How it works,
Through a lease agreement with Moonique Dairy, members pay an annual membership fee of $10 per share. By joining this lease, members own a leasehold interest in our herd of cows and can legally drink the raw milk from their own cows. Members then pay monthly share fees in proportion to the number of shares they are leasing, which cover the cost for the care and boarding of their cows, as well as the costs of delivery of their milk and various supplies (i.e. jugs and caps, ice, gas, etc.).
The monthly boarding & delivery fee for one full share is $30.00 (or $26 boarding fee if you pick up your products at the farm), and in exchange for each share, leased members are entitled to the equivalent of one gallon of milk per week from their cows. Half shares are available for $15.00 which entitles members to the equivalent of one-half gallon of milk per week. Extra shares may also be leased as the need arises within your family.
The number of gallons per monthly share will vary depending on the number of delivery days in that month (i.e. if there are five Mondays in one month, then members at that delivery would receive five gallons of milk per share in that month). Monthly boarding fees can be paid in the form of cash or a check (made out to Moonique Dairy). You will receive an invoice sometime after the last delivery of the month, and before the first delivery of the new month, and payment is due promptly at the first delivery day of each month.
Going to be out of town?
Members must inform Moonique Dairy two days before delivery time of any changes in delivery location or if they cannot be there for that delivery. If a member will be out of town or not able to make it to that weeks' delivery, we will hold that weeks' milk over and they may pick up two weeks worth the following week, but please let us know if you're planning to do this. However, if a member does not pick up their milk and has not contacted Moonique Dairy to make other arrangements, those gallons cannot be rolled over to the next week and will be lost. The member will still pay the full monthly fee, even if they miss a pick-up, since they are paying for boarding their cow, not the milk! Their cow will keep eating and require care regardless of whether they take her milk!