Sweet Rowen Farmstead

Sweet Rowen Farmstead is a small, grass-based dairy farm in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom, with a mission to maintain a working landscape that provides families with fresh food, supports the local economy, and upholds the ecological integrity of the environment. The milk from their herd of pasture-raised, heritage breed, Lineback cows is processed at their own on-farm creamery into bottled milk, yogurt, and cheese. Owner Paul Lisai is breaking ground on a new barn this summer and received a $30,000 Business Builder loan to support the construction, along with grant funds secured from the Agency of Agriculture and Vermont Housing and Conservation Board. The new barn will hold all the farm’s young stock and allow Sweet Rowen to house all their animals on the farm through winter.