Program Partners

We work closely with organizations throughout New England to support local farms. We’re proud of our partnership with community leaders like Hannaford Supermarkets and the St. Albans Cooperative Store. Together we will help consumers and companies realize the importance of local farms in our economy and take action to ensure that they survive and prosper.

Colleges & Universities | Processor Partners | Dairy Brand Partners

Health Care Partners | Retail and Business Partners

Department of Agriculture

Colleges & Universities

Harvard University was the first University to join the Keep Local Farms effort in October 2009. For every single-serve milk sold in their retail outlets on campus, 10 cents is contributed to Keep Local Farms.

University of Vermont (UVM) came on board in November of 2009. Sodexo, the University’s food service company, has graciously offered to contribute 10 cents for every single-serve milk sold at the University to Keep Local Farms. Students have also shown tremendous support for the program with events and fundraisers to benefit our program.

Saint Michael’s College joined Keep Local Farms efforts in spring 2010. A 10 cent contribution on each single-serve milk sold on campus is contributed to Keep Local Farms.

Bowdoin College is the first school in Maine to work with Keep Local Farms in their efforts to give back to dairy farms. The contribution process started in fall 2010.

Boston University is the largest university to date to align with the Keep Local Farms initiative. Ten cents for every single-serve milk sold at their retail stores on campus is contributed to the Keep Local Farms fund.

Bates College contributes 10 cents per single-serve of milk to Keep Local Farms.

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Processor Partners

All four major fluid milk processors in New England have expressed their support for Keep Local Farms and continue to be involved with Keep Local Farms efforts.

Dairy Brand Partners

Cabot Creamery has placed the Keep Local Farms logo on 43 million Cabot Cheese packages to spread the word about our program. They have also shown support by educating consumers on the Keep Local Farms program through multiple promotions and events.

Various Ben & Jerry’s Scoop Shops partner with Keep Local Farms. Select Vermont shops contributed $1 for every milkshake sold for a month. Boston-area and Natick shops promoted two limited time shakes for a month and contributed $1 to Keep Local Farms every time those shakes were purchased.

Stonyfield contributed significant funds to Keep Local Farms to help further both organizations’ goal of helping New England family-owned dairy farms. They also participate in multiple Keep Local Farms promotions at retail outlets.

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Health Care Partners

Boston Medical is contributing 10 cents for every single-serve container of milk sold in their cafeteria to Keep Local Farms. The announcement was made April 2010 during an Earth Day event for members of the community.

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Retail and Business Partners

Roche Bros. supermarkets display in-store signage about the importance of local dairy farms. They also allow customers to contribute $1 or $5 at the register for Keep Local Farms during the month of June.

The New Britain Rock Cats support Keep Local Farms in their ballpark in various ways throughout the season.

Co-op Food Stores has four locations spanning New Hampshire and Vermont. In 2010, they raised about $40,000 for the Keep Local Farms fund by contributing 15 cents for every gallon of milk sold.

Hannaford was the first retailer to sign on to Keep Local Farms and has supported the program in many ways. In their dairy aisle, consumers can find information about the benefits of purchasing local milk and how that purchase helps support local dairy farms. Hannaford has also been directing shoppers to KeepLocalFarms.org to learn more about local farms and how they can take part in the Keep Local Farms program.

Healthy Living Market in South Burlington, VT is accepting contributions of $1, $2 or $5 at the register to support the Keep Local Farms program.

St. Albans Co-op contributes 20 cents per gallon of milk sold in their Co-op store to Keep Local Farms.

Throughout the 2010 season, Billings Farm & Museum contributed 50 cents for every ice cream sold to Keep Local Farms. Billings Farm is one of the oldest Jersey farms in America and remains a working dairy farm, as well as a museum of Vermont’s rural past.

Ski Vermont contributed a portion of the proceeds from all 5th Grade Passports sold for the 2010-2011 ski season to Keep Local Farms.

Throughout the year, Long Trail Brewery participates in Keep Local Farms promotions. During designated months Long Trail gives a contribution to Keep Local Farms for each 12 pack of Long Trail beer purchased at participating New England retailers. The first promotion was held in September and October of 2010.

The Big E highlighted Keep Local Farms at its’ 2010 fair by including Keep Local Farms information on their website and other collateral materials. They also debuted a new cheese shop that had a Keep Local Farms tie-in.

In July 2011 Davis Farmland hosted three Keep Local Farms Days. During this time, they gave a portion of the price of a general admission ticket to Keep Local Farms every time a visitor presented a special KLF coupon.

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