Neighborly Farms

Neighborly is an interesting cheese farm within a 10 minute drive off of I-​89. We were excited to see they were making a batch when we stopped in, and the guy in the shop was happy to tell us about the process. They also had some informational signs about the cheese-​making process.
The farm is totally organic, they grow their own hay and have a natural source of water, so you can feel good about supporting a sustainable operation. While they do distribute across New England, the production is small and it’s very cool to see the process in action.
The 4 cheeses we tried were delicious, and we settled on a chipotle cheddar and a pepper cheddar.

We showed up here to check it out since we love farms and they are very close to our summer house. Saw cute calves and barn kittens. Teenaged worker on the farm gave us a mini tour. Very informative. We missed the cheese making part of the tour. The workers were cleaning up. Have a shop where they sold the cheese and other stuff. And they had samples. We bought a pepper Cheddar and it was excellent.

I have family in Bethel and stop by here every so often to check out the cows and the shop when I’m visiting.
In addition to a bunch of different cheddar cheeses, they sell all kinds of cute hand-​made nicknacks; it’s worth checking out!

This dairy is a somewhat larger that other «artisan» farm operations in Vermont that produces organic cheddar and Monterrey jack varieties from raw milk packed in wax blocks. They are open to the public and their cheeses are available in local stores /​shops.
We tried only their mild cheddar which as they advertised, was a bit sharper than most mild cheddars. The cheese was less densely packed and crumbled more readily than most cheddars, however, this did not seem to be due to aging. There were some unusual flavors present in this cheese that, while they were clearly not due to being moldy, tasted a little bit that way and made the cheese taste peculiar.
Unfortunately, this cheese was one that most of our group chose to avoid after a first sample. Perhaps the sharp would be better?