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without farms, there is no food

GREAT CHEESE & BUTTER COME FROM GREAT MILK. GREAT MILK COMES FROM HAPPY, HEALTHY ANIMALS.

our sourcing values:

Farms are essential to our food networks. Without farms, there is no food.

We are committed to being part of a system to bring food to tables in a responsible way.

We source our milk and cream as locally as possible.

We partner to help bring diversification and choice to the agricultural system in Vermont.

committed to

SUPPORTING LOCAL GOAT FARMS

While enjoying our fresh and aged goat cheese, know you are supporting the local goat farming families and working rural landscape that characterizes Vermont.

GOAT MILK IS THE

number one

CONSUMED MILK

GLOBALLY

GOATS GIVE AN

AVERAGE OF

five pounds

OF MILK A DAY

THERE ARE 47

REGISTERED

goat dairies

IN VERMONT

GOATS OFTEN

give birth

TO TWINS OR

TRIPLETS

AYERS BROOK GOAT DAIRY RANDOLPH, VERMONT

Founded by Vermont Creamery in 2012, Ayers Brook is the nation’s first demonstration goat dairy.

Farmed by Miles Hooper and Daryll Breau, Ayers Brook is now owned by the Hooper Family.

TUP’S CROSSING FARM ORWELL, VERMONT

Tup’s Crossing is a former organic cow dairy that transitioned to goats when new owners, the Menguc family purchased the farm four years ago.

Currently they, along with their kids, milk a herd of 240 goats.

JONESLAN FARM HYDE PARK, VERMONT

In 2021, we received our first shipment of goats’ milk from Joneslan Farm, a fifth-generation cow dairy that transitioned to goat farming over the past two years.

The Joneslan Family serves as an example of the bold ingenuity and resourcefulness of Vermont farmers, as they were one of the first farms in Vermont to transition from cows to goats.

Learn More About Joneslan Farm

THE FUTURE OF

goat farming

Vermont Creamery is positioned to be an important partner in the steady diversification of the Vermont agricultural system.

Providing a steady and growing demand for goats’ milk and paying a premium for quality milk. While diversification is a promising prospect, further work is needed in order to educate, finance and support the infrastructure.

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GOAT FARMS

in Vermont

OAK KNOLL DAIRY FARM WINDSOR, VT

TIFFT FAMILY FARM ORWELL, VT

THERRIAN FAMILY FARM NEWPORT, VT

AYERS BROOK GOAT DAIRY FARM RANDOLPH, VT

LAWYER FAMILY FARM ENOSBURG FALLS, VT

JONES FAMILY FARM WALLINGFORD, VT

CALDERWOOD FAMILY FARM SOUTH ROYALTON, VT

DEYO FAMILY FARM ALBURG, VT

SUGAR PLUM GOAT DAIRY NEWPORT, VT

TUP’S CROSSING FARM ORWELL, VT

BEARDED LADIES FARM GEORGIA, VT

WILD KID FARM HYDE PARK, VT

BOWKER FAMILY FARM ENOSBURG, VT

HARRINGTON FAMILY FARM BARNARD, VT

JONESLAN FARM HYDE PARK, VT

WE SOURCE OUR FRESH COWS’ CREAM FROM

Dairy Farmers of America

Pictured here is Paul-Lin Dairy, just a stone’s throw from the Canadian border, this Vermont farm is home to Paul, Linda, Ellen and Claire Stanley, who milk a herd of 45 Jersey cows.

583

FARMS IN VERMONT

210

AVERAGE

COWS PER

FARM

VERMONT PRODUCES

2.3 billion

LBS OF

COW’S

MILK*

120,000

MILKING

COWS IN

VERMONT

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