Become A Member

Not quite. There's a first time for everything!

Before filling out our waitlist form, please visit a reputable raw dairy farm to have your first experience directly from the source (we are obviously biased to Stryk Jersey Farm). After doing so, if you'd like to access it through our service, feel free to fill out our form and we will be in touch.

We provide this service for folks who have raw milk as a part of their family's regular diet and want to protect and preserve their access to it by requiring folks to try it before they get it from us.

We love to share knowledge about this super food with those wanting to learn! While we slowly add helpful information to this website via our resource and recipe vaults, we highly recommend the following resources to learn more about raw dairy and much more:

• A Campaign for Real Milk
• Weston A. Price Foundation
• Homegrown Education's Raw Dairy Guide (FREE)
• Plan a trip to visit Stryk Jersey Farm or Whitehurst Farm to see for yourself where your food is coming from! Contact the farmers ahed of time to arrange this, if desired!

Once welcomed as a member, you will be sent a restock email for your chosen location every other Tuesday. This email will direct you to an ordering page which you may place your order from through Thursdays at 5:00pm sharp for pickup on that upcoming Saturday.

We have provided each Saturday with two separate convenient pickup locations. Houston Memorial and Houston Heights are all on one Saturday. Cypress and Tomball are on the next Saturday. Each week these rotate back and forth, making pickups available at each loaction every other week.

We've got a schedule to stick to. You gotta come and grab your orders during the specific times we provide, no messing around. If you're not on time and don't pick up your goods by the cutoff, your items will return to Hockley. We will then reach out to you to ask whether you'd like your order donated to someone in need, or if you'd prefer home delivery that upcoming Monday. Sorry, no refunds on any orders if ya miss out and fail to drop us a line! If you fail to pick up during the provided times but contact us, we are happy to provide you the option of home delivery.

In the event that our driver happens to be ahead of schedule, we will promptly inform our members that they have the option to pick up their items slightly earlier than originally planned. It is important to note that the cut-off time remains unchanged and that we have to strictly stick to our schedule to get to the next pickup location. Please do not expect to be able to get your items if you show up any later than the end of your pickup location's time frame.

The specific address for pick up will only be disclosed to our active members who are engaged with us on the day of pick up via having placed an order. We personally notify these members through both text and email each pickup Saturday.

Sometimes people forget things or have unexpected emergencies. If the time frames listed above just don't jive with your schedule, it's probably best not to join as a member or place an order with us in the first place. But hey, we get it! Life happens. If you do end up ordering and then realize you can't swing by to pick it up, no worries! Just give your buddy or family member a ring and they can grab it for you, as long as they follow our instructions that you will need to forward to them.

If we don't hear from you by the end of the final pickup location, we will reach out to offer you Monday home delivery, or ask if you'd prefer your order gets donated. If we don't get a response by the following evening, your order will automatically be donated!

We're glad you asked, yes.

It's essential that you thoroughly read our bi-weekly restock emails as things are unpredictable with smaller farms. Failure to do so causes unnecessary time spent on explaining things we've already provided answers for.

Once you become a member, we will send you specific instructions for your pickup location (included in those texts and emails the morning of pick up). We kindly ask that you carefully read and adhere to these instructions in order to show your respect for our time.

Simply slow down and read through our communications, follow instructions provided, and we will be golden. We don't think this is too much to ask.

Products are replenished every other Tuesday for each location, and an email is sent to all active members as a notification to place their order. Kindly refrain from placing your order unless you have received and dutifully gone through the most recent restock email.

Additionally, on Wednesdays, all members are sent a reminder text to place their order. Simply follow the instructions in your restock email to place your order.

To make sure we have your order recorded on our end, take a peek in your email for an order confirmation. If you don't spot it, you probably didn't complete your order, and we don't have it.

If you choose a Harvest/Cultivate (paid) membership, you can order as infrequently as you desire.

If you choose a Glean (unpaid) membership, all you gotta do is place at least one order each month (according to the order date, not when it's time to pick it up).

There are no purchase amount minimums for any members placing orders on our website. However, when placing once a month meat/broth orders directly with Whitehurst Farm, there is a $50 minimum order amount for it to be fulfilled for you.

We hate making people linger on our waitlist, so this system really comes to the rescue!

We make every effort to avoid this through friendly reminders sent via email and text, but it still happens.

If you haven't ordered your milk and it's Thursday at 5:00pm during your order week, we keep milk stocked until then if we haven't reached our limit. Milk listing will say "Sold out" if it's all been spoken for/it's past Thursday at 5:00pm. You'll have to wait until the next ordering period if you miss the cut-off.

