Maggie's Farm Accidental Dairy
1200 miles from Rockport, Indiana to Bowdoinham, Maine
After people learn that we moved to Bowdoinham, Maine from Southern Indiana, about 1200 miles, the question that almost always follows is, "Why did you decide to come to Maine?" There were a few different pieces that tied into it, but the main one is because of me. In Indiana, after several years of 'accidentally' acquiring dairy animals after Papa said he would never milk again after growing up on a dairy farm, we found ourselves looking into doing dairy. We had the goats and cows, and we had the facility from when Papa was young, but when we started to look into being able to sell milk and cheese, we kept getting turned away. The reason? We were too small. Indiana is a big farming place, but it's the kind of farming where you have hundreds of acres to grow one or two things. We didn't fit in with that having our whole menagerie of animals. After trying several different ways to get them to talk with us, a sudden change left us wondering where to go next.
Mama grew up in the northeast and never liked the hot, humid weather Southern Indiana gave us. So when Papa suggested (kind of jokingly) that we move to Maine so we could pursue cheese-making, she said "Yes!" without a second thought.
Mama grew up in the northeast and never liked the hot, humid weather Southern Indiana gave us. So when Papa suggested (kind of jokingly) that we move to Maine so we could pursue cheese-making, she said "Yes!" without a second thought.
Overview of Maggie's Farm, June 2018
from the back property line
So here we are!
We bought a farm north of Bowdoinham, Maine, and started as soon as we could on the process of gaining our cheese license so we can sell both cow and goat cheese, and raw goat and cow milk. As I write this in the early Spring of 2019, there's still a lot of work to do, including surviving the first Maine winter with the animals, but we've come so much farther already than we would have in Indiana and we're looking forward to continuing to grow and meet the needs in our area.
We bought a farm north of Bowdoinham, Maine, and started as soon as we could on the process of gaining our cheese license so we can sell both cow and goat cheese, and raw goat and cow milk. As I write this in the early Spring of 2019, there's still a lot of work to do, including surviving the first Maine winter with the animals, but we've come so much farther already than we would have in Indiana and we're looking forward to continuing to grow and meet the needs in our area.
Dairy Products
We focus primarily on soft goat and cow cheeses, like Chèvre and Vache, but have other cheeses and products that aren't necessarily 'cheese' like yogurt. Find our current price list here - it is subject to change as we learn about new cheeses and add them to our repertoire of cheeses we can make. For more information on specific cheeses and how to use them, please check out our "What Is It: Cheese" page. And check out our other pages for the other products we sell like meat, eggs, and veggies.