M & T Farms

   A stone house (renovation in progress with a recent log addition) already stood on the 1800s farmstead that Martha and Tom Blatchford bought to establish their cheese making venture so all they needed was a barn.  The post and beam building that they designed is much more than a barn. The top floor B&B has five bedrooms with private baths and a common sitting area. The ground floor houses the cheese tasting counter and a store selling locally handmade food and other products. Milking and cheese making is done on the level under the store.

    This is a fairly rustic Harvest Hosts site.Turn off of Route 19 onto Route 415 ( Tschappler Road). The farm is about 4 miles in along a graded gravel road which is suitable for RV travel. There are other roads that go to the farm but those roads are narrow, washboard in spots, and have narrow bridge crossings. We arrived at the farm and didn’t see a M & T sign so we thought we missed it. Look for the Brinkman Farmstead B&B sign and the Cool Cow sign. The isn’t very much room to park along the road so turn right onto the dirt driveway that goes around the stone house. The large clearing at the top is the Harvest Hosts RV spot which has a great view of the pastures and cows. Although there is enough room for larger RVs the driveway is narrow and falling in on one side. It may not hold the weight of a heavy RV.

   Martha (the M of M&T) is a wonderful host! She greeted us and told us where to park, then showed us around the store, gave us taste samples of the different cheeses, and answered all of our questions about cheese making and farm life. We bought cheese, a jar of preserves and a large bottle of honey.

   Nothing is really accessible. A rough stone walk goes from the road to a step up at the store patio. The interior of the store is fairly accessible but the cheese counter is very high. Visitors who can manage stairs may check out the B&B rooms and the lower level where the magic happens. Farm  38.39596, -91.52401