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Lisbon, New York Paige Moulton grew up on C & M Dairy LLC of Lisbon, NY. She’s the daughter of Amy and Bernie Moulton, who co-own the farm with Paige’s aunt and uncle, Amy and Allen Chester. Paige is going into her...

With the arrival of autumn, our focus has shifted from swimming and sunshine to harvest festivals, fairs, apple pie (with cheddar!), the back-to-school sports schedule and getting outside to enjoy the cooler weather and foliage before the snow flies. One...

Amenia, New York Coon Brothers Farm was founded in Amenia, NY in 1953, just a couple hours North of New York City, depending on traffic. Brothers Garrison and Dirck Coon started the farm with a herd of Guernseys. They’ve always had...

In the corner of Liberty Hill Farm’s cozy kitchen sits a big rocking chair. “I call it the visiting chair,” says Beth Kennett, who farms with her husband Bob and one of their two grown sons. In addition to managing...

March 11th, 2016 The farmers are in New York! This week, 92 farmers and Co-operative owners of Cabot Creamery made the trip to New York City to thank New Yorkers for supporting their farms through the purchase of Cabot products....

We’re excited to have a new intern this summer and happy to introduce you to Allison Akins of Five Mile Farm in Lisbon, NY. For those of you who have always wondered what farmers are doing out in the fields all summer, Allison...

The Cabot Creamery farmers at Billings Farm & Museum in Woodstock, Vermont are very fond of their small herd of Jersey cows. Like all our member-farmers, they pay close attention to their cows’ behavior to keep them as happy and healthy as...

Stronger Together In 2008, two longtime dairy farming families joined forces to create C&M Dairy, LLC. The Chesters of Cedar Meadows Farm and the Moultons of Paradise Valley Farm combined acreage and animals to work together to keep their operations going in far northern New York just twelve miles south of...

The Billings Farm & Museum, gateway to Vermont’s rural heritage, features one of the finest dairy farms in America and a museum of Vermont’s rural past. The farm continues a long tradition of agricultural excellence, dating back to 1871, when...

Precious Heritage In 1930, when Frank and Edith Moore bought their 120-acre farm in Malone, they walked 30 Holstein cattle 35 miles to the new farm over the course of three days. Twenty-five years later, their eldest son Carl, took...

Bristol County Agricultural High School is most unique amongst its cooperative members. Seated along the banks of the Taunton River in Dighton, MA, the school owns more than 280 acres and features 27 buildings, many built by the schools students...

Power Pioneer The average person wouldn’t look at a cow pat and think “clean energy,” but Blue Spruce Farm has been a pioneer in efficiently recycling manure from their cows into electric power, fertilizer and even cozy bedding for their herd. In partnership with Green Mountain Power, the farm served as...