Founded in 2017 by first-generation farmer Lee Hennessy, Moxie Ridge Farm makes traditional farm goods and handcrafts on 46 acres in the highlands of Argyle, New York. Its small Alpine goat dairy supplies the milk for handmade cold-process soaps, while the farm’s animal-centered, pre-industrial practices shape its seasonal meats and educational work. Moxie Ridge also shares its approach through Small Farm School and a goat-themed apparel collection that helps support feed and veterinary care.
Alpine MadeFrom a certified organic goat farm in western New York, Alpine Made turns its fresh raw goat’s milk into handcrafted soaps and skincare products. Founded by Kerry Planck in 2011, the company grew from her family’s farm-based soapmaking into a line of more than 60 products, including goat milk lotions, creams, and lip balms. Its Wales, N.Y., operation pairs small-business manufacturing with sustainable farming practices such as solar-powered systems and wildlife-friendly pastures.SOUTH WALES, NY
Lively Run Goat Dairy Farm & CreamerySince 1982, family-owned Lively Run Goat Dairy Farm & Creamery has made small-batch artisan cheeses on its Interlaken, New York, farm, using milk from partner farms across the Finger Lakes and beyond. One of New York’s original farmstead cheesemakers, it is known for award-winning cheeses including Cayuga Blue and Finger Lakes Gold, while caring for its animals and stewarding the land through sustainable farming. Visitors can meet the goats and taste the cheeses at the seasonal farm shop.INTERLAKEN, NY
KB White FarmAfter trading city life for a 16½-acre farm in 2014, a family of five turned homegrown ingredients into KB White Farm, a Conesus maker of handmade, small-batch soaps and natural body-care goods. The business began with teas and a few soaps in 2017, inspired by a wish to avoid waste and offer the family healthier products, and has since grown to include a farm store and market booths. Its bar soaps include vegan, cruelty-free options made without phthalates, parabens, SLS or SLES.CONESUS, NY
Jones Family FarmJones Family Farm is a small, diversified Mohawk Valley operation where Peter and Suzie make small-batch cheeses and gelato while raising pastured meats and eggs. After moving their young family to Upstate New York in 2004, they built the farm around direct relationships with neighboring small dairies, using their milk for cheeses such as the flagship New York Crème Cheese. The couple still makes cheese on a small scale—“just the two of us”—and sells directly through their farm store and to restaurants, bakeries, and retailers.HERKIMER, NY