Sage Farm Goat Dairy is a small, family-run farm and creamery located on 26 acres of pasture and woodland in Stowe. Established in 2008 by sisters Molly and Katie Pindell with help from their partners, David Wilkens and Bob Sabolefski, Sage Farm produces a variety of cheeses from the milk of a small herd of registered Alpine goats.
The Goats
Katie manages the herd. We graze the goats from May through November using intensive rotational management. We change our paddocks every couple of days, providing the goats with a diverse diet of fresh pasture plants and browse. In the winter months, the herd eats hay grown on our own land and from another family farm in Stowe. We supplement their feed ration with organic grain. A scientist by nature and training (she holds a Master’s degree in Botany and is also a chemistry teacher), Katie takes the relationship between the health of the land and the health of the animals very seriously. As a result, our goats are happy and productive and our land is extremely well maintained.
The Cheese
Molly is the cheesemaker at Sage Farm. A professionally trained chef with a degree in Agriculture, Food, and Environment, Molly has worked and studied food and farming for the past 10 years. She learned to make cheese at Haystack Mountain Goat Dairy in Boulder, CO, where she fell in love with both goats and cheesemaking. The summer of 2009 was Sage Farm’s first cheesemaking season. With the small amount of milk from our six yearlings, we made fresh chevre blended with herbs grown in the garden, including an exquisite lavender flavor. Molly currently has a number of experimental cheeses in the works and hopes to have a new variety or two ready for sale in 2010.
Availability
Sage Farm currently sells cheese at the Stowe Farmer’s Market, the Farmer’s Market at Spruce Peak, Harvest Market, Green Top Market, the Moscow Coop, and at select restaurants in the Stowe area. We welcome visitors on the farm, but please call ahead. |
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