All Week: Sun to Cheese Tours
2026-09-13 - 2026-09-20 | Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, 05482, United States
Tours run daily 2:00-4:00pm!
Where does the story of our delicious farmstead cheddar cheese begin? Join us on a behind-the-scenes tour to uncover the sun to cheese story at Shelburne Farms!
Watch the cheesemakers in our Farm Barn cheesemaking facility craft our milk into cheddar. Enjoy a guided tasting of our cheddars, then head to the dairy to meet our Brown Swiss cows and discover how we care for our landscape, pastures, and herd.
Accessibility & Details: This tour will meet at the Farm Store & Welcome Center. You’ll be transported around our campus in an open-air wagon with steps to board. Given that this tour includes a cheese tasting and travel around the farm, we highly encourage you to bring a water bottle along with you during your visit.
If you need accommodations to participate as fully as possible, please contact us to discuss the possibilities two weeks in advance of the program.
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Cheese Sampling, Daily Milking Demos, and More!
2026-09-13 - 2026-09-20 | Billings Farm & Museum, 69 Old River Road, Woodstock, VT, 05091, United States
Billings Farm is more than a farm — it’s a living, breathing piece of Vermont history. Led by a 7th-generation dairy farmer, our team tends this land with regenerative practices, rotational grazing, and genuine devotion to animal well-being. Our Jersey herd has been producing award-winning milk on these same hills for over 150 years.
That milk becomes our cheese.
Crafted in partnership with Vermont Farmstead and Grafton Village Cheese Company, our small-batch cheddars are something special:
Butter Cheddar — Made in the butterkäse tradition, this mild, creamy, slightly tangy crowd-pleaser is the only butter cheddar produced in Vermont.
Reserve Cheddar — All the complexity of a sharp cheddar, with a little less sharpness. Rich, satisfying, and right at home on any cheeseboard.
Smoked Cheddar (award-winning) — Cold smoked over hickory and maple, this is the smoked cheese for people who think they don’t like smoked cheese.
Taste all three during Cheese Week! We will have cheese samplings daily (Monday – Friday) in the lobby of our Visitor’s Center.
On Friday, September 18th, join us for our second annual Cores & Pours cider event! We’ll have cider makers from all over the state and, yes, there will be cheese! Looking for some pre-Cheese Week fun? Sign up for our After Hours Cheese & Charcuterie Workshop on September 10th. All the details at billingsfarm.org
Open daily 10AM – 5PM. Admission $14 – $23. Lobby Cheese Week cheese tastings are free!

A Taste of Place: Exploring the Terroir of Grafton Village Cheese
2026-09-14 11:00 - 13:00, 2026-09-17 11:00 - 13:00 (America/New_York) | Grafton Village Cheese Company, 533 Townshend Rd., Grafton, VT, 05146, United States
Join us for an immersive experience with Grafton Village Cheese. We will start by learning and observing how 4 simple ingredients transform into award-winning cheese at our creamery. Setting out from there we will enjoy a leisurely walk to explore the history and terroir of our iconic brand using the extensive and beautifully maintained trails at the foot of Bear Hill. The experience culminates pond-side with a cheese tasting and picnic lunch.
$25 includes a picnic lunch by the village’s very own MKT, refreshments, and cheese, naturally! Retailers, chefs, distributors, food media, and other industry personnel: please email us directly for industry-specific arrangements.
Special Note
Please wear comfortable walking shoes. We encourage weather-appropriate attire, sunscreen, and bug repellent. Because we have an elaborate rain plan, it won’t rain.
GET YOUR TICKETSMake a Cheesy Day of It:There are two additional cheese producers nearby: Crowley Cheese and Plymouth Cheese Company. Plus Cheese Week Partner Harpoon Brewery in Windsor, who’s doing cheesy specials all week long!
Take Your Cheese Outdoors: consider visiting Buttermilk Falls, Camp Plymouth State Park, or the Path of Life Sculpture Garden!

Cows, Cheese, and Tractors! (Youth Program)
2026-09-16 10:00 - 12:00 | Shelburne Farms, 1611 Harbor Road, Shelburne, VT, 05482, United States
Join us on a tractor ride down the cow lanes to explore the Shelburne Farms Dairy. We’ll look for the milking herd out on pasture, visit the calf barn, and taste some Shelburne Farms cheddar.
Celebrate Cheese Week by thanking the cows, dairy staff, cheesemakers, land, and everyone involved in getting cheese to your table!
Recommended for ages 4 and up with an accompanying adult. Please purchase a ticket for every person in your group attending the program, both children and adults.. (Questions? Reach out to Cat Parrish at cwright@shelburnefarms.org.)
Purchase TicketsPro-Tips and Don’t Misses!:

Shelburne Farms does have lodging on-site with the Inn at Shelburne Farms, but like most places in Vermont, rooms can book up fast and advance reservations are strongly recommended.

The Champlain Valley is a special place for Vermont Dairy; just a drive down Route 7 from Shelburne to Vergennes to Middlebury is beautiful. (Be sure to stop at lu•lus for some of their famous basil gelato!)

In addition to Shelburne Farms, the Champlain Valley boasts Blue Ledge Farm (Leicester), with a self-serve farmstand and tours available if arranged in advance.

Looking for Snacks and Supplies? City Market (South End, Burlington; 15 min) or the Middlebury Co-Op (45 min) is a great place to find Vermont cheeses from local makers.
