The Natural Dairy is a family-owned dairy farm at 455 Alma-Maheno Road in Alma, Waitaki. It produces fresh whole milk, which is milked and bottled on the farm and sold in reusable glass bottles. The business says its milk is delivered straight from the cow to the customer.
Milk can be delivered to the gate on Mondays and Thursdays in selected Oamaru-area locations. It can also be bought from a farm shop, from local stockists and from a supermarket where bottles are swapped. A first bottle, including the bottle, is listed at $5.50, and a swapped refill at $4.50, as at 2026. The farm leaves calves with their mothers and does not use chemical fertilisers, and says it follows organic practices without being certified organic. It won the Best Agricultural Business of the Year award at the 2022 Waitaki Business Awards. Our pick in Alma for fresh, glass-bottled milk from the cow.