When two Franklin County dairy farmers decided to start a business to sell their cow milk and help the local economy, they never imagined that their enterprise would swell to the size that it is today.
Eighteen years after they opened Homestead Creamery in , the business is nearly tripling the size of its production facility in Burnt Chimney, due to demand for milk, ice cream, eggnog, buttermilk, custard and many more products.
The new facility, which is going up on top of the original building, measures about 22, square feet and has numerous upgrades, including a machine that washes 12 milk bottles at one time, compared to only four at a time with the former washer. Homestead Creamery has grown into quite the dairy operation, producing up to 25, gallons of milk a week from four farms and cows.
Its products are sold in about stores in Virginia and in other grocers on the East Coast. They wanted to boost the local economy. At the time, Franklin County had a concept plan for the Burnt Chimney area that included adding jobs, infrastructure, and more housing, Montgomery says.
Their cows, combined, produced about gallons of milk a week. But demand grew quickly. Eventually, Homestead picked up wholesale customers and began selling products in convenience stores. But fans and sprinklers help to cool the cows down and keep feed intake from dropping too low. Submit a news tip. Skip to content. Get News In Your Inbox.
Podcast: How We Got Here. Vaccine in Virginia. Your Money with Carlson Financial. Election Results. First Alert Weather Blog. Dress For The Weather. On Your Side. Acts of Kindness. National Sports. Agriculture is a huge part of our local community. That's why we get our milk from local cows, sell goods in our stores from local farms, and deliver it all to local families. To cement that local connection, we invite you into our Virginia plant to see how it all happens.
Plan a visit to our Farm Market in Burnt Chimney to enjoy lunch and a scoop of ice cream as you look over the rolling hills of Franklin County.
Enjoy the convenience of Homestead Creamery brought straight to your door! Spend the day with the Cream Team on the farm and in our dairy plant to see how we produce the best-tasting dairy around. A2A2 Milk Our milk is from A2A2 cows and is carefully batch-crafted to ensure that every drop is turned into premium dairy products. Ice Cream Our rich, flavorful ice cream is made with minimally pasteurized milk to lock in the creamy texture and decadent flavor in every scoop.
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