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When she was growing up on her family’s dairy farm, Clara Ayer often rode her horse up the hill to a beautiful stand of tall pines where she later got married. Clara has returned to work full-time on the farm alongside her brother Ricky Hall, and their first cousin, Tucker Purchase, as the third generation of family farmers. They have joined Clara and Ricky’s parents, Richard and Bonnie Hall, who had gradually taken over from Richard’s parents.

It takes more than quality dairy and craftsmanship to achieve Cabot’s award-winning flavors – it takes a village.  From the hundreds of farm families in our cooperative who make our products possible, to every one of our employees, we’re all united...

The Historic Liberty Hill Farm Barn Gets an Upgrade One of Vermont’s most iconic sights occurs as you’re driving down Route 100 in Rochester and see Liberty Hill Farm’s five-story red barn rising up to greet you. A breathtaking example...

A weekend getaway to the idyllic landscape of Vermont. Whether you drive north along scenic interstate 89 to enter the Green Mountain state or fly into Burlington International Airport, we’ve pulled together a three-day weekend that is sure to be...

When the air turns crisp and the tip tops of maple trees start turning red, the best season in Vermont is upon us!  If you haven’t experienced an autumn in the green mountain state, when the name no longer applies...

Badges and patches create a visual scrapbook of the best moments from a scout’s year.  They can look at their badges and remember that time they mastered making a campfire, learned to write code, or participated in a learning project. ...

In 1987, we proudly dedicated our original Visitor’s Center in Cabot, Vermont to Farm Women Everywhere, and even today, our appreciation has never been stronger. Like all farmers, Cabot farm women have a variety of roles on farms, and their...

“Can I get a maple creemee please?” If you crossed into Vermont from New Hampshire, New York or Massachusetts and questioned why folks are suddenly calling soft serve ice cream “creemees” - don’t. Don’t argue or question, just accept that...

We know what draws you to Vermont: maple syrup, skiing, foliage, and (of course!) the World’s Best Cheddar. Those are four pretty amazing things, and definitely worth the visit. But have you ever wondered what makes us Vermonters stay? There are...

This post was written & photographed by Gretchen Powers – filmmaker, photographer, and writer with a passion for storytelling and capturing the essence of a person, place or thing.  Vermont is a small but mighty state and one of its many accolades...

Before the awards. Before the grocery-aisle displays. Before the cool of the cheese caves. Even before the products—the best cheddar and cottage cheese and yogurt and clothbound and the rest. Before that, there was simply this: a powerful love for...

Change of Heart Mark Cary did not plan to be a farmer. He grew up on small dairy farm east of Saratoga Springs, one of seven children. “I knew I didn’t want to farm after long, hot days throwing hay...