Welcome to Cortez Creamery Herd Share
In Colorado, raw milk cannot be bought or sold — you can only legally drink raw milk from a cow you own.
To make this possible, Colorado allows farms to operate herd share programs, where families lease a share of a dairy herd and then receive the milk from the cows they co-own.
A herd share means you lease a portion of our privately owned A2/A2 Jersey cow herd.
Don’t worry — you don’t have to take home an actual cow. Your leased share gives you legal access to the raw milk produced by the herd you co-own through your lease.
When you join Cortez Creamery, you lease a herd share for one year. After that, you choose a weekly subscription that matches your family’s needs.
Your subscription covers the ongoing care, milking, feed, equipment, and labor required to manage your cows and in return, you receive your weekly supply of raw milk and other products.
We handle all the milking, cleaning, equipment, and herd management, and you get to enjoy the most delicious, nutrient-dense raw milk in Colorado.
How Do I get Started?
First Join our Herd Share by clicking the Join now button below to pay your lease fee!
This is a yearly fee. This fee helps us cover the cost of reusable glass bottles and jars, replacement cows and milking equipment.
Once you have joined the share you can visit the member's Store, select & pay for your Products!
Milk, Cream, Butter, and eggs are available for Weekly Shares
Then set up your deliveries.
Fees currently range from $15 to $30 Per month, depending on your distance from the farm.
We are Currently Delivering to the following areas: Cortez, Dolores, Mancos, Durango, Bayfield, Ignacio & Pagosa Springs
Get Milk from Cortez Creamery
Join Our Herd Share
75$Every year- Yearly Herd share Membership
- This covers the cost of your share of the cow herd,
- and reuseable glass bottles and jars.
Frequently Asked Herd Share Questions
How do I change or cancel my share? If you need to cancel or change your share simply send us an email and we can cancel your current share for you. Then you can make any changes you need.
What if I need to pause my share, For vacation or ? Being part of Herd share Requires a commitment on our part and your part. Our Cow Must be milked and fed daily. They produce the same amount of milk everyday even if you are on vacation. This milk is allotted specifically for you and your family every week. Due to Colorado law we are limited on what we can do with this milk if you don’t take it. You have the option to give this milk to another herd share member or donate it to feed the farm pigs. Unfortunately we cannot refund you for missed milk because the costs are allocated to taking care of the cows everyday.
What if I need extra milk? We handle this two ways. If you are a delivery customer just send an email ahead of time and we will add it to your regular weekly order and bill you. If you pick up at the farm you can find extra milk in the refrigerator under the available label. Just leave your payment in the box.