Cherry Grove Farm Receives 2019 Best of Lawrence Township Award
Lawrence Township Award Program Honors the Achievement
LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP December 16, 2019 — Cherry Grove Farm has been selected for the 2019 Best of Lawrence Township Award in the Farms category by the Lawrence Township Award Program.
Each year, the Lawrence Township Award Program identifies companies that we believe have achieved exceptional marketing success in their local community and business category. These are local companies that enhance the positive image of small business through service to their customers and our community. These exceptional companies help make the Lawrence Township area a great place to live, work and play.
Various sources of information were gathered and analyzed to choose the winners in each category. The 2019 Lawrence Township Award Program focuses on quality, not quantity. Winners are determined based on the information gathered both internally by the Lawrence Township Award Program and data provided by third parties.
About Lawrence Township Award Program
The Lawrence Township Award Program is an annual awards program honoring the achievements and accomplishments of local businesses throughout the Lawrence Township area. Recognition is given to those companies that have shown the ability to use their best practices and implemented programs to generate competitive advantages and long-term value.
The Lawrence Township Award Program was established to recognize the best of local businesses in our community. Our organization works exclusively with local business owners, trade groups, professional associations and other business advertising and marketing groups. Our mission is to recognize the small business community’s contributions to the U.S. economy.
Late summer sunsets that wash the seedheads and grasses make peaceful moments. Our picnic area is open to the public during daylight hours. Stop by and enjoy some of the late evening autumnal beauty. The farm store all the makings for an afternoon picnic… farmstead cheese, local breads, Unionville wines, and sweet treats. Take a minute for yourself.
Celebrate the end of the grazing season with our annual Cow Parade! Music, local vendors, food trucks, and the beer tent with a portion of the proceeds to benefit The Watershed Institute. A day packed with fun, face painting, farm tours, hayrides, and more! Stay tuned for details as they are confirmed.
Jammin’ Crepes and Nomad Pizza will be the food trucks on hand!
Don’t miss the Cow Parade and evening bonfire celebrating local farms, environmental stewardship, and our local food community.
Reduce, reuse, recycle. It seems simple enough and we have been repeated it for nearly 50 years. How do we reframe the 3 R’s in terms of things we do every day?
How can you reduce, reuse, and recycle during your evening meal?
Reduce (Your Energy Usage)
That saves money and our natural resources – win-win! Not all cooking devices use the same amount of energy. If you just can’t bear the thought of turning on the oven or burners during these dog days of summer, don’t worry! Your microwave, slow cooker, and toaster oven are actually 2-3 times more energy efficient.
Pro-tip: consider grilling outdoors so your A/C isn’t working overtime during dinnertime!
Reuse (Your Leftovers) For those hot days, nothing beats having a nice dinner already prepped from the evening before. “Reusing” leftovers will cut down on your food waste and your grocery bill!
Pro-tip: Try reusable, washable beeswax paper instead of cling wrap to cover your leftovers.
Recycle (Your Storage Containers)
If takeaway is your best friend, you can still do your part. Once those delicious leftovers have been devoured, the container you brought it home in can move on to its next life. Find out if the following are recyclable in your area:
How else can you apply the reduce-reuse-recycle mentality to other areas of your life? Share this information with your friends to keep the conversation going! Check out The Next Level Recycler Team for more info!
Howdy cheese friends! Our cheesemakers have returned from their pilgrimage to the American Cheese Society conference in Richmond, VA, and we are excited to move forward with all the information learned and shared. We have lots of new cheese friends too!
Conference sessions covered a wide ranges of topics, from dairy farming and climate change, to courses on physical rehab, how to stay physically safe while milking cows and flipping big wheels of Havilah, to discovering new and exciting cheese pairings, understanding what causes cheese defects, to new research on affinage, and even a behind-the-scenes look at how cheeses are judged in competition.
We are all just about bursting with newfound motivation, and it is always great to see old friends and meet the new, and then taste cheeses from all around the country (even Hawaii!).
But its great to be home and great to break open new wheels of our own beloved cheeses, so without further ado…..
Havilah These raw milk Havilah wheels are just delicious. These batches have a dense, flakey texture with lots of that wonderful crystallization throughout. Brothy, hearty aromas greet you as you open the wheel, and when you take a bite, you get a wonderfully balanced flavor: beefy, with notes of broiled potatoes and slow-roasted root vegetables, and on the sweeter side, notes of hazelnut, salted caramel, honey, and vanilla. This is the perfect time of year to fall in love with Havilah again. Raw milk.
Oooumammi Oooumammi is ready to take its rightful place as the star of your summertime cheese board. This cheese is a love child between a vegetal brie and an earthy tomme – the mottled rind on these raw milk wheels is just the beginning of the beauty that is Oooumammi. Underneath that dappled bloomy rind lies a fudgy creamline and a dense center paste packed with flavor. Earthy funky flavors of mushrooms and root vegetables are balanced by notes of salted butter, savory meats, with hints of anise near the finish. Raw milk.
Rarebird Rarebird batches are always exceptional – they are each made with only the milk of 1 day – a perfect snapshot of the farm and the cows at that moment in time. Our delicious fresh raw milk is formed into small wheels in baskets, and for the next two months they each undergo a delicate washing by hand, which helps to form that beautiful creamsicle-colored rind. This batch is fudgy and creamy, with a texture that just about melts in your mouth with every bite. Flavor starts out clean, with notes of fresh cream and warm, yeasty bread straight out of the oven, and then develops just a hint of grassy funk near the washed rind. And Rarebird always leaves a last sweet goodbye: hints of almond and vanilla dancing across your palate at the finish. Raw milk
Herdsman These six month old winter Herdsman baskets start off with notes of cultured butter and creme fraiche, lemony citrus, and fresh sea salt, finishing off with hints of toasted cashew, caramel, and a bit of sharpness. This batch is firm and flakey, very versatile – equally great for snacking or for cooking! Raw milk Toma In store only this week
This rustic raw milk farmhouse Toma batch boasts a delectable dense texture with an enticingly piquant aroma. Each bite of these wheels is buttery and bursting with flavor – layers of grassy notes atop hints of autumnal fruits and roasted nuts. In addition, there is a subtle minerality running in between all the stronger notes that really ties this flavorful batch together. Raw milk.
Buttercup Brie On sale this week at 20% off in our farm store and at our farmers markets. Made from pasteurized milk.
Toma ready for tasting at the American Cheese Society Festival of Cheese. Our cheeses found a place at the table among 500 of the best in the country.
