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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...

Bridport, Vermont Addison County, Vermont is known as the “Land of Milk and Honey” for its natural bounty and wealth, which is apparent to any visitor who has spent even a few hours among its lakes, forests, and fields. It...

Wallace Farm, Waterbury, Vermont Rosina was raised on the Wallace Farm, which her family purchased in 1866 – making March of next year the 150th anniversary for the Wallace family up on Blush Hill Road in Waterbury Vermont. Rosina is part...

“So many young people want to be this movie star or want to be an astronaut, or something fantastic,” says the white-bearded man in the movie trailer for “Forgotten Farms,” a 2016 documentary about New England dairying. “Louis Escobar wanted...

French-Canadian culture is deeply woven into the fabric of northern New England — and many farming families like the Coutures of Missisquoi Valley Farm in Westfield trace their lineage back to Quebec. Raised on neighboring dairy farms, Jacques and Pauline...

All dairy farmers wear multiple hats and are accomplished jacks (and jills) of all trades, but fifth-generation farmer Stew Yeaton of Epsom, New Hampshire holds down a significant second job that makes an enormous difference in his community.  In addition...

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...