beyond compare. I really feel it nourishing my body. Thank you! read more

Update** i made the whole milk into yogurt, then strained it into a soft cheese. Bowl on the right is acidic whey leftover, awesome in lemonade/juices and cooking. I want to add that this farm has strickt cleaning and testing standards for the raw milks they produce. Raw milk farms are required to go through more regulations and testings than homogenized and pasteurized companies. The raw milk goes through numerous bacterial testing, as well as a state veterinarian check up frequently. They show on their instagram how they clean the cows, how they feed them, how they treat all the animals, and how they free roam. I love this family run farm, they aslo have an airbnb farm stay (check their website), fun! read more

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Im in San Diego and going to the farmers market in Hillcrest is my tradition each Sunday. Initially, I was attracted to the booth because it advertised raw goat milk for 8$ a quart. I pay 8$ for 8 ounces at the store i go to and thought it was a steal. I give my dog raw goats milk as it's very good for them. The lady there was incredibly friendly and sold me on jersey cow milk. I HATE milk and well aware of the difference between pasteurized and non. She told me that she guaranteed id love it. I took her word and sure enough it was the creamiest milk I've ever had. I have sensitive taste buds and smell and was able to taste the hay or pasture as an aftertaste (a very good sign!). I'll be going to get my fix--and my dogs goat milk-- as well as the farm fresh eggs offered there . Love this lady and The farm all the way from San Diego! P.S. I sip a simmered glass of milk after dinner for a perfect desert treat! Simmer (not boil) as the nutrients stay mostly preserved that way read more

Claravale Farm - a hand holding a bottle of raw milk - Health Markets Near Me - Paicines, California

so glad it is available now at San Mateo CSM Farmers' market! I love the taste of crow milk, goat milk and cream. All RAW!

I get Claravale Farm milk at Bertuccio's market in Hollister. Literally the best tasting, highest quality, most nutritious milk out there. Beats anything Horizon or any of these giant milk brands put out (no matter if they're "organic and grass fed"). On top of that you easily get the most bang for your buck. A smart investment for my wallet and health every single time. God bless Claravale Farm for their top-tier milk. They are a MUST if you love milk. read more

Just purchased raw cream from Claravale at the little fermentation store in Oakland called Preserved on Telegraph Ave . It is my first venture into raw milk and boy, am I smitten! It is sweet and exquisite. To give it more "shelf life", I've put the rest in ice cube trays so I can put it in my coffee next time. It is a bit expensive but totally worth the price. read more

Claravale Dairy produces 100% Raw Jersey Milk. Sold in stores in California http://claravaledairy.com/store_list.html I like the taste of Jersey over Holstein blends, creamier, less phlegm. I really hope we don't lose our Food Freedom, and can have access to raw milk. Lactose intolerance is a myth, a product of pasteurization, essential enzymes are killed, and doesn't even kill the bad bacteria from shoddy handling of livestock, the result of a poor diet used by the milk industry. Turns out we are the only country in the World that has an upper limit on cholesterol. Cholesterol is essential for cellular health, essential building blocks. Cholesterol disease is a myth, the real problem are the hormones, GMO's, pesticides, fugicides ingested by livestock in the pasteurized farming community. You are what you eat, raw milk is great food, and Claravale Dairy is the best. It's so good, it's addictive! read more

Claravale Farms has the best tasting cow and at milk I've ever tasted. I buy t at People's Organic Market in San Diego or the Hillcrest Farmers Market. The goat milk I culture into yogurt - it has really turned my health around. I frequently make kefir from the jersey cow milk - the flavor is amazing, sweet and creamy but not overly so. The enzymes in raw milk can make it much easier to tolerate for these with sensitivities. The glass bottles definitely keep the milk fresher or longer - and are also much more Eco-friendly. read more

Been drinking raw milk for around 2 years now. First tried Organic Pastures, but found that it tended to sour (not spoil) fairly quickly. So switched to Claravale Farms which uses jersey cow milk and glass bottles - not sure if these have an impact on souring milk, but have never gone back to OP. Plus unlike pasteurized milk that actually spoils over time, raw milk just turns into buttermilk and we use it in our pancakes and baking :] Love, love, love this milk! My wife drinks it and now our 11 month old daughter has started on Claravale Farms raw goat milk. I used to get really gassy and bloated from dairy, plus had a lot of phlegm whenever I consumed it, but ever since drinking raw milk ALL those reactions have disappeared and I can even consume pasteurized dairy again. It's those live enzymes that are alive an well because the milk wasn't pasteurized AND the facilities were in immaculate condition. Raw milk has higher regulations than milk destined for the pasteurization plant! Take the raw milk challenge and drink a quart a day for a week and see how you feel! read more

I grew up on a small organic Jersey dairy so when I discovered Claravale's raw milk in the store almost 3 years ago I was so excited! And it tastes amazing, comparable to what I grew up with. I had my first child 2 years ago and was so happy that I had a 100% raw Jersey milk option to introduce him to after he was weaned. And he drinks it every day, we go through a gallon to a gallon and a half a week. It's very pricey but I get it and for the health benefits, it's worth it. I think good food is worth the investment and also avoiding lactose intolerance in my children. I also love that it's not a huge dairy and sold in glass bottles. read more

