Dairy Partners

In 2012, Spring Brook Farm set out to identify Vermont dairy farms with whom we could partner in order to increase our supply of high-quality milk for cheese.

Since 2013, we have been working with two nearby, Vermont dairy farms: Jericho Hill Farm and Fox Valley Farm. Our goal in working with our partner dairies has been to provide stability and sustainability to their operations. In exchange they have taken on the responsibility of producing milk ideally suited for our style of cheese, including no chemical fertilizers, no fermented feed, and the production of dry hay.

Jericho Hill Farm, owned by George and Linda Miller, has a herd of 30 milking cows and is located in Hartford, VT. Jericho Hill Farm has been in the Miller family since George’s great-grandfather, George Nelson Miller, pruchased the land in 1907. George makes all the hay on and around Jericho Hill, and the cows have numerous pastures surrounding the dairy barn for grazing.  

Fox Valley Farm is located in Pomfret, VT and is owned by the Lewis family. The patriarch of the family, two sons, and a grandson make up the team responsible for a herd of 60 cows on this traditional Vermont dairy farm. During the months these cows are on pasture, a red light flashes and traffic is stopped twice a day as the cows are led across the road from the pasture into the dairy barn. All the hay for this herd is made at Fox Valley Farm.

Both Jericho Hill and Fox Valley Farms are in their third generation of ownership by these families. We at Spring Brook Farm Cheese are excited to play a small part in strengthening our local Vermont agricultural community, including contributing to the long term viability of these multi-generational small dairies.