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Dairy Farms & Creameries near Ithaca, NY

5 dairy farms & creameries within about 30 miles of Ithaca — Side Hill Acres Dairy Goat Farm, Lively Run Goat Dairy and Sunset View Creamery, and more. Farmstead milk, cheese, and raw-milk herd shares.

Side Hill Acres Dairy Goat Farm

16.6 mi

Candor

Side Hill Acres is a dairy goat farm on Spencer Road in Candor, a Tioga County town in the Southern Tier. Farms like this milk dairy goats for cheese and sell registered breeding stock. No active website was found, so product availability and farm visits couldn't be confirmed online.

Lively Run Goat Dairy

15.0 mi

Lively Run is one of the country's longest-running commercial goat dairies, making cheese in Interlaken since 1982. Steve and Susanne Messmer bought the farm in 1995 and kept producing goat, cow, and sheep cheeses with milk from Finger Lakes partner farms. Their Cayuga Blue, Finger Lakes Gold, and Feta have all won American Cheese Society awards. The farm store, tastings, and baby-goat feedings run May through October.

Sunset View Creamery

17.0 mi

Odessa

Sunset View Creamery is a family dairy on County Road 14 in Odessa, in the Finger Lakes' Schuyler County, making artisan cheeses, raw milk, cream-top milk, and yogurt in an on-site inspected creamery. Beyond the farm store, it runs hands-on visits: cow cuddling, learn-to-milk sessions, self-guided tours, and a Dairy Discovery camp. The herd is raised without added hormones or antibiotics, and the store is open daily.

Shtayburne Farm Creamery

21.2 mi

Shtayburne Farm Creamery is a farmstead cheese maker in Rock Stream, New York, in the Finger Lakes, not Pennsylvania as the listing shows. The dairy makes cheddar and fresh squeaky cheese curds from its own herd. Details online are thin here, so confirm the farm store hours and current cheese selection before driving out.

Crosswinds Farm & Creamery

23.7 mi

Rock Stream

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many dairy farms & creameries are near Ithaca?

US Farm Trail lists 5 dairy farms & creameries within about 30 miles of Ithaca, New York, the closest being Side Hill Acres Dairy Goat Farm in Candor. Every one sells direct to the public.

Can you visit dairy farms & creameries near Ithaca in person?

Many welcome visitors — through a farm stand, on-farm store, or by appointment. Check each farm's page for hours and how to buy before you drive out.

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