The cheese process

New Englanders will get a chance this weekend to follow the cheese-making process from cow to curd to cheddar as area dairy farms take part in Cabot Creamery’s “Open Farm Sunday.’’ Twenty-four farms in the six states will open up for tours of their barns, fields, and dairies; 11 more will offer “virtual visits,’’ online pictures and stories showing the farmers’ daily lives. The cheese is made at Cabot’s dairy in Cabot, Vt., which will also be open for tours, but at the farms, visitors can find samples; recipes including savory cheese bread pudding from Cabot’s master cheddar maker, Marcal Gravel, and harvest squash and cheddar spoonbread from Duffy Farm in Carlisle; and special dishes such as the mac and cheese at Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley. For a list of participants and directions to the farms, go to www.openfarmsunday.com. Sunday, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.