The Grafton Cooperative Cheese Company was founded in 1892 by dairy farmers who gathered in a cooperative to make their surplus raw milk into cheese. In the days before refrigeration, this was common in the rural agricultural communities and an abundance of fresh, creamy milk was turned into a food that could be stored. Located in Grafton, VT
For more than a century, Grafton Village Cheese has embraced the old-style cheddaring process that has long been forgotten by many of today’s larger cheddar companies. The result—Grafton Village Cheddar, whether it is aged from one to three years—is a line of award-winning cheddars with unique flavor profiles that recall the pace and life of Vermont family farms.