Woodlawn Farmstead: a Vermont dairy, surviving by vertically integrating in Pawlet.

Dairy is dying in Vermont.
In 1950, there were over 11,000 dairies.
Today there are ~500.
This is the story of Woodlawn Farmstead (@woodlawnfarmvt), a small dairy adapting to survive vertically integrating.
The Leach family produces milk for award-winning Vermont cheese brands like Plymouth Cheese, Crowley cheese, Cabot, and Hildene.
Now they’re growing their own crops and have launched a cheese line of their own. (@woodlawncreameryvt)
This video is the seventh of eight in my series for Vermont Public’s Made Here Fund: “Small Vermont Businesses in Small Vermont Towns”.
📍Pawlet
#eatvermont #eatvt #woodlawnfarmvt #woodlawncreameryvt

[@BarryWoodward-kg7rw]

Thank you for the honesty these beautiful farms I ran Vermont truck and buses a job God bless hang in there Farmers God bless God bless❤❤❤❤

[@BarryWoodward-kg7rw]

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[@desidragontoo]

Thank you for sharing all this great Vermont stuff.

[@shinyshadows5802]

Thanks for going out there and showing us these stories! Anyone running a small farm at the mercy of commodity markets has been fighting an uphill battle for years now, but I think it’s all about to change and their hard work and dedication will put them on top.

[@cuznclive2236]

Thank you.

[@philpots48]

I always thought the Pawlet area of Vermont was the most beautiful countryside. The bark on the trees tell me your home have been there a long, long time. I always buy Vermont made cheeses.