Our creamery makes a farmstead cheese and as such, is seasonal in nature. Availability and flavor depends upon the time of year, the "stage of the milk production" and the natural grasses, herbs and other pasture flora that may be in season. We strive to produce a consistent, quality product but with the essential elements of "terroir" directing its final outcome.
All of our cheese is made by hand from the fresh milk of our own herd of Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goats.
You can find our cheeses at our Farm Store located on our farm at 1495 Coburn Rd., Plainfield, Vermont or:
At the following Vermont winter farmers markets: St. Johnsbury, 1st and 3rd Saturdays 10-1 in the old railroad station/Welcome Center and at the Montpelier Farmers Market, 2nd and 4th Saturdays 9-1 at Vermont College
We are also proud to be associated with "Farmers to You", an online Farmers Market that delivers to the greater Boston area. www.farmerstoyou.com
You can also find our cheese at the following retail stores:
Plainfield Coop, Main Street, Plainfield, VT
We're proud to be among the 2011 ADGA Cheese Competition Winners
Commercial Category
2nd Place for our Winooski Tomme 2nd Place for our Chevre 3rd Place for our Feta
WE'RE EXCITED TO REPORT OUR FETA CHEESE WON AN AWARD AT THE 2011 AMERICAN CHEESE SOCIETY COMPETITION!!!!
What an honor!
An assortment of chevre flavors.
OUR AWARD WINNING CHEVRE
Our chevre is a fresh cheese made from pasteurized milk. This is a very mild, soft, spreadable cheese which is great on crackers, sandwiches and used in preparing pasta dishes, omelettes and salads.
In addition to Plain Chevre, we offer several seasonal flavors including savory and sweet varieties. Savory flavors include onion/garlic/chive, dill and cracked pepper, basil pesto, herbs de provence and other seasonal varieties.
Our "Breakfast Chevre"are sweetly flavored chevre and are delicious on a morning muffin or bagel.
Our chevre is made using only vegetarian rennet and is labelled with all ingredients. Flavors vary seasonally.
Chevre is packaged as approximately 4ozs of cheese.
Chevre Flavors Currently Available
PLAIN and SAVORY Onion Garlic Chive Herb and Garlic At our Farm Store, each is packed in a 4.5 oz tub for $6
CUSTOM PACKAGED CHEVRE
PARTY LOGS
We can make a party log in any available flavor you wish. Party logs come in 2 sizes, 8 oz for a smal and 1 lb for the really big party. Chevre is formed in a log and ready to plate for your own presentation.
8 oz Party Log $10 1 lb Party Log $20
SAMPLER PACKS
We are happy to put a sampler pack together for you. You pick from the available flavors for a 2 sample package or 3 sample package.
2 Sampler Pack $5
3 Sampler Pack $7
Plain Feta Shown Served with Olives and Fresh Rosemary
OUR AWARD WINNING FETA
Our feta is made using traditional methods with a salt brine. This is a customer favorite and is sold as a plain block of feta packaged in traditional salt brine, or marinated in olive and cannola oil, peppercorns and fresh rosemary.
Marinated Feta
Currently Available In our Farm Store:
Plain Feta approximately 4.5 ozs of feta packaged in a mild salt brine. $6 per package at our Farm Store
Marinated Feta, 4ozs of feta, packaged in olive oil, rosemary and peppercorns $6.50 per package at our Farm Store
AGED RAW MILK CHEESES
We age our raw milk cheeses for a minimum of 60 days. Our methods are traditional ones, in the style of the mountain regions of Europe. We age them in a small aging "cellar" just off our cheese make room and they are cared for each day, turned, washed and rubbed as dictated by the the variety. Some varieties are washed with a salt brine, others with beer from Trout River Brewery, a Vermont micro-brewery. Other varieties are rubbed with olive oil and spices and another just brushed and left to mature in its own way. Each raw milk aged cheese is named after a Vermont river.
All of our Aged Raw Milk Cheese are available in different sizes: A "Full Moon", which is an entire wheel, a "Half Moon", and a "Quarter Moon". Approximate weights for each are listed with the variety available.
It is also sold in our Farm Store in smaller pieces, individually weighed and priced.
Winooski Tomme $30 per lb.
OUR AWARD WINNING
WINOOSKI TOMME
This is an alpine style, aged, raw milk cheese that we make year round from our own fresh goats milk. Made entirely by hand, the curds are cut, drained and then pressed in molds and brine salted. Throughout the 3 - 7 month aging period, it is brushed and washed with a salt brine. The paste of this cheese is semi-firm and mild and Winooski is wonderful on its own or with a nice French bread, accompanied by a semi-dry white wine, such as a chardonnay or chenin blanc or a light bodied fruity wine. It's also great as an addition to your favorite recipes.
A Full Moon weighs approximately 5 lbs. $30 per lb.
Now Available!
WILLOUGHBY TOMME Another delicious tomme....this one is made in a slightly different manner and produces a semi-hard cheese with a buttery finish
TORDERRA, a Spanish style cheese.....semi-hard,
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