Green Mountain Dairy Farm came online in March, 2007.

Location: Sheldon, Vermont

History: Owners Brian and Bill Rowell grew up on a farm in Albany, Vt. Brian's family owns Green Mountain Forest Products in Sheldon. Ten years ago, Brian decided to go back into farming, and started up Green Mountain Dairy. The barns seen here were built from scratch in 1999.

Cows: 1,050 milking

Production: The farm produces over 20 million pounds of milk a year, and is estimated to produce 1,828,000 KWH (kilowatt-hours) of electricity a year.