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Most people recognize, regardless of their background, that the benefits of growing up on a farm are numerous. Being outdoors with room to run, being less likely to develop allergies and asthma, frequent interactions with nature and having time for quiet...

Every dairy farmer has their favorite part of the job – whether it’s working closely with family, getting to be outside or working with the animals. This week, summer intern and #CabotFarmer from Five Mile Farm, Allison Akins shares some of...

This week we are honored to feature a luminary within our Cooperative. Robert Foster of Foster Brothers Farm in Middlebury, VT, served on our Board of Directors from 1978 until December 31, 2015 – a total of 37 consecutive years and through...

Hartland, Vermont Ezra Richardson just finished up his freshman year, studying Environmental Science at Keene State College in Keene, New Hampshire. His family’s farm, Richardson Family Farm, is just across the Vermont border and an hour north of where Ezra...

Dear Annabelle, Isabelle, Daisy, Milkyway, Cookies & Cream, Buttercup, and all of the rest of my girls, I want to start off by saying thank you. Thank you for being an important part of my herd. Words can’t describe my...

Cambridge, New York If you were to visit one of our Cooperative’s Annual Meetings, it would remind you of a family gathering. Family members from our 1,200 member farms are invited to attend, learn and vote on the issues important...

Butter and Sugar, Silver Queen, and Bodacious all have one thing in common, they’re simply delicious. No matter the type of sweet corn you’re eating, everyone can agree nothing beats family farm grown freshly picked corn – especially loaded with Cabot...

For this week’s Farmer Friday we are pleased to feature Brian McGarry of McGarry Dairy in Enosburg Falls, VT. Brian recently finished his freshman year at Virginia Tech, studying Dairy Science. We caught Brian between travel, recently home from Blacksburg,...

Madrid, New York This week’s Farmer Friday blog takes us to Madrid, NY, located in beautiful Saint Lawrence County and part of the state’s ‘North Country’. The area is home to many of the 650 New York dairy farm families...

The sweetest hobby Farmers work hard. They milk the cows at least twice a day, every day. They work to ensure their cows’ comfort. They grow food for the herd. Farmers rise early, finish late and often check the barn...

Rochester, Vermont In order to survive and thrive, Cabot farm families have learned many ways to diversify. Within the Cabot Cooperative there are sugar-makers, cheese makers, potato growers, pudding makers, painters, compost businesses and even CowPots, the makers of biodegradable,...

Addison, Vermont As snow and colder temperatures finally blanket the Northeast, we are reminded just how much dedication it takes to run a farm. Around Cabot HQ, we call any day with sub-zero temperatures a Farmer Appreciation Day. There have been...