Thank you Edgar and Collette for your response to my review, On one side I do not believe Edgar needed to say he was correcting me as I am just making a review of a product and it is my opinions that I am stating. Yes I did purchase the raw whole milk not skim so that was not the issue first off. And my assumptions based on the care of the cows was because the website lacked the information. checking now the website does have the information and my thoughts are confirmed. Because the cows are grain fed not grass fed and are not certified organic. It is been a year since I have tried the product so I would be willing to purchase it again and see if the texture quality and flavor of changed and make a review based upon the product that they are releasing now not from a year ago. read more

Claravale Farm Pure Raw Jersey Milk. I haven't drank plain milk since I was a little kid, and even then I really hated the stuff, unless it was chocolate milk. I bought some here in CA where it is legal to sell it in stores. It's a revelation - delicious! But... Update 11/24/11 Uh oh... http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/story/2011-11-21/raw-milk-recall/51322292/1?AID=4992781&PID=4003003&SID=9va6i5x4yq6m read more

The most amazing milk! The bottle lasted 1 day in our house. We are new to raw milk and we are hooked. The taste is awesome.

Great product, I had been using a different raw milk brand for years till the company started watering down the milk and separating the cream. I hope this company will never make a bad decision, so far the best raw milk in the market. read more

I am buying raw goat milk from Claravale Farm (from Lassen's Natural Foods store) to make a home-made baby formula for my infant daughter. I've been buying it for 5 months now and never ever I had a problem with contamination or milk being sour. My baby daughter is 8 months now and she has been just thriving on your milk. The reason we had to switch to home made formula is because my daughter is allergic to any cow proteins, thus to virtually any commercial formulas. Before, she was just covered with red blotchy itchy scaly patches all over her legs and arms. We tried everything for her skin eczema. Nothing helped, until I search the internet and found out about home made baby formulas based on goat milk. Within days of drinking it (goat milk formula), her skin just cleared up. I would like to thank you for the very high quality milk (both cow and goat). You are one of the two (only two) producers of raw goat milk in California. Thanks for making my baby a happy and a healthy girl. read more

I feel they are the best raw milk company in California!! They stay consistent with the taste and texture!! It's sooo creamy I love it!! Keeps my immune system up, and digestive track going. I want to fight to get this in Stater Bros stores in SoCal. Ten stars!! read more

Every time we visit California on vacation, we always buy the Claravale Farm raw cows and goat milk. It stands above the rest for taste and quality. I would love to visit Collette and her farm someday and buy products right at the source. I have only the highest praise for them and all of their efforts to produce a top quality milk. read more

*UPDATE* As of 12/09/15, Claravale has updated their website, and their once-detailed FAQ has now been removed/replaced. Please refer to the following link for an archive of said page: http://tinyurl.com/hch5ysl (Part 1 of 2) Before I begin, I just want readers to know that I am not getting paid to say the following, but more along the lines of just wanting to correct a few statements made by a M(s)r. Ganesha. After reading their "review," I felt like I needed to add my own two cents. 1. "...it's missing the cream which means that either it's homogenized or process[d] to remove the cream thus not real raw milk." Raw milk, simply put, is unpasteurized milk--whether it's skimmed or not, that doesn't change anything. Homogenization isn't necessarily a bad thing, either. "Homo," meaning "same" would imply that the dairy would blend his/her raw milk from their cattle to ensure a consistent taste, every time. (Usually because they raise different herds, but Claravale owns well under 100 cattle, all 100% Jersey breed. The process of blending batches is no different within the alcohol business. Also, they DO sell Skim Milk, too, by the way. They're usually with blue/purple caps, so IF you're buying their raw whole milk, make sure THOSE caps are yellow. 2. "...watered down and definitely overpriced..." Can't say I speak for that first statement, but if you can share your sources, that'd be appreciated. Last time I had their product, it was still as rich and creamy as I remembered. (Again, are you sure you didn't buy the skim milk?) As for overpriced, let's put it this way: We produce more milk than any other state (including the "cheese state" Wisconsin) in the country. http://www.statista.com/statistics/194962/top-10-us-states-by-number-of-milk-cows/) In spite of a recent decline of milk consumption here in the United States, because pasteurization helps milk last longer on store shelves, people will eventually buy a product that was probably milked 3 months ago. Raw milk needs to be consumed within a week (2 max) to retain its flavor (though you can still use it like you would with yogurt), but because of the lack of support from the government to tell consumers "hey, raw milk is okay," Claravale is just a one-man army competing against bigger guys like Alta Dena, Lucerne, and even Organic Pastures (more on them later). If there were more raw dairies in the United States, I can imagine prices dropping to reel in customers, much like neighboring gasoline stations. But really, to keep Claravale alive, you have to buy their milk at $6-7, even if that's only for a quart/two pints. (At the same time, how much milk are we drinking, or need in our body?) 3. "I did some investigation on their website they say they use Jersey cows but have no statement as to the condition that the cows are raised which means that they're probably locked in barns or feed lots and fed grain." This is a good one. If you look at their FAQ (refer to beginning of review), the FOURTH QUESTION tells you their diet consists of hay, grain-based dairy feed, and pastures. "Probably locked in barns or feed lots," again, sources, please. The world would be better with them. Here's some videos from Claravale Farm, where you see just how "bad" the conditions are for the Jersey cattle. - "From the Cow to the Customer": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5OoXqX-vnVQ - Claravale promotional video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BRYIYENKmoc read more

