In these frosty-for-April temps we had a photographer friend, Albert Yee, out to take some cheese glamour shots. He’s done some incredible work with other farmer friends over the years, and I hadn’t seen him in some time, so it was nice to catch up while I played photo assistant with stacks of wheels and wedges.
We are working on cheese portrait cards that highlight the profile of our major cheeses with specific pairings to accompany each. These will be great for our wholesale clients to use in the cases or to educate staff. We’ll share more as this project develops.
We just attended Philly Farm Fest and it was, as always, a blast! Thanks to all who joined us this for the Curd Convention and came out to support our local farms and artisanal makers.
Next on the horizon is Raw Milk Cheese day. Mark your calendars fro April 16th, this Saturday! Celebrate with us by noshing a caramel sweet-n-savory hunk of Summer 2014 Havilah, or any of our delicious raw milk cheeses. The farm will be full of fun, as we give you a chance to meet the folks we work with, offering mouth-watering local food pairings from Subarashii Kudamono and Le Bon Magot. Tastings from 11am until 4pm.
Subarashii Kudamono will favor us with Asian Pear spread, dried asian pears, and a surprise taste. Our friends from Le Bon Magot will bring tastes of their three condiment/accompaniments and a homemade bread pudding using one of the products. As ever, we will supply the delectible raw milk cheeses.
I will be leading a cheesemaker’s farm tour at 3:30 on the 16th to celebrate the occasion, if any of you are in the area. 
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http://www.oldwayscheese.org/But down to business:
Full Nettle Jack: Spicy oregano and lemon notes shining through from the nettles. Spring and summer wheels 2015. Raw milk. To celebrate spring, Nettle Jack is on sale this month!
Buttercup Brie: Limited availability – I can’t wait to stop using that phrase. This batch is from 3/9/16. Hope is in sight friends. The cows were just turned out on spring rye pasture and we resume milking 2x a day next week. Pasteurized milk.
Herdsman: Nice wheels from November with creamy farmhouse flavor. A few from Sept/October that have a really nice piquant quality. Raw milk.
Havilah: August and Sept 2014 batches. Caramel, grass, pineapple, hints of hazelnut, lasting, unfolding flavors. These are some really wonderful batches. Raw milk.
Lawrenceville Jack: Our usual creamy grass-fed, mac-n-cheese buddy. Fall batches, well balanced.
Happy eating! See you here on the farm for Raw Milk Cheese Day!
Paul
