Sunflower Farm Creamery

Nigerian Dwarf Dairy

12 Harmon Way Cumberland, Maine 04021

207-829-8347

[Open to the Public for free visiting Saturdays 11-5 from May 25th-October 31st 2024.]

Welcome to Sunflower Farm - where all the romance of farm life is still very much a reality. Looking for delicious local cheese made in small daily batches? You have come to the right place. May-October, our feta, chevre, yogurt, caramels, fudge, truffles and cajeta are available in our self serve farm shop. Come check out what is available, then relax a bit and watch the goats grazing in the field.

We smile when folks visiting ask us if all the goats have names. Not only do they all have names, they all have distinct calls we know even from the kitchen, they each have preferences for their favorite treats, and places they most love to be scratched. In the milkroom, each mama has their own approach to our time together: Plum likes to be milked without her head closed in to the head gate. Belle insists that she be milked one side at a time. After Rhubarb is milked, she waits on the milk stand for a few minutes of love before she is ready to hop down and go about her day. And Sweet Pea looks right at our kitchen window and calls us to the barn each morning while we are getting our coffee brewed.

There are lots of hot words in the sustainable food movement. Some mean very different things depending on who is using them and for what purpose, but for us, “local” dairy products are unique because each bite is intimately connected to the way the animals at our farm live. Even a town over, the goats are eating different grass, enjoying a different breeze, their milk is not from Claire and Radish and Cinnamon. We find great joy in sharing our lovely goats with visitors so that when they eat our chèvre or feta or yogurt or caramels, they taste even better because they are remembering a sunny summer day in the field with our herd. Hopefully you can taste the love.

Our First Be The Goat Challenge raised $5,925 for Family Crisis Services! We were able to auction off 100 goats! This year we hope to even top that. but we can only do it with your help. Please let all your favorite artists know! 

YOU have the highest bid on a goat as of Wednesday Feb. 14th, 2018 at Noon? WAY TO BE THE GOAT! Use paypal link above to pay for your goat bid +$8.00 shipping, or send a check to the farm. If you plan to pick your goat up at the farm, no additional shipping needed. 

Use Link above if you are the highest bidder as of Wednesday February 14th, 2018 at noon, to pay for your bid plus $8.00 shipping & handling. (No shipping needed if you plan to pick your goat up at the farm, just let us know in the PayPal message section.) Winner's goats will be shipped to you the following week.  If payments are not made by Saturday February 25th, we will notify the second highest bidder that they have won. Thanks so much for participating! We hope you love your little goat. All money collected (minus shipping) will be split between Cambodian Scholarship Foundation and JMG (Jobs for Maine's Graduates) --two organizations helping to empower teens through education.   We will share the final amount and receipt here and on Facebook with you! 

This is one of the felted goats I made last year to contribute to the gallery collection/auction. She is designed look like our goat Rhubarb. l Can't wait to see your goats! We will post a gallery of all goats collected as they roll in! You may…

This is one of the felted goats I made last year to contribute to the gallery collection/auction. She is designed look like our goat Rhubarb. l Can't wait to see your goats! We will post a gallery of all goats collected as they roll in! You may begin bidding as soon as goats are posted but a winner will not be named until Valentines Day.