How UPS Home Delivery Works
Buffalo Valley Pastures is excited to bring our farm fresh food right to your door via UPS! Our farm workers pack your orders right on the farm in insulated boxes with ice packs. Our products are bottled or made fresh to order the day before shipping. For more answer to questions you may have, check out our FAQ’s page.
Place Your Order:
1. Create an account if you haven’t already.
2. Set your delivery method to Home Delivery. You can do this from the Home Page or your Account Page. Click on [CHANGE] next to your current delivery method which is located toward the top of every page. Enter your zip code and select Home Delivery from the list that appears.
3. Shop our site, and add our amazing food to your cart!
4. When you are finished shopping, complete the check-out process.
5. You will receive a confirmation email letting you know that you were successful!
The Packing and Shipping Process:
We take special care in packing your food in insulated boxes with plenty of ice. UPS picks it up from the farm and delivers it right to your door!
We ship every Tuesday and Wednesday. The order deadline is Monday at 7:00 am, the day before shipment. If UPS does it right, your order should get to you in 1-3 days depending on your location and when your package was sent. The reason we ship Tuesday and Wednesday is to ensure that we have enough milk to fulfill orders and leave time for shipping delays. We bottle and prepare dairy items fresh to order. It is normal to not see tracking updates until Tuesday or Wednesday after 5 pm.
*To track your shipment and to communicate with UPS delivery personnel, sign up for UPS MyChoice. You can get delivery alerts, change the address and give special instructions for delivery to the driver. That way you do not have to worry about missing your important delivery!
Our Western friends: We can ship our food to you if you wish; however, shipping may not be very cost effective or reliable. UPS shipping charges are very high! We do not reimburse shipping costs for failed UPS deliveries because UPS does not reimburse us. Please reach out to us for a shipping quote if you are interested.
Explanation of Shipping Costs As Of 2025
Our shipping cost changes depending on the box size and weight of your order. There is a default shipping cost added to your total. This will be different depending on the delivery zone where you are located ($150.00, $39.00, $32.00). The shipping cost will change once we create your shipping label and process your payment.
The following examples should help give you an idea of what you can order and how much it will cost to ship. The shipping cost will be adjusted from the default price to the actual cost when we process payments after your order is packed.
UPS Ground 1 Day: 9 half gallons (plastic) = 50 lbs = 38.00
6 half gallons (plastic) = 35 lbs = 32.00
2 half gallons (plastic) = 19 lbs = 29.00
UPS Ground 2 Day: 9 half gallons (plastic) = 50 lbs = 60.00
6 half gallons (plastic) = 35 lbs = 42.00
2 half gallons (plastic) = 19 lbs = 35.00
3 Day Select: 9 half gallons (plastic) = 50 lbs = 150.00
6 half gallons (plastic) = 35 lbs = 110.00
2 half gallons (plastic) = 19 lbs = 75.00
Note: UPS will not ship on most U.S. Holidays, and they will hold packages in their facilities during inclement weather. This can lead to perishables spoiling. What a waste of good food! To avoid delays in transit, we may not ship orders during weeks where there is a holiday. We may also not ship to your location if areas along the transportation route are experiencing inclement weather such as fires, hurricanes, snow storms etc. If this occurs, your order will be shipped the following week and you will be notified via email.
Our Order and Delivery Schedule
You can place your order at any time.
Near the top of every page on the website, you will see how many days you have left to order before the next deadline and the day you will receive your order for your selected delivery method.
Below is a generic diagram of the flow of the deadline and ordering for UPS. The order deadline is Monday @ 7:00 am Eastern.
Please note that delivery dates are estimated times only. We cannot guarantee delivery will be on any specific date, but we try our best!
Only place your order if you know you can be flexible with delivery.
How Home Delivery via Farm Driver Works
Save on shipping! Buffalo Valley Pastures is excited to bring our farm fresh food to your door via our farm driver. If your zip code is within the area of our delivery route, Home Delivery is the option for you!
Place Your Order:
1. Create an account if you haven’t already.
2. Set your delivery method to Home Delivery. You can do this from the Home Page or your Account Page. Click on [CHANGE] next to your current delivery method which is located toward the top of every page. Enter your zip code and select Home Delivery from the list that appears. If your zip code does not allow you to choose the Home Delivery option, see map down below.
3. Shop our site, and add our amazing food to your cart!
4. When you are finished shopping, complete the check-out process.
5. You will receive a confirmation email letting you know that you were successful!
The Packing and Shipping Process:
We take special care in packing your food in insulated boxes with some ice packs. Our farm driver picks it up from the farm and delivers it right to your door!
The delivery day is Thursday. The order deadline is Monday before at 7:00 am, four days before shipment. We will not have an exact ETA for delivery, so make sure you or someone will be home the day of the delivery to bring the package inside.
Special instructions for the driver can be left in the comment section of your order (gate and door codes etc.).
*If you are interested in hosting a drop location at your property for others customers to pick up from, please let us know.
Our Home Delivery Region via Farm Driver.
If your are not able to sign up for Home Delivery, but your zip code falls within the boundary, please email us so that we can add it.
