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About Us For more than twenty years we have lived and worked and raised our family here on Vinalhaven island. We love tending our animals and gardens and making cheese and caramels. We started Creelman Farm Creamery because we believe you should do what you love.
Our routines follow the seasons. Spring though fall we take our whole herd on daily walks to browse on wild huckleberry, blueberry, bayberry, spruce and other mineral rich plants that grow around our farm. The flavor of our goat milk changes depending upon what the herd is browsing on. During milking season we have between 8 to 11 does (female goats) we milk by hand twice daily in our milking parlor. We take this milk and filter and cool it a few steps away in our milk room and then bring it through a door into our creamery where we use it to make cheese and goat milk caramels. |
Who We Are |
We believe we are stewards of our land and animals. Well managed land is beautiful and well managed animals are healthy and happy. Life on this island 12 miles out to sea has taught just how much we can make and do for ourselves and our community.
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Our History |
When we purchased our first dairy goats in 2009, there was very little farming being done on Vinalhaven island . Vinalhaven has a long farm history, but in 2009 most producers were only growing or making enough to supply their own families.
We had chickens for eggs and a garden for fresh vegetables, but getting dairy goats and having our own cheese and milk was a whole new level of independence. In the spring of 2013 we finished construction on our tiny 8'x12' creamery, 6'x12' milk room and 6'x8' milking parlor. In April of 2013 we became the first licensed dairy to operate on Vinalhaven in more than 50 years. In the spring of 2017 we opened Creelman Farm Store, located at 50 Main Street Vinalhaven. In this store we sell our cheese and confections as well as other Vinalhaven local goods and specialties. |