Whenever I go to the HIllcrest Farmer's Market on a second sunday I will get this milk.love the ice cream, and of course the raw milk. I get the raw cow's milk at People's CO-OP if I don't get it at the HIllcrest Market. read more

DO NOT drink this milk if you are glutamate intolerant. I drank it after 2hrs I couldn't breath, heavy in my digestive and starting to have diarrhea . This is NOT a good milk (period) Probably for people who never drank milk with creamy taste this is amazing, but I came from a background that our normal milk taste creamy just like this but I never got sick like this either. For those of you who give it to your kids please do your kid a favor and read. If it is an infant , how could an infant complaint about digestion and headache to you? http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2012/03/california-orders-recall-of-claravale-farm-raw-milk/#.U5fJSyjEnAs read more

Absolutely the best, how lucky we are to be able to have this dairy in our backyard. Thank you for your effort in giving us quality REAL milk. read more

Love Claravale Farms. @Maynard G I am reposting this from article: http://www.foodsafetynews.com/2011/11/quarantine-order-against-organic-pastures-recall-underway/ There has now been proven to be ZERO link to these children being ill from the milk, because every single drop of that milk tested by two different labs has come out completely PATHOGEN FREE. They probably ate some tainted produce, not necessarily the same kind, it could have been different ones. Lettuce and melons are frequent carriers of E.Coli. The government wanted to pin this on raw milk so they tried their hardest to, but there is just NO evidence that it could have possibly been the cause. Even the milk in the children's homes was tested and found to be clean. They have now proven without a shadow of a doubt, it WAS NOT THE MILK. Please make sure to print an article letting people know about this. The recall release was issued just today, so you should be able to find it easily. Organic Pastures' business has been hurt by these false allegations. There was never a shred of evidence other than they all coincidentally consumed that milk.I'm sure they all ate fruits and veggies too! I'm sure if it had been the milk way more than 5 people would have been ill. Other items legally have to test positive before being pulled from shelves, whereas they tested clean and were still pulled, had to endure more testing and an exceedingly long waiting period, just because someone has an agenda against them! It's a complete crock of crap. Small farmers should not get bullied for selling quality products that people want. And apparently no bacteria was found in any milk samples. read more

Love these guys and their milk... The absolute best you can get bar none in our area or any area. Hard working and their cows love you up when you visit. Big blessings to Collette and Ron for it all.... read more

I used to have "lactose intolerance" when i was having regular supermarket milk. I switched to Claravale raw milk for last few weeks and haven't noticed this problem yet. read more

Best raw cow and goat milk!! I was drinking organic pastures raw milk but it kept turning too fast! Faster then the expiration date. They just started selling this milk at my local market. So glad they did! It's the best! read more

Hi Collette I have been a regular consumer of your raw goat milk for over 4 years now. I used to buy the milk at Ocean Beach People's coop which is over a 40 mins drive for me, but the milk is worth it. Lately the supply has been so erratic. I love your milk but just dont seem to get it on the saturday the supply is going to come in. I called OB People's coop and they said you are turning over the whole goat herd. Is this true? How long before we see regular supplies of raw goat milk? I miss it every morning!! Sucheta read more

Best milk I've ever tasted! Once you try it, you will never want to go back. I can't drink a glass of mass produced milk without wondering what's in it and wishing I had a glass of Claravale instead. read more

This is what real milk is. The difference between it and all other brands of raw milk is easily noticeable. Not to say that it makes the regular processed homogenized and pasteurized (unidentified) white liquid passed to the stores by the name milk look like chalk water. read more

This is the best raw cream on the market. It is thick and sweet tasting. It is wonderful in my chai tea. I cannot say enough about this cream. It does not spoil easily. Fantastic product. I think that it is in a glass bottle helps this process. Keep up the delicious work. read more

Boy what a delicious surprise!! My wife & I were wandering through the Central Valley in late December and stumbled upon Claravale when we ran low on gas. We saw Collette walking out of the milk barn and asked for directions. She kindly directed us to her gas shed, where Edgar poured a few gallons into our tank with a friendly smile. We all chatted for a while about the history of their farm and surrounding area. Finally, we asked if we could buy some milk. They said, too late -- the Milk truck just made a pickup. So they GAVE us a bottle from their refrigerator! I said, man! This will be great with our favorite bourbon for a milk punch. After more conversation with this lovely couple, and several useful recommendations for our trip, we slowly left this beautiful spot and made our way over to the Five. That night, after tasting their excellent raw cows milk, we added bourbon. What a winner! Best fresh whole milk we ever tasted. Thanks to Claravale Farm and its gracious owners. read more