Built by a cooperative of 300 dairy farms across Lancaster County and Western Maryland, Pennland Pure turns locally sourced milk into cheese at its Hancock, Maryland facility. The company pairs the farmers’ focus on animal care and land stewardship with modern production and packaging, while drawing on longstanding cheesemaking traditions. Its cheeses have earned repeated recognition from the American Cheese Society, the U.S. Cheese Competition, and other dairy competitions.
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Birchrun Hills FarmBirchrun Hills Farm is a first-generation, family-owned dairy farm and on-site creamery where the Miller family turns milk from its herd of about 80 Holstein cows into handcrafted cheese. In northern Chester County, Ken and Sue Miller work alongside their sons Randy and Jesse, growing much of the herd’s feed and aging cheeses in underground caves. The farm has made cheese since 2006 and is known for its award-winning Birchrun Blue, including a first-place Pennsylvania Farm Show honor.CHESTER SPRINGS, PA
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
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
Lehigh Valley Dairy FarmsFounded in 1934 by 300 local farmers in Allentown, Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms produces fresh dairy for families across the Mid-Atlantic. The 100% farmer-owned brand of Dairy Farmers of America has grown from a local cooperative into a Pennsylvania dairy with roots in family farms and facilities serving communities across seven states.LANSDALE, PA