Finney Farm is a local dairy that makes great milk and cheese products, and we highly recommend you visit their booth the next time you’re at the farmers market.

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For part three of our trip to the Downtown Farmers Market in Ancestors Square, we’re chatting with Winfred Barlow of Finney Farm. Finney Farm is a local dairy that makes award-winning milk and cheese that we always keep our refrigerator stocked with. 

Winfred and his wife started with just one cow in their backyard. At first, they were just having fun making cheese for their family, but soon enough one cow turned into two, then two turned into four, and so on and so on. Before they knew it, they had a certified dairy. They started selling their products at the farmers market about a decade ago, and they currently milk 50 Brown Swiss cattle all by themselves. 

As far as their products go, they focus on cheddar cheese because they consider it a family cheese. A lot of people at the market prefer sharp cheese, though, so they also offer a variety of those as well as a host of other cheeses that are all made with raw milk and natural sea salt. With as much milk as they’re able to process each week, they can afford to get creative with their products. Right now, they have about 16 tons’ worth of cheese aging to perfection. 

Though cheese is what they’re known for, raw milk is their passion, so they sell a lot of that as well. “You can make bad cheese out of good milk, but you can’t make good cheese out of bad milk,” Winfred says. They jump through numerous hoops to make sure their milk is certified-fresh, and they have a state-certified lab at their facility that checks the quality of their milk daily. They also sell frozen yogurt that’s made with cane sugar.  

Currently, they have two storefronts—one in Hilldale (where the dairy is located) and one in New Harmony. They’re also looking to expand to another location—possibly in St. George—when the farmers market is over for the year.

Finney Farm is hoping to become a household name, and we think they’re in the right place to do it.

According to Winfred, St. George’s culinary appetite is a step up compared to everywhere else they go, and they’re happy to oblige us with all their higher-end cheeses. 

“People want to eat good in St. George,” he says. 

Finney Farm is hoping to become a household name, and we think they’re in the right place to do it. If you want to learn more about Finney Farm, you can visit their website www.finneyfarm.com or check out their Facebook page.

Remember, the Downtown Farmers Market takes place each Saturday at Ancestor Square from 8 a.m. to noon. If you have any questions for us about it, don’t hesitate to give us a call or shoot us an email. We’d love to hear from you.