WAYNESBORO, Ga. () – Southern Swiss Dairy has been in Waynesboro for years, and they’ve been offering the community a lot more than just milk.

In this episode of Your Hometown Roadtrip, Brandon Dawson and the team visits Southern Swiss Dairy, LLC in Waynesboro to speak with part-owner Jimmy Franks about the farm.

What is Southern Swiss Dairy all about?

“Southern Swiss Dairy is a locally owned-family farm,” he said. “We take milk from our cows, and make whole milk, 2 percent, chocolate, skim, buttermilk, heavy cream, ice cream and butter.”

How did Southern Swiss Dairy begin?

“We’ve been in the dairy business since back in the 80s. When 2008 and 2009 came along, the price of milk just dropped at the bottom and there was no way to make it unless you were milking a thousand, two thousand cows. So we talked to our family, our kids were still young and we had to make a decision – get out, or so something different. And we decided to put in the processing plant and we haven’t looked back since. We started out just locally right here around town and then we branched out and down to Savannah, Atlanta and Macon, and it’s been amazing.”

What has the community been like here?

“It’s a way to raise a family. We had four kids and all our kids worked on the farm. When they came home, they had chores to do. Knock on wood, we never had problems with kids.”

Is there anything you’d like to say to all those who have supported Southern Swiss Dairy?

“We just appreciate everybody. We had a a lot of people from the community during COVID come out to the farm when we couldn’t get products in the stores and we sold a lot. That really kept us going. We just say thank you for doing what they do to help us.”

Southern Swiss Dairy LLC is located at 279 Rosier Road in Waynesboro. You can find them on social media on their Facebook and website to keep up with the latest at the farm.