Buy Local

Milk, butter, yogurt

Straus Family Creamery

Albert Straus’s mother, Ellen Straus, co-founded MALT. The partnership continues to this day, and two of the dairies they source milk from are MALT-protected.

Moretti Family Dairy
MALT protected since 2012

Silva Family Dairy
MALT protected since 2011

Straus Dairy Farm, Marshall
MALT protected since 1992

Cheese

Nicasio Valley Cheese Co.

Whatever cheese you are in the mood for, Nicasio Valley Cheese Co. can deliver. Locarno, San Geronimo and delicate Foggy Morning are a few favorites. The Lafranchis use milk from their dairy to produce their artisanal cheese. Swing by the creamery for a taste.

Lafranchi Ranch, Nicasio
MALT protected since 1986

Cheese

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.

Point Reyes Farmstead Cheese Co.’s Bay Blue is a real treat, and its Aged Gouda will have you coming back for more. The Giacomini sisters carry on a family heritage, producing a variety of artisan cheese using milk from their farm and energy from their ranch. Tours available!  

Giacomini Dairy, Point Reyes Station
MALT protected since 2005

Goat and sheep cheese, milk

Tomales Farmstead Creamery

Interested in cheese made from the milks of goat, sheep and cow? Then explore Tomales Farmstead Creamery’s choices such as Teleeka, Kenne and Atika. Tours are available of this creamery owned by David Jablons and Tamara Hicks.

Toluma Farms, Tomales
MALT protected since 2010

Cheese

Cowgirl Creamery

Cowgirl Creamery excites its devoted followers with nationally recognized cheeses such as the Mt. Tam triple cream and the ever-adaptable Wagon Wheel. The founders, Sue Conley and Peggy Smith, started this business with milk sourced from MALT-protected farms.

Bivalve Dairy, Point Reyes Station
MALT protected since 2018

Straus Dairy Farm, Marshall
MALT protected since 1992

Wool

Jensen Ranch

Contributor to the Fibershed, Jensen Ranch in beautiful, coastal Tomales produces high-quality wool.

Jensen Ranch, Tomales
MALT protected since 1992

Lamb, Wool

Barinaga Ranch

Barinaga Ranch offers tender, young, lamb raised on its coastal pastures. Contact the ranch to order your lamb. Hand-spinners will find a selection of fine colored and white Romney and Corriedale fleeces and yarn, available through their web site. Barinaga Ranch is a member of Fibershed, a regional organization guiding a national movement to support sustainable fiber production.

Barinaga Ranch, Tomales
MALT protected since 1988

Wine

Stubbs Vineyard

Enjoy Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from one of the few wineries in Marin. As you enter Mary Stubbs’s secluded paradise you will be greeted by longhorn cattle grazing between olive trees.

Stubbs Vineyard, Petaluma
MALT protected since 1986

Vegetables, salts

Allstar Organics

While Allstar Organics herbal salts have made a name for themselves, don’t forget to visit Marty Jacobson at the farmers’ market to take home some fresh veggies too.

Lafranchi Ranch, Nicasio
MALT protected since 1986

Fruits, vegetables, flowers

Fresh Run Farm

Are heirloom fruits, vegetables and flowers your thing? Peter Martinelli’s Fresh Run Farm, devoted to sustainable land management practices, supplies chef Michael Tusk for his restaurants Quince and Cotogna.

Paradise Valley Ranch, Bolinas
MALT protected since 2014