PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • October 12, 2025
It was a visit to two Maine farms on Open Creamery Day several years ago that inspired Kirby Carleton to start a herd of goats of her own. After visiting the creameries, Carleton said she fell in love with goats. Now, Carleton runs Honey Wilde Farm, making cheese and soap from her goats’ milk. “I tell people to be really careful when they’re here about how excited they get because it like took over my life,” Carleton said Sunday morning, as she opened the farm at 42 Cross Road in Unity to the public for Open Creamery Day. The Maine Cheese Guild, which supports Maine cheesemakers, organizes the statewide event, now in its 17th year. Ten creameries were participating in this year’s Open Creamery Day, spread around mostly the central part of the state.