Sheldon Creek Dairy is built on the third generation Haanview farm nestled in the rolling hills of the Sheldon Valley.

The farm is owned and operated by the den Haan Family. We have 75 purebred Holstein cows in our milking herd.

We have been breeding exclusively for A2A2 genetics for the past 5 years and have tested our herd for A2. We are the first in Canada to produce 100% Milk free from A1 proteins.

The Den Haan Family Farm

The farm is currently owned and operated by John and Bonnie den Haan and family. John’s parents, Adrianus and Maartje immigrated to the Alliston area in Simcoe County from Holland following World War II.

They arrived with five children and worked hard for three years in order to purchase their own farm.

In 1953, Haanview Farms was established in the Sheldon Valley with the purchase of a cow named Maggie. This cow family makes up about one third of the Haanview herd today.

In 2012 we opened Sheldon Creek Dairy, where we craft the milk from our purebred Holstein herd into whole milk, yogurt, kefir, 45% cream, and much more.

It’s truly a family business.

From managing the crops, milking the cows to processing the milk and delivery the day to day operations are run by the den Haan Family.

Generation after generation our priorities are our environment, our cows and taking pride in producing the highest quality milk products.

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Today, Haanview Holsteins and Sheldon Creek Dairy are operated by Bonnie and John den Haan as well as Emily den Haan (Daughter) who manages the Haanview Farms operations,

Marianne Edward (Daughter) who manages Sheldon Creek Dairy Operations, and Mike Edward who is Plant Manager of Sheldon Creek Dairy along with the next generation Wyatt and Walter Edward.

Our Pure Bred Holsteins - A Single Herd Farm

Sheldon Creek is a small-scale facility with 65 homebred cows.

The milk for our products only comes from the cows in our herd that live on our farm.

That way we have incredible traceability and control all points of production.

Our processing facility is located right here on our farm too.

We craft all the products in house with the exception of our Ghee and flavoured butters which are made in partnership with Alliston Creamery, the last independent creamery in Ontario.

All our cows have names and very detailed family trees.

John and Bonnie started the herd with a cow named Maggie, a descendent of the original Maggie cow.

She was John’s first 4-H calf project and her descendants have become a large percentage of the herd over the last 30 years.

John’s brother, Harry also gave them a couple of cows and so the herd grew.

Today there are five cow families in the herd, the Maggie family, the Dena Star family, the Ina family, the Plum family and the Alda family.

We call each cow by name and work with them face to face everyday.

What Our Cows Eat

Most of what our cows eat is produced on our farm.

Just like each of us, our cows require a balanced diet and each have their own individual meal plan which consists of hay, high moisture corn and a mix of silage, which is pickled corn and grass which our cows love!

We change each individual cows special mix as their needs change with age and the season.

As soon as grass starts growing in the spring, cows and heifers (young animals) go outside to graze.

Our Fresh From the Farm Artisan Dairy Products

Minimally processed

We craft our milk very gently to keep the protein membrane of the fat globule intact.

Since it is non-homogenized, the cream rises to the top on our whole milk, showing that it is still in its natural form.

We pasteurize the milk at just 72 degrees Celsius for 16 seconds so it is as close to raw milk as you can buy in Canada.

All our products use this whole milk as the base of the product.

Simple is better

Our Yogurt line is only made with all natural ingredients and real Canadian fruit puree.

We incubate each batch using old- world techniques the way my grandmother and her grandmother (and maybe your grandmother) used to do it.

We strain it slowly in order to get a consistent thick texture.

We do not add any preservatives. It’s just Sheldon Creek Dairy whole milk and live probiotic cultures.

We do a couple of simple flavours such as Raspberry & Maple and Vanilla. We also make an incredible thick sour cream. Check out the sample pack to try some yourself!

Here at Sheldon Creek Dairy, we believe in embracing a life of tradition, infused with a dose of modern inspiration.

We work to provide wholesome milk to our local area.

What makes Sheldon Creek Dairy different is that we produce and bottle our non-homogenized milk completely on our farm, so you get the freshest product possible.

We craft Whole Milk, Yogurt, Kefir and Labneh right here on the farm.

A2 Fresh Milk - The Alternative Choice

This milk comes from our cows that naturally produce milk with the only the A2 version of beta-casein, rather than the A1 version of the protein, which can impact the digestive system.

BY DEFINITION: It is cows milk that contains only the A2 type of beta-casein protein rather than the more common A1 protein found in a majority of milk.

Some have given up milk due to digestive problems or lactose intolerance.

A1 and A2 proteins affect the body differently.

When A1 protein is digested in the small intestine, it produces a peptide called beta-casomorphin-7 (BCM-7).

The intestines absorb BCM-7, and it then passes into the blood.

The structure of A2 protein is more comparable to human breast milk, as well as milk from goats, sheep, and buffalo.

We test the DNA of our cows by using a hair sample, to ensure the animals only produce milk that contains A2 protein.

You can see each of our A2 producing cows on the following link https://www.sheldoncreekdairy.ca/a2-milk-products.

Here you can Click on the cow (example below) to be linked to their profile. On the right hand side of the information sheet will show the A2A2 genetic testing.

ALYSSA

A2 Milk

We have a voluntary milking system which means the cows can milk themselves when they want.

We have installed an A2 Milk line so when a cow goes into milk, and is identified as an A2A2 cow.

The milk is segregated and runs through a separate milk line and flows into a separate A2 milk tank so that the milk never comes into contact with milk from a cow with A1 protein.

This way we can ensure the highest quality and offer the only 100% A2 Milk in Ontario.

With the same great taste as our current products, we invite you to enjoy milk again.

We look forward to you trying our A2 Product Line!

Welcome to Our On-Farm Store and From the Farmer

We also opened an on-farm store where you will find many other locally produced goodies.

A CONVENIENT WAY TO SHOP FOR LOCAL FOOD

Whether you place orders for pick up at the Farm Store, or pick it up from The St. Lawrence Farmers Market we make it easy and convenient to gather your local food for your week.

Our Farm Store is open 7 days a week for your shopping needs and parking lot pick up orders.

We support our local Agri-Food Community by Promoting and Selling their products!

check us out at: https://www.fromthefarmer.ca/

OUR PARTNERS:

Breedons Maple Syrup

K2 Milling Flour

The Cookhaus

The Globe Restaurant

Sheldon Creek Dairy

Brubachers Meats

Mountainoak Cheese

Stonetown Cheese

Gunn’s Hill Cheese

Thornloe Cheese

Hockley Pickling Co.

Barrie's Asparagus

Soup Girl

Hitchhiker Lemonade

Hope Eco Cheese

Alliston Creamery Butter

Lighthouse Lemonade

Terry's Unique Hot Sauce

Chocosol

Landman Gardens

Kawartha Dairy

Rosemont General Store

The Maid's Cottage

Salad Days Farm

3 Brothers Honey

Singers Caesar

Backed By Bees

Bright Cheese

Propeller Coffee co.

Wicked Shortbread

Brantwood Farms

The Garlic Box