The Classy Cow Farmstand

Raising our family alongside our beloved animals and tending to the land has been a true labor of love. Over the years, we've poured our hearts into Royal Riverside Farm, and it has blessed us with more joy than we could have imagined. Through The Classy Cow Farmstand, we're delighted to share a little piece of our farm with you—offering fresh, wholesome, delicious products made with the same care, passion, and dedication we bring to everything we do. From our family to yours, thank you for being part of our story!

Ben  & Amy (Poole) Krahn first met showing cows at the Oregon State Fair in 1993. Ben, a 5th generation farm boy from Wisconsin, was managing the OSU Dairy Center and Amy was exhibiting cows in FFA. It was hardly love at first sight, however, as fate would have it they ended up dating a few summers later and their whirlwind romance resulted quickly in a love that is as pure and steadfast as any. After only three short months, Ben proposed and together they began forging their way in to life, with big dreams and a heart full of ambition. 

Ben's family sold their dairy farm in Wisconsin the middle of his senior year in high school, which was the reason he moved out to Oregon. Amy's homestead in Hood River was first settled in 1934 by her grandparents, Denton and Gladys Poole. Denton and Gladys passed on their love for the Jersey cow, and even had a milk route back in the 40's-60's in Hood River where they sold their farm-fresh milk. The small dairy that Amy grew up on was completely converted into orchard by Amy's parents when they took over. 

Ben & Amy longed for a dairy of their own, and with grit and perseverance, they established Royal Riverside Farm in 2010. Ben & Amy have been married since 1997 and have two beautiful daughters together.  Gracie and Clancey are involved in all day-to-day activities on the farm, whether cleaning pens, milking cows, feeding calves, or bottling milk. It is truly a family-run operation and each individual contributes valuably to the system. In 2018, the family began marketing their own vat-pasteurized, non-homogenized milk directly. 

Today, Royal Riverside Farm offers an assortment of creamline, chocolate, eggonog and flavored milks. They also produce grass-fed beef, all-natural pork, and free range eggs.   Royal Riverside Farm, along with a select few local growing partners who share the Krahn Family vision, offer the best of Oregon's produce bounty through the Classy Cow Farm Stand, located at Royal Riverside Farm. When you buy direct from Krahn Family, you can be confident that you are getting the freshest produce available, with most products going from harvest to your hands in just 1-2 days! 

 Nourish your family, support local farms, and help leave the world a little better with every season.

In the spring of 2020, we recognized an opportunity to share more of what we love with our local community by offering fresh, wholesome, all-natural food directly from our farm. We've always believed in the importance of knowing where your food comes from and supporting the hardworking farmers who produce it. With that vision, The Classy Cow Farmstand was born!

As a family of sixth-generation dairy farmers, agriculture isn't just our livelihood—it's our passion and our heritage. We dreamed of creating a welcoming place where our neighbors could purchase delicious, high-quality, farm-fresh foods while connecting with the people and stories behind them. It's also an opportunity for us to share our love of agriculture and advocate for the farming community we are so proud to be part of.

At The Classy Cow, we proudly partner with other local farmers and small businesses to offer a wonderful selection of seasonal fruits and vegetables, locally made specialty products, pantry staples, and, of course, our very own Royal Riverside Farm milk and dairy products. Every purchase supports local agriculture, strengthens our rural economy, and helps keep family farming traditions alive.

We believe shopping local should be easy, enjoyable, and delicious! Whether you're stopping by for a bottle of our fresh creamline milk or filling your basket with locally grown goodness, we're grateful to welcome you to our farm.

From our farm family to yours, thank you for choosing local and helping our agricultural community thrive! ❤️