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NASA has determined that the moon is NOT made of cheese, but you don't have to go that far to get you fromage' fix! Right here, in The Finger Lakes, is a group of hard working farmers, making cheese right there on the farm. Goudas! Cheddars! Washed Rind Stinkies! Chevre! Blues! Fresh Curds!
 Jerry Dell Farm & Farm Store | www.jerrydellfarm.com
Jerry Dell Farm is located in Dryden with their farm store located in Freeville, just north east of Ithaca. Started in 1946 by Gerald and Ardella Sherman in the scenic hills of Dryden, New York, Jerry Dell Farm is still family owned and operated. In 2010, we opened a second location in Freeville, New York to expand our production. Combined, we currently milk over 450 cows of the 950-head herd of cows, heifers and calves. We are certified organic through the Northeast Organic Farming Association of New York.
PRODUCTS:
Jerry Dell Farm Raw Milk Cheddar: A smooth, velvety texture organic raw milk cheese. Great for macaroni and cheese.
$16/lb.
 Hoffman’s Sunset View Creamery | www.sunsetviewcreamery.com
Sunset View Creamery is located on Hoffarms Dairy, a century farm located outside of Odessa, New York, 15 minutes South of Watkins Glen. This Farmstead/Artisan Cheese Production Facility is operated, along with the farm, by the 4th and 5th generation of the Hoffman Family.
PRODUCTS:
Cheese Curds: Plain, Buffalo, Mama Mia (Garlic and Onion), Jack Radish, Dill and Tomato Basil
Semi-hard Aged Cheese: Mild all the way to 7 Yr Aged Sharp
Monterey Jack Style: Flavors include Chive n’ Dill, Bacon/ Ranch, Mama Mia, Jumpin Jack and Jalapeno
 Lively Run Goat Dairy | www.livelyrun.com
Lively Run Goat Dairy is one of the first commercial goat dairy operations in New York State, beginning production in 1982. A family run, sustainable, farm in Interlaken, NY.
PRODUCTS:
Chevre: Classic French style Chevre, made plain or with a variety of herbs.
Cayuga Blue: With a flavor as deep and rich as the lake that it is named after
Feta: Tasty and crumbly, a perfect compliment to any Greek salad.
 Finger Lakes Farmstead Cheese Company | www.fingerlakes-cheese.com
Finger Lakes Farmstead Cheese Company produces Gouda style cheeses from the Taber Family Farm herd of Holsteins. Raw milk production creates a creamy, rich product that is cave aged on soft wood boards, boards that were actually cut from trees that were growing on the farm, at one time.
PRODUCTS:
Schuyler: The basic Gouda Style. Also available with herbed.
Red Meck: A Gouda style, with a washed rind using an aromatic culture.
Bier Meck: Another Gouda Style aged, and washed with Ithaca Beer Company’s Smoked Porter
 Finger Lakes Dexter Creamery, LLC | www.kefircheese.com
At Finger Lakes Dexter Creamery, LLC, we practice the tradition of kefir culture. We are pleased to introduce an artisanal, farmstead kefir cheese, cultured with living kefir grains and handcrafted with the creamy raw milk from our grass fed and pastured Irish Dexter cows.
PRODUCTS:
Handcrafted artisanal, farmstead raw milk kefir cheese,
cultured with authentic living kefir grains
 Shtayburne Farms | www.shtayburnefarms.com
Shtayburne Farm in Rock Stream, NY produces Cheddars, Jacks and Fresh Curds. Over three generations of experience in dairy farming. It starts with dirt….good dirt, and the rich soil that they farm is among the richest in the Finger Lakes region.
PRODUCTS:
Cheddar Curds: Plain, Roasted Garlic, Tomato Basil, Blazin Buffalo Wing
Cheddars: Mild, Chilipepper, Sharp, Smoked, Horseradishto Sharp
Monterey Jack Style: Flavors include Jalapeno, Peppercorn, Italian Herb, Garlic & Herb, Blueberry
 Keeley’s Cheese Company | www.keeleyscheeseco.com
Keeley's Cheese Company, on the East side of Cayuga Lake, is home to McGarr Farms. Their grazing herd of Registered Holstein and Jersey cows produces the high quality milk that Keeley turns into her signature cheeses.
PRODUCTS:
Across the Pond: A semi-soft, washed rind cheese. Made from raw milk of Holstein and Jersey cows. Cave-aged over 60 days, this cheese is pleasantly pungent and super creamy, with a complex, earthy flavor. $15/pound
Across the Pond Reserve: A slightly firmer semi-soft cheese reminiscent of the tomme style, with a dry, brushed rind. Reserve is also made with raw milk, and its natural rind imparts a pleasantly nutty flavor. $15/pound
 Engelbert Farms | www.engelbertfarms.com
Engelbert Farms is a certified organic farm in Nichols, NY, farming in the same location since 1911. It is a true family farm with six family members making their living on the farm. Sons Joe and John represent the 5th generation at this location. Engelbert Farms has been farming organically since 1981, and certified organic since 1984. Cheese is made from the milk of organic, crossbreed cows who are on pasture from April through November. The Engelberts proudly point out they make their living “with” their cows, not “from” them! Farm store is open Friday and Saturday from 10 to 3, year round. Special extended hours for Finger Lakes Cheese Trail open house dates.
