Seven Days: Vermont's Independent Voice

Got Milk?

Say “cheese” — there will be lots of it at Billings Farm & Museum’s third annual dairy heritage festival this weekend. Seventeen of the state’s top artisan cheesemakers — from Cabot Creamery Cooperative to Crowley Cheese — offer samples of hard, stinky varieties and soft, creamy ones. Of course, not all milk products pair well with crackers. Folks put some elbow grease into churning ice cream by hand, and kids can assemble a “cow pizza.” Then they’re put out to pasture for a Jersey-judging competition, dairy scavenger hunt and “name the calf” contest. Milk this day for all it’s worth.