On a 350-acre, multi-generational farm outside Pine Plains, Chaseholm Farm Creamery makes small-batch farmstead cheeses from milk produced by its own grass-fed herd. Siblings Rory and Sarah Chase run the operation in its third generation, with Sarah managing the dairy herd and grazing lands while Rory turns the farm’s milk into cheeses such as Camembert and Nimbus. The creamery is one of only a handful of New York farmstead producers making cow’s-milk cheese from its own herd.
Lively Run Goat Dairy Farm & CreamerySince 1982, family-owned Lively Run Goat Dairy Farm & Creamery has made small-batch artisan cheeses on its Interlaken, New York, farm, using milk from partner farms across the Finger Lakes and beyond. One of New York’s original farmstead cheesemakers, it is known for award-winning cheeses including Cayuga Blue and Finger Lakes Gold, while caring for its animals and stewarding the land through sustainable farming. Visitors can meet the goats and taste the cheeses at the seasonal farm shop.INTERLAKEN, NY
North Country CreameryOverlooking Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains, North Country Creamery is a small-scale Keeseville dairy producing farmstead cheese, cream-line yogurt, and raw milk from its own 100% grass-fed herd. Owners Ashlee Kleinhammer and Steven Googin run the 115-acre, first-generation farm, where Jersey and heritage Milking Shorthorn cows are rotationally grazed and milked once a day. The creamery is Animal Welfare Approved, Non-GMO, NYS Grown & Certified, and sells its products through the Clover Mead Cafe & Farmstore and regional outlets.KEESEVILLE, NY
Calkins CreameryAt Highland Farm in Honesdale, Calkins Creamery turns milk from its own registered Holstein herd into small-batch artisan cheese, including raw-milk wheels aged in a former underground wine cave. The creamery is part of a sixth-generation family farm established in 1841, with cheesemaker and owner Emily Montgomery carrying the farm’s tradition into products such as its award-winning Noble Road Brie and distinctive Vampire Slayer. Its cheeses have earned recognition from the American Cheese Society, the Pennsylvania Farm Show, and the World Championship Cheese Contest.HONESDALE, PA
Jones Family FarmJones Family Farm is a small, diversified Mohawk Valley operation where Peter and Suzie make small-batch cheeses and gelato while raising pastured meats and eggs. After moving their young family to Upstate New York in 2004, they built the farm around direct relationships with neighboring small dairies, using their milk for cheeses such as the flagship New York Crème Cheese. The couple still makes cheese on a small scale—“just the two of us”—and sells directly through their farm store and to restaurants, bakeries, and retailers.HERKIMER, NY