Grafton Village Cheese Sold to Vermont Farmstead Cheese
April 17, 2025 | 1 min to read
The Windham Foundation has sold its historic Grafton Village Cheese business to Vermont Farmstead Cheese of South Woodstock, as the foundation could not invest sufficiently for growth. Both award-winning cheese lines will retain their brand names while benefiting from enhanced distribution and operational efficiencies, according to president Kent Underwood. Grafton Village Cheese will continue production in Grafton and maintain its operations in Proctorsville, integrating its employees with Vermont Farmstead's team.
After the Windham Foundation concluded it could not invest as needed to grow its historic cheese brand, a South Woodstock cheesemaker stepped up.
The Windham Foundation announced that it has sold its historic Grafton Village Cheese business for an undisclosed price to Vermont Farmstead Cheese based in South Woodstock. The two award-winning artisan cheese lines will continue to be sold under their existing brand names but benefit from strengthened joint distribution and other operational efficiencies, said Kent Underwood, 45, Vermont Farmstead Cheese president and co-owner.
Underwood said Grafton Village Cheese will continue to make cheese in Grafton and run its packing, shipping, cheese-smoking and retail location in Proctorsville. Its roughly 22 employees, including head cheesemaker Mariano Gonzalez, will join 13 who work for Vermont Farmstead Cheese. Both operations source milk largely from Vermont with a little coming from New Hampshire and New York.
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