DAIRY
STORY
In the early 1950s, Harold and Patricia Hartzler started farming in Wayne County, Ohio. They raised eight children on the family farm. In 1990, Harold felt led by God to gather his children and discuss the idea that became Hartzler Family Dairy, Inc. The Hartzlers purchased a piece of property at the North end of Wooster and built the milk processing plant that is still used today. On April 15, 1996, the Hartzlers opened their storefront located in the front of the milk processing plant. Today, their son Joe Hartzler, and his son Jace Hartzler, remain the owners of the family-centered business.
Grandpa Hartzler, as many people called him, built the company on the philosophy of “As Nature Intended”. Hartzler Family Dairy strives to provide wholesome products that are minimally processed, healthy, and tasty. Because of this motto, we pride ourselves that all of our half-gallon products as well as our cheeses are NON-GMO project verified.
Our cows are pasture-fed in the warm months and fed silage and hay in the colder months. Our cows are not given artificial hormones which keeps our milk free from hormones. In the fields, sustainable farming practices are used to grow crops.
OUR MILK
A lot of hard work goes into making Hartzler products. There’s a vast amount of care, attention to detail, and a commitment to always providing the best possible product to our customers and their families. Sometimes making a high quality product boils down to some core ideas. Simply put, Hartzler Milk is…
A lot of hard work goes into making Hartzler products. There’s a vast amount of care, attention to detail, and a commitment to always providing
Nature does all the hard work here—our job is to preserve it.