Dungeness Valley Creamery

Jeff and Debbie Brown began their farming career in Sequim, WA with the purchase of 20 cows in 1971. In 1973, they moved to a 76-acre farm in Everson, WA, where they milked Holsteins under contract to a large milk processor. In 1989, they returned to the North Olympic Peninsula to raise their three daughters in their hometown of Sequim, Washington, where they built the current farm from the ground up. Sarah, their daughter, shared her parents' love of dairy farming and pursued a BS in Animal Science with an emphasis on Dairy Production Management from Washington State University in 2003. After college, she returned to her family's farm, ready to secure her place in the dairy industry. With the rise in industrial farming, family farms continued to go extinct. In a community that once had hundreds of dairies, only a handful of farms remained. In 2006, the vision of a local raw Jersey milk dairy became a reality, and in 2008, the development rights of the farm were purchased by a local land trust organization. In 2012, Sarah and her husband Ryan took over the farm.

The farm practices pasture-based dairy farming, ensuring cows graze on lush pastures. They maintain clean and sanitary conditions from the milking parlor to the customers. The milk is unpasteurized and non-homogenized, providing a product that is fresh with thick cream rising to the top. The farm also focuses on reducing its environmental impact through soil and water conservation and carbon emissions monitoring.

The farm store is open from 10am-5pm, welcoming visitors. They offer a variety of products including milk, cream, eggs, cheese, cookies, and chocolate. Sales are also available via many retail store locations. The farm is located on the Dungeness River, one mile from the historic community of Dungeness, and is home to 38 acres of pasture and 60 Jersey cows. Sarah and Ryan, who have backgrounds in animal science and applied management, respectively, manage the farm with a focus on sustainability and animal comfort. The farm's mission is to honor God through good stewardship of land and cattle, providing wholesome raw dairy products to enhance community health and well-being.