Nestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes, Lively Run Goat Dairy offers a charming and delicious farm experience where visitors can meet the goats, learn about artisan cheese-making, and sample award-winning cheeses made right on-site. It’s a delightful stop for food lovers, families, and anyone curious about where their favorite chèvre comes from!
As our children have grown older, they have become less enthused about joining us on our adventures. However, the prospect of visiting with baby goats had them both excited and motivated to wake up early and participate.
Explore Lively Run Dairy
This family-owned dairy has been in operation since 1982, with the current owners taking over in 1995. They have mastered the craft of creating authentic artisanal cheese using only all-natural ingredients. Visitors are welcome to come to the farm to feed the goats (bags of organic corn are available for purchase) and participate in cheese tastings. Additionally, they offer various programs during the Spring and Fall, allowing guests to interact with the goats.
Goat Yoga
Take your yoga to the next level—and when I say next, I mean a fun one. From May through July, enjoy practicing yoga with adorable baby goats before they become too big to climb on. If you’ve ever seen baby goats play, you’ll understand why this is an amazing experience.
Take a Goat for a Walk
Here is something everyone will love…From July through October, you can take a goat for a walk! Enjoy a leisurely walk with a leashed goat as it explores and snacks on the grass.
Lively Run also offers group tours for up to 50 people. The tour includes a cheese tasting, a visit to the barn, seeing the goats, and interacting with them.
Cheese Tasting
We loved our cheese tasting. We did the deluxe board, which was fantastic. It included a mixture of goat and cow cheeses, crackers, bread, some meat, beer mustard, and jam. It was delicious and enough for the four of us to share. You can make adjustments to the tastings if you don’t like them or are unable to eat goat or cow cheese.
Like the cheeses? You can buy it in the gift shop along with other souvenirs such as t-shirts, skin care products (goat milk is excellent for your skin!), and even locally sourced ice cream.
Getting to Lively Run Dairy
Address: 8978 Co Rd 142, Interlaken, NY