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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...

As many farmers would say, the key to being a successful dairy farm is to diversify. Some farmers choose to add on beef cows, some grow vegetables for a farm stand, and others do something entirely different, definitely delicious; they...

Morrisville, New York For this week’s Farmer Friday we have Jennifer Banker, a 4th year student of a 5-year Equine Science program at SUNY Cobleskill. Although she grew up on a Cabot Dairy Farm, Blue Hill Farm in Morrisville, NY, she decided that...

Carlisle, Massachusetts Every dairy farm is distinctive. There are different sizes, barns, crops, breeds of cows, secondary businesses and history. That said, Great Brook Farm is one of the most unique farms in our Cooperative. There are many unique aspects to the...

Growing up on a family dairy farm, large family gatherings are tradition. Most of these gatherings happen in Granny’s Kitchen. Many have fond memories of the smiles and laughter around the table and dreams of raising their own children the same...

East Montpelier & Craftsbury, Vermont In the farming community there are many examples of cooperation between friends, family and neighbors. Within our cooperative, Fairmont Farm is a great example. The farm was founded in 1992 as a collaboration of three...

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...