In a herd share, you purchase interest in the herd, similar to purchasing stock in a company. You then pay Tarullo Family Farm & Dairy a monthly boarding fee for the care and feeding of your percentage of the herd. In return, you receive a percentage of raw milk produced by your share of the herd.

Our structure is one share = 1 gallon of milk weekly. In some herd shares the amount of milk you receive may fluctuate. We’ve taken careful measures to ensure our structure accommodates drops in production.

We have both ½ and full shares available.

½ Share

• Initial bill of sale for interest in the herd is $25

• Monthly boarding fees are $35/month and provides ½ gallon of raw milk per week.

Full Share

• Initial bill of sale for interest in the herd is $50

• 1 Full Share costs $65/month and provides 1 gallon of raw milk per week.

Mix & Match

• You have the option to purchase variations of shares if your family needs more milk. For example, some families chose 1 ½ shares. This would mean an initial purchase of interest of $75, and a per month boarding fee of $110. In turn, they will receive 1 ½ gallons of milk per week.

No. In the state of Texas, it is illegal to sell raw milk for human consumption unless you are a licensed Grade A Dairy. Even then, there are certain regulations on those sales. Herd share owners are not purchasing milk; they are paying a boarding fee for the care and boarding of their interest in the herd and are receiving milk produced by that share of the herd.

Yes! We have a milk parlor where our cows are milked daily. Our milking process is as follows:

• Once in the milking stanchion, our cows are brushed down to remove any loose hair, dirt, or debris on their coat and udder. This is also an opportunity for us to do a daily visual assessment of each animal.

• Next, we clean the udder using warm water mixed with castile soap and vinegar. We never dip a used rag into our wash bucket again. Each pass of the udder is with a new rag to ensure cleanliness.

• We then express 2-3 squirts of milk from each teat to clean out any milk left in the teat canal.

• After the first few squirts are expelled, we test for bacterial count to ensure there is no underlying infection and that the milk is safe and healthy to consume.

• Now we milk!

Our milk handling process is as follows:

• Milk is filtered and bottled immediately. We then place it into our near-freezing refrigerator to be chilled. Our milk is chilled to 35 degrees F within an hour of being collected.

• All of our milking equipment is broken down and cleaned after each milking. We do a major deep clean every week.

Our cows are moved to fresh pasture daily. Their diet is almost exclusively grass. We also provide free-choice hay in the summer and winter to ensure they always have access to healthy forage.

While being milked our cows receive a pre-measured amount of homemade dairy ration. This ration consists of organic alfalfa, organic barley, organic whole oats in hulls, organic black oil sunflower seeds, organic field peas, organic sunflower meal, and organic beet pulp. They also receive a mineral topper of kelp, calcium, phosphorus, and a mineral conditioner.

Our priority is animal health over milk production. We believe in sourcing the highest quality ingredients we can find, and never feed our cows corn, soy, or GMOs. We yield less milk than our competitors, and we’re okay with that because we believe pushing the cows to the limit isn’t in their best interest.

Joining is simple:

1. Fill out an interest form linked here. We will contact you with availability within 48 business hours.

2. Sign the herd share agreement and pay your initial share fees.

3. Pay your monthly boarding fee.

4. Pick up your milk and enjoy!

Yes. You can choose to cancel at any time in accordance with the terms outlined in our herd agreement. We ask that you provide us with 30 days notice, and we will purchase back your shares from you.