How it works
It’s easy, here’s what you need to know.
We have worked with our partners to provide you with easy access to raw milk.
You can access our products from the Farmgate honesty shop, Raw milk collection depots and residential deliveries. Our Organic Town Milk and Pot Set Yoghurt is available at our retail partners.
Raw Milk Collection Depot
We’ve created access to raw milk so everyone can enjoy this amazing product. A ton of time is invested by all our partners. The golden rules are set by MPI (NOT OUR DEPOT PARTNERS!) . We all need to be follow the rules when collecting this product in order for the service to continue.
Products Available:
⎼ Rural milk (Raw)
Step 1. Place your order
Order deadline is 7pm prior to the day of your delivery.
Step 2. Bring in your chilly bin
Pick-up your order by 1pm the following day of delivery.
Step 3. Sign for your order
See the team at the counter to sign for your order.
The 4 Golden Rules
1. Persons clicking needs to collect from the depot.
2. Collect no later than 1pm the day after delivery.
3. Collect with a chilly bin and ice pack to keep it under 5℃. No chilly bin, no milk!
4. Sign the delivery sheet to acknowledge you’ve collected.
Farmgate Shop
Visit us at 141 Aranui Road, Kairanga, Palmerston North
The Farmgate shop is located at the Farmhouse. Come down the drive, the shop is next to the garage.
Current opening hours 7 days 7.30am-7pm
Products Available:
⎼ Rural milk (Raw)
⎼ Town milk (Whole pasteurised)
⎼ Yoghurt (Whole pasteurised)
⎼ Organic eggs & Honey
Residential Delivery
Farmgate-to-door deliveries are available on our whole range of organic produce.
See the below map for our delivery routes
$3 delivery fee per order. Orders must be placed by 7pm the day before delivery & a chilly bin must be left out for your milk orders.
Masterton township – Friday weekly
Carterton township – Friday weekly
Greytown Village locations – Friday weekly
Palmerston North Central – Thursday weekly
Products Available:
⎼ Rural milk (Raw)
⎼ Town milk (Whole pasteurised)
⎼ Yoghurt (Whole pasteurised)
⎼ Organic eggs & Clover honey
To determine if your address falls within our home delivery zone, please click the button below. This will open the map in a new tab, where you can search for your address.
Retail Partners
Organic Buzz – Terrace End, Palmerston North
Bin Inn – Albert Street, Palmerston North
The Farmbox – Cambridge Street, Ashhurst
Petal & Bee– Main Street, Foxton
Homegrown Butchery – Queen Street, Masterton
Forage Merchants – Victoria Street, Lower Hutt
Commonsense Organic – Kilbirnie, Tory Street Wellington, Lower Hutt & Kapiti Coastlands
Products Available:
⎼ Town milk (Whole pasteurised)
⎼ Yoghurt (Whole pasteurised)
Markets
Paraparaumu Beach Saturday Market – Maclean Street, Paraparaumu Beach
Products Available:
⎼ Town milk (Whole pasteurised)
⎼ Yoghurt (Whole pasteurised)
⎼ Organic Eggs & Honey
– Seasonal Vegetables
Find Your Collection Depot
Commonsense Organics Kapiti
Collection time:
Wednesday 10am - 5.30pm
Collect by next day:
Thursday 9am - 1pm
Forage Merchants Lower Hutt - Alicetown
Collection time:
Wednesday or Friday 12pm - 4pm.
Collect by next day:
8am - 1pm
Mangaroa Farm Shop
Upper Hutt
Kete Kai Farm store
Collection time:
Friday 12.30pm-5pm
Saturday 10am-1pm
Commonsense Organics
Tory Street Wellington
Collection time:
Wednesday 1pm-6.30pm
Collect by next day:
Thursday 8am-1pm
Our Depot Partners
Our Depot Partners have made it possible for you to collect your raw milk. This is very much a collaborative service, so thanks for supporting our depot partners who champion local growers and suppliers like us.
Raw milk is highly regulated and can only be purchased directly from the farmer. Our Depot Partners handle the collection process in accordance to the regulatory guidelines.
As a friendly reminder; by purchasing raw milk for collection, you agree to be a transport operator when signing for collection at the Depot. Follow the golden rules and everyone can continue to access their milk.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you buy raw milk at the Collection Depot?
NO! Sorry, all milk must be pre-purchased for collection in accordance with MPI’s Sale of Raw Milk legislation.
What’s the difference between your milk and others on the market?
Three Oaks Organic a seasonal farm and our milk has a USDA NOP organic certification, with no chemical input into the production of our milk on the farm. Our girls are grass-fed all year round with some organic hay supplement over the Autumn and Winter months. We’re a farm direct producer; practicing eco-ethical production systems from farming to manufacturing and retail. Our goal is to produce a clean superfood for everyone to enjoy.
Glass bottles or Plastic bottles?
Glass bottles are an imported product to New Zealand, and has a substantial amount of non-recyclable associated plastic is used in the arrival of glass packaging, so this is a current area of research for Three oaks organic. Our current circular eco-ethos is to find renewed use for our packaging choices. We collect any of our returned washed and sqaushed packaging products and find a a second-life use in the way of farm posts and water pipe guards made by a local manufacturer located within an hour of the farm.
How often are you audited?
The USDA NOP organic certification status is audited once a year for the farm.
The manufacturing plant is audited once a year for the RCS Sale of Raw Milk.
Each of the Collection Depot Partners are audited 2 times a year.
