We are selling our farm as two separate entities:

1. Our Dairy Business includes our cows, creamery equipment, field and farm equipment, sales accounts, operating systems, and brand + marketing assets.

2. Our Real Estate includes 2 farmhouses, all farm buildings, and 167 acres of farmstead, pasture, and hayfields in Westfield, Vermont.

Our ideal is to have both sold together so that our brand remains intact and our land continues to contribute to Vermont’s working landscape. If the Dairy Business is purchased independently from the Real Estate, a lease agreement will be required to operate at the current location.

Here’s your chance to own a breathtakingly-beautiful and pristinely-managed slice of organic dairy heaven

Butterworks Farm is one of the United States’ founding organic dairies and the oldest organic dairy farm and creamery in Vermont. A national leader in sustainable agriculture, Butterworks has managed a closed herd of Jersey cows since 1976, transitioning them to a 100% grass diet in 2016. Fresh mountain air, slow-aged compost, biodiverse pastures, and well-loved cows all contribute to the creamy texture and unequivocal flavor of Butterworks’ cultured dairy products.

Butterworks remains at the forefront of the cultured dairy trade, stocking coolers throughout Vermont and New England with a beloved product line of full-fat and nonfat yogurts, kefirs, buttermilk, and heavy cream.

Markets include many Vermont stores, including 10+ Hannafords; 40+ Whole Foods Markets; and four distributors serving most of the Northeast since the 1980s. Products are currently produced with limited ingredients (zero fillers/ stabilizers) in an on-farm production facility. 

Well-positioned for the next phase of stewardship

The farm base sits on 167 acres of VLT conserved pasture and forest with two houses providing a great setup for team members and/or ownership to live on-site.  A large solar barn houses the herd as they roam and lounge freely in the winter; a milking barn sits right below the creamery, and a generator stands by to keep all machinery running smoothly during the rare power outage.

The bones are solid and the heart beats strong.

If you have a passion for farming and an eye for business, Butterworks Farm is a dream. In addition to the dairy operation, opportunities for agritourism, events, forest farming, education, and whatever else the creative mind can dream up are all within reach.

PROPERTY INFORMATION

Total number of acres available with this property: 167

Total acres available for agriculture: 100

Acres of forested land: 67

Acres of cropland or tillable land: 0

Acres of pasture: 100

Other open and/or non-farmable land: 30 of the 100 now pastured is flat, tillable and has been hayed in past years.

Quality of land: Organically managed soils (types include Dixfield and Peru fine sandy loam) have received annual applications of compost and various mineral amendments over the last 40 years.

FARM INFORMATION

Water sources present: Available

Water sources details: Two artesian wells and two springs.

Barns and sheds: Available

Farmer housing: Available

Farmer housing details: Real Estate sale includes 2 homes (3 BR, 1 BA and 3 BR, 1 ½ BA), a small orchard, and flexible garden areas including blueberries, raspberries and blackberries.

Equipment and machinery: Available

Equipment and machinery details: All farm and processing equipment is included in Dairy Business sale (vat pasteurizers, cheese vat, bottle filler, cup filler, cream separator, COP and CIP wash systems, 4 electric pumps, stainless-steel piping, 2 bulk tanks, tractors, manure spreaders, and haying equipment). Grass-fed organic dairy herd is included in dairy business.

Farm infrastructure details: Real Estate sale includes all farm buildings and infrastructure: 39 cow tie-stall with pipeline milking system in post and beam structure (1982); 60×120’ hoop barn for loose housing; 2 storage sheds for bales and equipment; fencing, lanes, pasture waterlines; fed & state inspected dairy/food processing facility; three story post and beam granary.

The Herd

Our herd of Jerseys is known throughout New England for the decades of strength, vigor, and calm nature that we have bred into them since the 1970s. Many former Butterworks farm hands and upstart organic farmers have started their own operations with a Butterworks cow.

Herd information: Grass-fed organic dairy herd (40 milking, 30 youngstock). This is a closed herd of Jersey cows nurtured and organically managed for over 40 years, bred to A2-A2 since 2003 and 100% grass-fed since 2016. DHIA records kept for the 30+ years.

Our easygoing cows have the luxury of spending their winters sitting atop a fluffy pile of bedding in our solar barn; no long days standing on cold cement. As they roam freely about eating homegrown hay and free choice minerals, the bed pack underneath generates a comfortable heat as it begins to compost in-place. Each spring we empty the solar barn out and arrange into long windrows to finish composting before we spread it over our hayfields and pastures.

The Staff

Butterworks is lucky to have an exceptional team of business-focused, bovine-centric, and mechanically-minded folks dedicated to the upkeep and success of the farm. While the land and business transition into new ownership, our staff continues their focus on building our accounts, fostering herd health, sequestering organic matter, and tending our equipment with care.

Real Estate and Dairy Business are for sale as two separate entities

• Price of Dairy Business is $830,000 and includes dairy herd, the brand, all farm equipment, and processing equipment. If dairy business is purchased independently from real estate, a lease agreement will be required to operate at current location.

• Price of the Real Estate is $760,000 and includes 167 acres, 2 homes, and all farm and production buildings.

• Additionally, there are two adjacent Satellite Hayfields in West Troy, measuring 105 acres together, that we are selling for $120,000.

Please contact Christine Lazor with any inquiries:
cmlazor@butterworksfarm.com