Category: Natural Goodness

Oakhurst Chocolate Milk “Pudding” with Fruit & Nut Dippers

The ultimate after-school snack. When I was a kid I remember how special it felt to come home from school to a delicious snack that my mom had lovingly prepared for me. She knew I needed replenishment after a busy day of learning and an extra nutritional kick to refuel my body from after-school activities.…

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13 Local Veterans To Be Thankful for Today and Every Day

Earlier this month we launched our “Thank a Veteran” Giveaway and as per usual, you all blew us away with your thoughtful, emotional entries. We could only pick one winner, but we wanted to share our appreciation for the bravery and sacrifice of everyone who entered and also take this opportunity to express our gratitude…

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10 Dads Doing the Fatherhood Thing Right

They say anyone can be a father, but it takes a real man to be a dad. All we can say is these guys are totally nailing it.     This dad took a leave of absence from his job to be by his daughter’s side for every single one of her chemo treatments and…

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Moving Stories from the Journey to Arlington National Cemetary

Today is the big day. The Oakhurst truck filled with thousands of wreaths arrived at Arlington National Cemetery early this morning and our volunteers have begun unloading it for the official wreath laying ceremony at 10:30 am. According to Joe Masse, our volunteer driver, and Jeff Reinold, a 36-year Oakhurst employee and Vietnam War Veteran,…

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Wreaths Across America – A Tribute to America’s Fallen Heroes

The Wreaths Across America Journey is a powerful tribute to America’s fallen heroes. Anyone who has witnessed it first-hand would echo that sentiment. That’s why, for the 5th consecutive year, we’ve decided to donate transportation services to Wreaths Across America (WAA) and help deliver 230,000 veterans’ wreaths to Arlington National Cemetery on Saturday, December 12,…

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Parenting. So Hard and #SoWorthIt.

We’ve all been there. The toddler spilled his milk all over the wood floor, the baby’s screaming because she dropped her pacifier, you haven’t showered and forgot to turn on the coffee pot. And it’s only 6 am. There are so many parts of parenting that are hard. Messes to clean up, budgets to balance,…

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Wreaths Across America: Part 3

It’s safe to say the final leg of the Escort to Arlington journey went smoothly and everything went off without a hitch. In fact, some may even say the trip was wildly successful. Maybe “wildly successful” isn’t the right term for such an emotional and at times, somber, week. However, if you measure the trip…

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Wreaths Across America: Part 2

The Wreaths Across America journey continued on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Joe Masse, a seasoned veteran in the driver’s seat of an Oakhurst tractor-trailer truck, was lucky to have Jeff Reinold join him on the second day of the Escort to Arlington. Reinold is a 35-year Sales Representative at Oakhurst also happens to be a…

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Wreaths Across America: Part 1

The Wreaths Across America journey is a powerful tribute to America’s fallen heroes. Anyone who has witnessed it first-hand would echo that sentiment. That is why Joe Masse, a 38-year Oakhurst truck driver, wanted to share this experience with his family. Last year was Joe’s first year driving the Wreaths Across America truck for Oakhurst…

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Honoring Our Maine Farmers for Quality

More than 90 years ago we began a journey that we continue today – to bring to the people of Northern New England The Natural Goodness of Maine one glass at a time. And to do that we depend on our 70 independent Maine farms to supply us with fresh, high-quality milk that is also…

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