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Organic Milk Now Offered in the Dining Halls!
You are what you eat! This is why a group of farmers formed H.D.Organics, Inc. to process Ohio organic milk. We are proud to bring you Ohio's only certified organic milk processed in Ohio. This means less over-the-road truck time for fresher top quality milk and dairy products.
What is Organic Milk? Pure natural milk from Ohio cows that are free of hormones, antibiotics, and steroids. Their food is all natural, free of chemicals, chemical fertilizer, pesticides, and artificial enhancers. Ohio Organic Family Farms guarantee their milk to be chemical free, pure, and natural because all of their farms and cows, as well as their processing plant, are inspected and certified by OEFFA (Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association), the Organic Certification in Ohio. To certify the farm, the farmer has to keep the land free of chemical fertilizer, pesticides, and chemicals for at least the last three years. To certify the cow, she must be free of hormones, antibiotics, and steroids for at least the last full year. She also needs to be fed certified organic feed. Also, the milk is pasteurized using HTST (low temperature) pasteurization. Low temperature is preferred over Ultra, because we know that each degree of pasteurization decreases the nutritional value of the milk.
We are pleased to enter a partnership with with the Ohio Organic Family Farms and H.D.Organics to bring organic milk to Denison University.
Halaal Meat Available
Halaal Meat is now available in Curtis Dining Hall. For those students interested in zabiha-halaal, please see Tom or John in Curtis. Meat selections include chicken, beef, salami, and bologna.
Deli Meat Brand Questions
In response to recent questions we have received about the brand of Deli Meats we are using, we would like to let you know that we are purchasing the following brands. Our deli turkey comes from Jennie-O, and our corned beef and roast beef are Cargill products. We are using Eckrich bologna and Perdue pastrami. Our salami and ham are Armour brand.
Interested in Locally Grown Produce?
We are currently working with our produce supplier, as well as the local farms to increase our available locally grown items. We have several items that we are featuring in our locations that are locally grown, including squash, zucchini, radishes, and apples.