Ordering Information

• Ordering
• Why Order from Cultures for Health?
  
• Processing Time
• Shipping Information
• Payment Methods
• Responsibility for Shipment
• Returns and Replacements
• Viewing Orders
• Sales Tax (SD only)
• Updating Account Information
• Privacy Policy
• Wholesale Orders
• Contact Information

Ordering

Four ways to order:

• Here on our Secure Website
• By Phone: 1-800-962-1959
• By Fax: Fax order and payment information to  605-231-4239
• By Mail: Send order and payment to Cultures for Health, 807 N. Helen Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104.  Please note, we do not maintain a storefront; we cannot accept hand delivery of orders and payments.
  

 

Why Order from Cultures for Health?

• We love our products and stand behind them.  This company was born out of our desire to assemble the highest quality starter cultures and supplies in one place.  These are the items we use to make food for our own families and are proud to offer to your family.  We strive to carry only the highest quality products.  We manufacture an extensive line of starter cultures using fresh organic ingredients; we also research our third-party suppliers to ensure the highest quality available for every product we sell.  We are committed to excluding GMO products from our catalog.
  
• We are committed to providing the best customer service.  Have a question about how to make yogurt?  Want to find a new cultured food your family might enjoy?  Need to know what you will need to make cheese?  We are here to help!  We have assembled an amazing group of customer service representatives, with lots of experience with culturing, fermenting and making real food for their own families. Customer service is available via Phone (800-962-1959), Email, Live Chat, our Forum, our Blog and Facebook. 
  
• We strive to have the best available information including expert advice articles, recipes and how-to videos.  Your success is our success!   Click here to view our huge selection of articles, recipes and how-to videos.
• We want you to be happy and successful with your food projects.  We are always here to support our products, answer questions, troubleshoot and more. Not happy with something you bought?  Let us know: we will do what we can to make it right. We value a long-term relationship with our customers.
  

Processing Time

We strive to process all orders within two business days (Monday-Friday) of receiving both the order and payment. You will be notified if there will be a significant shipping delay (beyond three business days).  Orders are shipped from Sioux Falls, South Dakota (excluding Food Dehydrators, Fermentation Crocks, Sprouted Flour/Grain, Ready-to-Eat Cultured Vegetables/Condiments and Family Grain Mills which ship directly from the respective manufacturers and on an alternate shipping schedule; these items generally ship within 2 to 3 business days).

Shipping Information 

United States:

• Economy Flat Rate 
  • Flat Rate Standard Shipping within the Contiguous U.S. (excluding Hawaii, Alaska, Puerto Rico, U.S. Territories, APO/FPO) for only $3.99 per order/address. Shipping via the most economical method (our choice) which may include USPS First Class Mail, USPS Parcel Post, USPS Priority Mail, UPS Ground, or FedEx Ground. Please be sure to provide both USPS and UPS/FedEx Compatible shipping addresses at checkout to ensure timely shipment of your order. Transit Time Estimate: 2 to 6 business days*
   
  
• US Postal Service
  • USPS Priority Mail. Shipping cost based on order weight and may be calculated by clicking on the "Calculate Shipping" Link in the shopping cart. Transit Time Estimate: 2 to 3 business days*
    
  
  
• UPS
  • UPS Ground. Shipping cost based on order weight and may be calculated by clicking on the "Calculate Shipping" Link in the shopping cart.  Transit Time Estimate: 2-6 business days (see transit map below)*
  • UPS 3-Day Select. Shipping cost based on order weight and may be calculated by clicking on the "Calculate Shipping" Link in the shopping cart.  Transit Time Estimate: 3 business days*
  • UPS 2nd Day Air. Shipping cost based on order weight and may be calculated by clicking on the "Calculate Shipping" Link in the shopping cart.  Transit Time Estimate: 2 business days*
  • UPS Next Day Saver. Shipping cost based on order weight and may be calculated by clicking on the "Calculate Shipping" Link in the shopping cart. Transit Time Estimate: 1 business day with delivery by close of business*
  • UPS Next Day.  Shipping cost based on order weight and may be calculated by clicking on the "Calculate Shipping" Link in the shopping cart. Transit Time Estimate: 1 business day*

 *Transit time estimates not guaranteed.  Please allow an additional two business days for order processing.