On Friday mornings, we initiate the process of preparing pickup printouts and notes for our driver, etc. which cannot be modified once ready.

We are unable to accept late orders after Thursdays at 5:00pm, as both ourselves and the farmers need sufficient time to prepare your order(s).

Maintaining open lines of communication is essential in situations like these. We understand that unexpected things can arise, and we are here to offer assistance.

If you experience an emergency, please contact us promptly, and we will make every effort to accommodate your pickup needs. Additionally, we kindly request that you try your best to arrange for someone else to retrieve your items during our regular pickup times whenever feasible.

Everything we currently offer is available for you to see on our Products Page. We are always looking for ways to provide incredible products for you.

At this time, cream isn't offered consistently enough by Stryk for us to offer it on a regular basis. If it's available, we will simply offer it as an add-on during pickup (we'll put a sign up in this event).

Fresh sourdough bread is something we are proud to offer from Anthem Bakery Collective!

When we have additional items available, active members are the first to know!

This is a huge reason why this co-op began in the first place, is the proper transporting of this precious food. We take this part very, very seriously so that your raw milk can last as long as possible before souring (which all depends on how it's transported and stored).

When Saturday rolls around, we ensure that the process is nothing short of refined. The first step involves delicately withdrawing the raw milk from a spacious walk-in cooler at the dairy. It is then meticulously transferred to an expansive ice chest situated on a flatbed trailer - our collection of ice chests is exceptional. To further preserve its pristine state, the milk is graced with a final layer of fresh ice and sealed securely. Without delay, these assembled coolers embark on their journey from the dairy to the designated pickup location(s), where they eagerly await your arrival on the designated date and time.

We anticipate the arrival of the fabulous Dapper Goat Dairy products each pickup week. During the current pickup week, we obtain these fresh items and they chill out in the refrigerator until it's time to hit the road. When Sunday arrives, they cozy up to their milk buddies in a cooler filled with ice, ready to embark on their delivery journey!

We love to swing by Whitehurst Farm and snag your orders of their eggs, produce, and meat as well. We handle them with care, leaving them with you exactly how they pack 'em. If you have placed a Whitehurst order, please pickup your order as early as possible as frozen meat may thaw/produce may wilt and is not kept in coolers (unless possible due to space).

We have found that when properly stored, this milk can last for up to 6 weeks. Following the below instructions should ensure that your milk lasts for at the very minimum 2 weeks.

• For optimal transportation of your milk to the refrigerator, we advise to have a cooler and ice packs on hand to maintain the proper temperature
  
• To help maintain the freshness and quality of the milk, consider transferring milk from plastic jugs to tightly sealed glass jars
  
• Store milk in a refrigerator at temps 39 degrees and below, too cold will freeze your milk & too warm will sour milk quicker
  
• Position the milk at the back of your fridge for maximum coolness upon door opening (avoid storing it in the doors, especially) & minimize the frequency of door openings
  
• Proper milk storage involves avoiding leaving gallons out at room temperature, we recommended you place unused milk directly back into the refrigerator if it is not being used
  
• To freeze milk, leave room for expansion to prevent jugs or jars from exploding; thawed milk may separate but it freezes relatively well; remember fresh is best!
  
• Don't chuck that funky milk! If it's only slightly soured, whip up some delightful baked goods or add it to your cooking for a tangy twist. But beware, if it's overly soured, it might not tickle your taste buds. Remember though, raw milk never truly spoils; it simply becomes a bit puckery. You can even share it with your four-legged pals or give your plants a thirst-quenching treat by watering them with some diluted milk.

If you do the following, you'll be good to go:

1. Keep your payment type active if you're a paid member. If you're not a paid member, place at least one order each month.
   
2. Read current restock email updates thoroughly BEFORE placing your order each pickup week.
   
3. Pick up your order within the provided time frame and follow our requests including respecting pickup times provided. Set your own reminder if the email and texts are not reminder enough for you.
   
4. Confirm you are receiving text notifications and emails. Notify us ASAP if you are not receiving communications as an active member.
   
5. Remember to log-in with the email you've provided us with to place your order, checking out as a guest or with a different email address will result in your order being refunded with a restock fee applied if we don't recognize you as an active member. It also makes a mess of our records and makes us unable to send you pickup notifications.
   
6. Place only ONE order per pickup period. Contact us if you need to change your existing order, please don't place more than one order in any given pickup week as it confuses our records.
   

It's really that easy!