1 / 24 A new barn and milk plant were constructed in 1930 after a fire. For its grand opening, founder, Ben Smith, organized a barn dance and invited nearly 500 people from the community to celebrate.
2 / 24 The original Smith Brothers Farms dairy plant in Kent, circa 1930.
3 / 24 Unlike the trucks you see today, our milk trucks in the 1940s weren’t refrigerated (nor were they fitted with cow spots!).
4 / 24 Our founder, Ben Smith (middle), with his two sons, Howard (bottom left) and Dan (bottom right), and two farmhands in one of the milking barns.
5 / 24 In the 1940s, the family farm was also used as an air park. Here’s Ben Smith standing beside one of the trainer airplanes.
6 / 24 Before machinery, Ben Smith would use horses to cultivate fields, making farming more efficient.
7 / 24 While the porch boxes are intended to keep your products cool until you’re ready to retrieve your order, one customer’s chicken thought it made a great perch.
8 / 24 A half pint sipping a half pint of our chocolate milk.
9 / 24 The original Smith Brothers dairy plant in Kent, circa 1930.
10 / 24 Divco trucks were the quintessential milk delivery vehicle throughout the 1950s and ’60s.
11 / 24 In 2014, we partnered with Fred Hutch to create our Drink Pink campaign. In honor of our Smith Family matriarch, we donate $1 for every quart of strawberry milk purchased throughout the month of May to help support breast cancer research.
12 / 24 Ben and Agnes Smith and all their grandchildren; picture taken in 1963 in their home on West Valley Highway.
13 / 24 One of our hardworking milkmen doing whatever it takes to get an order delivered.
14 / 24 Humans aren’t the only ones who get excited for delivery day. Milkman, Rob Frederick, with Tank the English bulldog.
15 / 24 Alexis Smith (now Koester) showcasing Smith Brothers Farms at Kent Cornucopia Days parade, circa 1948.
16 / 24 In addition to delivering milk to homes, we provide milk to many local cafes, schools, and hospitals.
17 / 24 To celebrate National Milkman Day in 2018, we asked customers to say hi to their milkman and take a photo together. Here’s milkman, Dan Robbins, with two Smith Brothers Farms fans.
18 / 24 At one neighborhood event, our sales team had some unexpected guests show up asking how to sign up for home delivery service.
19 / 24 Todd Behan, Dusty Highland and Craig Koester (left to right): the 4th generation family-members who lead Smith Brothers Farms. Picture taken at Smith Brothers Farms Kent headquarters with “Bessy”, who used to live on the family farm in the Kent valley.
20 / 24 Did we mention that our porch boxes are a popular place for kids to sit in?
21 / 24 Two delivery helpers bringing in the milk.
22 / 24 A couple of "kids" playing around on one of our customer’s front porch.
23 / 24 Weekend morning pancakes are more fun with Smith Brothers Farms.
24 / 24 Delivery days are the best kind of days.
