Herdshare Handbook
A helpful guide for navigating your membership.
About the Farm
Hope Springs Dairy is a small, family-run farm in Bend, Oregon, dedicated to producing clean, nutrient-rich raw milk the way nature intended. Our cows are 100% grass-fed and pasture-raised, grazing freely on open fields around the clock. They eat only fresh grass and organic hay—no grain, no confinement—resulting in pure, healthy milk that reflects the land it comes from.
We proudly offer A2A2 raw milk, easier to digest and naturally rich in enzymes, probiotics, and fat-soluble vitamins. Nothing is pasteurized or homogenized, so every pour retains its full flavor and nutrition. Serving Bend, Redmond, Sisters, and the surrounding Central Oregon community, we handle every step right here on our farm—so you always know exactly where your milk comes from, and the family who stands behind it.
Membership Perks
By joining our herdshare, you become a co-owner in our herd — giving your family access to fresh, high-quality raw milk straight from our pasture-raised cows. Instead of the work and expense of keeping dairy animals yourself, you enjoy all the benefits of farm-fresh milk with none of the daily chores.
Your one-time share purchase secures your portion of the herd, and your monthly care fee supports the ongoing feed, upkeep, and labor it takes to care for the cows. In return, you receive your share of nutrient-rich, 100% grass-fed A2/A2 milk each week — wholesome, local, and produced with the same care we give our own family.
Additional perks include:
- Ability to customize your number of half or full gallons per pickup
- Convenient local weekly or biweekly pickup
- Ability to add-on extra raw milk & dairy
- 2x reusable glass jars
- SMS alerts & reminders
- Flexibility to skip any time
Add-Ons
Add extras to your order by Friday at 11:59pm. No need to grab your credit card—we’ll automatically charge the one you have on file.
Weekly Ordering
Skip or modify your upcoming order by Friday at 11:59pm.
We'll text/email you each week before we pack orders, and you'll have until that week's cutoff time (48 hours before pickup) to modify or add extras to your order.
We’ll alert you again when it’s time to pickup.
Heading out of town or need to skip a week? Since we're such a small farm and member supported, if you're going to be gone for 4 weeks or more we'll suspend the subscription. When you get back we will plug you back in as soon as the milk becomes available(You might be added to the waitlist if milk is tight.) If it's less than that we ask people to see if there's a friend who would enjoy it in their absence or we're happy to label it free for other customers.
Pickup Location Instructions
We stock the farm store with fresh milk on Saturdays and you're welcome to pick it up then or any other day that's convenient. When you come to the farm you'll see the little farm store in the front left of the barn. You can grab your milk and then bring the jars back clean each week to the wire shelf to the left 😊
Pickup Any Time Sunday-Friday 8am-9pm
24356 Dodds Rd
Saturday 8am-9pm
The walk in cooler is in the locavore parking lot. We deliver around 3pm Wednesdays, you can pick up whatever day is convenient. The Wednesday milk is on the left side on the fridge with green writing on the jars.
🫙Please return the clean jars each week.
1841 NE 3rd St, Bend, OR 97701
Wednesday 3-11pm, can pickup any day after (one side of fridge for Wed)
The walk in cooler is in the locavore parking lot. We deliver around 3pm Fridays, you can pick up whatever day is convenient. The Friday milk is on the right side on the fridge with blue writing on the jars.
🫙Please return the clean jars each week.
1841 NE 3rd St, Bend, OR 97701
Friday 3-11pm, can pickup any day after (one side of fridge for Fri)
We stock the fridge Wednesday afternoons at our fridge inside Well Rooted farm store in Tumalo.
The Wednesday jars are labeled with a green sharpie. The blue ones are for Friday customers.
You can pick up any day/time that's convenient. Please return the jars clean, inside the fridge each week 😊
20377 Swalley Rd Bend, OR 97701
Wednesday 12-7pm, can pickup any day after between 9am-7pm
We stock the fridge Friday afternoons at our fridge inside Well Rooted farm store in Tumalo.
The Friday jars are labeled with a blue sharpie. The green ones are for Wednesday customers.
You can pick up any day/time that's convenient. Please return the jars clean, inside the fridge each week 😊
20377 Swalley Rd Bend, OR 97701
Wednesday 12-7pm, can pickup any day after between 9am-7pm
The fridge is at We're the Wurst in Redmond 1810 SE 1st St Unit K, Redmond, OR 97756.
If you go in you'll see a 2 door fridge. We deliver at about 3 pm Mondays and you can pick up any day/time that's convenient. Please return the jars clean, inside the fridge each week 😊
Monday 3-6pm, can pickup 9am-6pm Tue and 9am-3pm Wed/Thu/Fri, closed Sat/Sun
FAQ & Policies
Since we're such a small farm and member supported, if you're going to be gone for 4 weeks or more we'll suspend the subscription. When you get back we will plug you back in as soon as the milk becomes available (You might be added to the waitlist if milk is tight.) If it's less than that we ask people to see if there's a friend who would enjoy it in their absence or we're happy to label it free for other customers.
A herdshare is an agreement between a farmer and an individual. A person pays a one-time purchase fee to buy a share in our herd, making them co-owners in our herd and entitled to the benefits of owning a dairy cow.
Quite simply, one share gives them approximately one gallon of milk per week, so multiple shares may be required based off of their individual needs. With a herdshare we are not selling milk, we are being paid to take care of other peoples’ animals. What we do is not unlike boarding horses, many people enjoy owning and riding horses, but not everyone has the appropriate facilities or time it takes to care for their horses everyday, that’s where we step in.
After the initial purchase, all that remains is a monthly fee for the up keep, feed and ultimately the labor for our services. Now our co-owners can enjoy the right amount of high quality fresh milk for their families without the hassle of taking care of the cows themselves.
Please review the herdshare member terms and conditions here.
No. Our cows are raised naturally, without synthetic hormones, antibiotics, or chemical treatments. If a cow ever requires medical attention, she’s treated with care and temporarily removed from production until she’s fully healthy.
Member Tips & Resources
Raw Milk Storage Tips
We bottle our milk fresh, ensuring peak flavor and longevity compared to grocery store gallons. Follow these tried and true tips to make that farm-fresh flavor last:
- Refridgerate ASAP. Store raw milk at or below 38°F (3°C) as soon as possible after pickup. The colder it stays, the longer it lasts. Even short periods above 40°F can shorten shelf life and affect flavor.
- Pour Fresh. When using milk, pour what you need into a separate container — never drink straight from the jar. Returning a used jar to the fridge introduces bacteria that can spoil the milk faster.
- Store in the reusable glass jars provided. Glass helps maintain the milk’s flavor and temperature better than plastic. Avoid metal containers, which can react with the milk’s natural enzymes.
Remember to thoroughly wash your glass jars before returning them!