Canada:

• US Postal Service
  • USPS Priority Mail. Shipping cost based on order weight and may be calculated by clicking on the "Calculate Shipping" Link in the shopping cart. Transit Time Estimate: 6-10 business days (may take up to 21 days). Please note: duties, fees, and taxes will be due on delivery and are the responsibility of the customer (in addition to the freight cost charged at checkout). There is no brokerage fee for this service. There is no tracking data or delivery confirmation available for this service. Cultures for Health cannot be responsible for the delivery of the shipment once it has left our facility. If tracking and delivery confirmation is desired, please select the UPS Worldwide Expedited option. 
  
  
• UPS
  • UPS Worldwide Expedited. Shipping cost based on order weight and may be calculated by clicking on the "Calculate Shipping" Link in the shopping cart. Transit Time Estimate: 2-4 business days. Please note: duties, fees, and taxes will be due on delivery and are the responsibility of the customer (this is in addition to the freight cost charged at checkout). There is no brokerage fee for this service. This service includes both tracking and delivery confirmation.
  
  

*Transit time estimates not guaranteed.  Please allow an additional two business days for order processing.

 

Outside the United States and Canada:

• Please click here for a list of our international retailers. Shipping outside of the United States is not available for individual orders. Wholesale accounts can be made available. Please contact us for consideration.

Payment Methods

We accept Visa, MasterCard, American Express, and Discover. If you prefer to pay via money order or check, please mail your written order and payment to Cultures for Health, 807 N. Helen Avenue, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104.  Be sure to include your full name, address, phone number, e-mail address, items ordered, and preferred shipping method. Please use the website to calculate the appropriate payment total including applicable shipping charges.  Please note, we reserve the right to delay shipment up to two weeks following payment receipt for orders paid via money order for verification purposes.  

Responsibility for Product Shipment

Please enter your shipping information carefully. Packages that must be reshipped due to faulty addresses will be assessed a second delivery charge.

Once an order has been delivered to the shipping carrier, Cultures for Health is no longer responsible for the contents. We encourage customers to use the tracking information provided to them to track shipments and retrieve their items promptly.  Please note, starter cultures and some cheese making supplies (e.g. rennet) are sensitive to high temperatures.  Please remove these items from the mailbox promptly and store them in the refrigerator or the freezer.  Cultured vegetables/juices/condiments are shipped in a chilled state and should be placed in the refrigerator or freezer immediately upon arrival.

Returns and Replacements

Please contact us if you wish to return an item. Items must be returned in unused resellable condition within 15 days of receipt. Please note, due to the perishable nature of the product, ready-to-eat cultured vegetables, juices, and condiments cannot be returned.

A 15% restocking fee will be applied to returned items. Shipping charges will not be refunded. Refunds for returns will be issued once the items are received and determined to be in unused resellable condition. Refunds will be issued to the same credit card used at the time of the order. If for any reason a refund to the specific credit card cannot be processed, Cultures for Health reserves the right to issue refunds via check. Cultures for Health does not control when your specific credit card company processes a charge back transaction. While it typically takes 3-10 business days for a credit/refund transaction to appear on a credit card statement, the exact amount of time is dependent on the specific policies of your credit card company. You are responsible for contacting your credit card company if you have questions about the status of the charge back.  

Tracking Your Order

A shipping confirmation e-mail with tracking information will be sent to the e-mail address listed on the order once the items have been prepared for shipment.  Shipping confirmation e-mails are sometimes caught by spam/junk mail folders so please add culturesforhealth.com to your list of safe e-mail addresses.  Please click here to check the status of your order.

Sales Tax

6% Sales Tax for South Dakota shipping addresses, 8.2% for Washington State shipping addresses.

Updating Account Information

Please contact us to update your account information.

Privacy Policy

Your privacy is important to us and we will not share your information with any third-party except as required by law or as necessary to complete an order placed by you with us. To respect your privacy, all information collected on this site will be kept strictly confidential and will not be sold, reused, rented, disclosed or loaned unless you consent otherwise! Please feel free to call us or email us with any questions regarding our privacy policy.

Wholesale Information

Please click here for wholesale pricing information. 

Contact Information

Cultures for Health 

807 N. Helen Avenue
Sioux Falls, South Dakota 57104
USA

800-962-1959 (phone)

605-231-4239 (fax)

Live Chat with Customer Service

E-mail

*Please note, we function as a web store only and do not operate a store front.