Angelic Dairy? (Halo Farm)
Halo Farm 970 Spruce Street, Trenton (609) 695-3311
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A prominent billboard on Rte. 1 crows about Halo Farm: “World’s Largest Micro-Dairy!” Huh? Is the copywriter’s tongue-planted-in-cheek, or is this “non-claim, claim” a post-millennium echo of Watergate’s “non-denial, denial”?
Whatever, the place itself is pretty good.
Halo Farm reminds us of an era when most milk products were distributed by local dairies. Then, some time in the 1960s, supermarkets invested in refrigerated bins, while refrigerated tanker-trucks enabled long-distance transport of fresh milk. By the 1970s, the local milkman delivering to your door had virtually disappeared.
Halo has survived by offering good quality dairy products (including all different varieties of milk, including lactose free, plus orange juice, iced team, lemonade, eggs, and importantly ICE CREAM) at warehouse prices.
The “Seventh Heaven” ice cream is worth special mention. There are a couple of dozen flavors that come in pint containers, and a few (standard) flavors that come in gallon tubs. It’s not quite the butterfat content of a super-premium ice cream like Hagen Daz, but it’s still darn tasty ice cream at half the price.
Halo Farm is the place to go if you’re catering a kid’s event (like a team picnic, or a 4th of July party). It’s also a fun outing with the kids, especially if the packaging line is running. The kids will be fascinated watching the machinery filling and sealing carton after carton of dairy product.
If you’re bringing the kids, you might want to call ahead to find out if the line is in operation. Halo Farm is directly next door to the Trenton Farmer’s Market. Together they make a fascinating, quick outing with the kids.
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ALL milk is organic! Don’t they teach chemistry in schools anymore?
Alvis, not if the cow is pumped full of growth hormones and fed antibiotics with their food. You must have been taught chemistry at the fine local schools in Trenton.
$5 for 3 pints. I don’t think I need to say much more than that. But, I will anyway. HALO is freakin awesome! I thought Beyonnce was singing about HALO Farm in her song “Halo”. OKAY not really but somebody really should sing a song about the goodness that comes out of HALO Farm. I am love to live a healthy lifestyle and I try to be as frugal as possible. But the two don’t always match up. When you find a gem like HALO it’s a blessing. Especially in finacial times like this. Shoprite sells a gallon of organic milk for $5.49. halo 2 half gallons are $1.14 a piece. that’s $2.28 for you none math folks. I know you want to argue that they don’t have the USDA sticker but how much do you or should you trust the USDA?
All milk is organic because it’s produced by a living creature. That’s what organic means to anyone with a science education. Hippies don’t get to hijack words for their own purposes. If they mean to say “no extra hormones” or whatnot, then say that, but that’s not what “organic” means.
I love Halo farms, that said, I do find that a number of the cashiers and shelf stockers can be reasonably rude and indifferent. I think for the cashiers that is most likely because the have to stand in a box, like human veal, where they cannot even stretch their legs.
Unfortunately it is not just a Halo Farms thing, many younger people these days feel they should be getting more for less, and don’t realize there are stepping stones, and they just don’t want to be there.
And yes, there are some customers that are just not very nice at all, and some that might be a little dense.
No matter, you can’t beat the prices, and the ICE CREAM, especially Chocolate Mocha, rocks!
Scary cashiers, screaming managers, live animals in the store will not stop me from going.
Oh and I did like Alvis’ reply about Organic Milk. Halo’s is organic, but most milk is not. Organic is not about the cow, it is what is fed to the cow. There are enough hormones in some milk that we will soon all sprout udders.
HALO ROCKS!!!!
Make the cashers more comfortable, and encourage the shelf stockers to be more outgoing, maybe let us see the guy who is piling the milk and eggs, unless of course he has no head or something.
With all of the bad information on the internet, I looked for a trusted source for the meaning of “organic”. Most of the information I found was not from reliable sources. I felt the information from The Mayo Clinic was clear and balanced.
According to MayoClinic.com, “The word “organic” refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and meat. Organic farming practices are designed to encourage soil and water conservation and reduce pollution.”
And, yes, Halo Farms has AWESOME Ice Cream!
I attended Trenton State College and this place was a godsend. At the time it was $3 for two pints. You couldn’t go wrong for that. Peanut Butter Whorled in Vanilla is the best flavor, but Pistachio is a close second.