PRODUCTS:
Certified Organic Cheddars, Colby, Gouda, Swiss, Jacks and Mozzarellas
 Muranda Cheese Co. | www.muranda.com
The Muranda Cheese House was created by the Murrays so that you could enjoy the goodness of quality milk in a product you can’t find in retail stores. The farm store & tasting room is open 7 days a week year round. And you can always convince one of the Murrays to give you an impromptu tour of their immaculate farm.
PRODUCTS:
15 Varieties of Cheddar-based artisan cheeses including:
Colby, Asiago/Provolone, British Raw Milk Cheddar, Horseradish, Crazy Charlie, Fiesta, Checkerboard, British Garlic Cheddar Cheese and our best seller Red Buddy, a Swiss/Cheddar blend.
Hillcrest Dairy | web
Hillcrest Dairy, in Moravia, produces Swiss and Old Fashioned Raw Milk Cheddars. The farm feeds the cows a diet of grasses and non-GMO (Genetically Modified) grains. Hillcrest Dairy is located at 66 W Cayuga Street (Route 38), Moravia, NY 13118, 10 miles south of Auburn, and directly east of King Ferry.
PRODUCTS:
Swiss and Old Fashioned Raw Milk Cheddars
Side Hill Acres Goat Dairy | sidehillacres.bizland.com
Side Hill Acres Goat Dairy, is located in picturesque Candor, a short, scenic drive from Ithaca or Binhmton. Since 1987 Russell and Rita Kellog have been an established goat dairy. In 1994, they also became a goat cheese processing plant. As a family-operated goat dairy, they are committed to maintaining herd health as well as premium quality hand-crafted goat milk products.
Tour the farm and go into the goat barn which contains 138 head of dairy goats. Mingle with the goats and learn how to milk a goat by hand! Tour the cheese plant and learn how their cheese is made. Taste their award-winning cheeses and cheese products. Shop their farm store for their cheeses and a wide variety of other local, artisan foods including fudge, gluten-free and organic foods, herbs, bulk foods, honey, maple syrup and more. They're open year round, nearly every day of the week!
PRODUCTS:
Milks: Grade A Pasteurized Goat Milk and Raw Goat Milk (at farm only)
Goat Cheese: Goat Cheese Logs: plain & herbed; Feta Logs, Raw Goat Milk Cheddar; Goat Cheese Pinwheels;
Crumbled Feta: plain, herbed, and sun dried tomato
Other Goat Cheese Products: Cream Cheese, Cheese Spreads, Kefir Goat Cheese, and Yogurt
 Snow Farm Creamery | Facebook
Snow Farm Creamery is based in the great Brooktondale, NY. The Creamery started in late 2010 with the idea to process our cows' milk for people in the area. Our first venture...raw milk cheese.
Francis Snow had a small creamery of his own back in the early 1900's where he made butter and cheese for sale. Some sales were local others were packaged and shipped to NYC by train.
Today, we make all our cheese from high quality raw milk. After a combination of cheese cultures, rennet, heat , salt, and waiting we age our cheeses for a minimum of 60 days in a cheese cave. The FDA sets 60 days as a requirement for all raw milk cheeses. Some of our cheeses we age more than 60 days, as certain desirable flavors develop within the cheese over time. In some cheeses we use animal rennet, others we use vegetable rennet. The choice depends on the type of flavors we want to develop within the cheese as it ages.
Our cheese are available at the Brookton's Market, but call the farm, and if we're available we'd be happy to give you a tour and tasting.
PRODUCTS:
Artisanal, Seasonal Aged Raw Milk Cheeses: Currently we are making Gouda, Feta and Provolone.
Kenton's Cheese Co. | Web info coming soon
Kenton's Cheese Co. is located in Trumansburg, near Finger Lakes Farmstead Cheese. This newest addition to the trail brings brie!
PRODUCTS:
Cheeses: Bianco, a brie-style soft cheese.
 4 Tin Fish Farm | www.4tinfishfarm.com
4 Tin Fish Farm, located in Conquest and just a short trip from Syracuse, is a family owned and operated micro goat dairy. The farm initially started out as a hobby, but as our passion grew, we began to shift our thinking as to how we might bring what we love to the public. Our goal is to provide farmstead cheese to local customers and raise quality Alpine dairy goats. Our cheeses are currently available at Bet the Farm Gourmet Market in Aurora, but with a week or so's notice, we will be happy to welcome you on our farm.
PRODUCTS:
Chevre, Feta, Goat Milk
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