Now under the ownership of Sawyer Hemsley, founder of Hemsley Ventures, Rockhill Cheese Creamery is a Utah cheesemaking operation known for its raw-milk, cave-aged farmstead cheeses. Its cheesemakers transform milk from Cache Meadow Creamery into small-batch wheels that spend at least 60 days aging before being sold by the wedge or wheel.
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
Chaseholm Farm CreameryOn 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.PINE PLAINS, NY
Clover Creek Cheese CellarOn a grazing farm in Blair County’s Morrison’s Cove Valley, the Rice family turns milk from its pasture-raised herd into hand-made farmstead artisan cheese, raw milk, and grass-fed beef. Founded in 2005, Clover Creek Cheese Cellar began selling cheese made from Ojala Farm milk before building its own creamery in 2007; since 2017, it has processed all of its cows’ milk on the farm. The family ages its raw-milk cheeses in climate-controlled cellars on locally grown wood shelving, where natural rinds develop character over time.WILLIAMSBURG, PA
Guggisberg Cheese, IncFounded in Ohio’s Amish Country in 1950 by Swiss immigrant Alfred Guggisberg, Guggisberg Cheese makes Swiss cheese and is best known as the creator of Original Baby Swiss. Alfred developed the milder, creamier style after experimenting with local milk, and his son Richard now leads the company. The cheese maker has grown into one of the largest Swiss cheese manufacturers in the United States, with national and international recognition including U.S. Grand Champion honors in 2015 and 2019.MILLERSBURG, OH