Grassfields Organic Cheeses
I was so excited to be able to try these cheeses! Cheese is
honestly one of my favorite foods. I have tried a lot of cheese, but I don’t
think I have tried Organic Cheese before, and let me tell you, these were
superb! I was sent three different kinds to try.
Gouda:
This was my second favorite cheese that I was sent. I love
Gouda! Gouda is a Semi-hard cheese. This particular Gouda was made with 100%
raw cow’s milk, from Jersey-Holstein breeds, which are grass-fed. It has a salty,
grassy, toffee flavor. This cheese also pairs well with wines such as Pinot
Grigio and Merlot. Also, it goes great with Apples, Pears and stone fruits such
as Peaches and Plums. Try it melted over Chicken. This cheese was so creamy!
The stuff you buy at the grocery store doesn’t hold a candle to this!!
Polkton Corners:
I had never heard of this particular cheese before, but I
liked it. It was my least favorite of the ones I received. Although, my
husband, loved this one the most! It is a soft cheese, and it melts in your
mouth. This is also made with milk from Grass fed cows. It has a tangy, buttery
flavor. It is a bit “strong” tasting, when you eat it by itself. It would go
great with Asti and Pinot Noir, also with Juicy fruits. The name of this cheese
comes from the long-ago community where the Gassfield’s Farm was located.
Lamont Cheddar:
This was my favorite! This is a hard cheese, that develops
sharpness with age. This goes great with Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon. You
can use this in place of “name brand” cheese. I loved this cheese just on
crackers. It was so yummy!
All of their cows are grassfed, which means, no tiny feeding
lots with cows up to their knees in their own mess. Their cheeses are all
organic!
We believe that intensive
rotational grazing of our animals is the best use of the land and the
healthiest for our animals. Our dairy herd is composed of
Holstein-Jersey-Normandy cross-breds, and we also raise our pigs and chickens
on fresh grasses. The quality of their meats and milk begins with rich and
nutritious soil, which develops over time from intensive rotational grazing
practices and animal husbandry.
This particular business is fairly close to my home, I will
most likely be ordering cheese from them in the future, since both my husband
and my self fell in love at the first bite.
Is it safe?
There are several things we do to make sure the raw-milk cheese is safe:
1) We keep our cows outside in their natural environment. This keeps them much cleaner, exercized, and healthier than if they were packed together in a barn.
2) When making raw-milk cheese, what makes it cheese is a certain bacteria, or culture. That one culture takes over the whole wheel of cheese, allowing no harmful bacteria to grow in that cheese at all.
3) Our cheeses are regularly tested for any harmful bacteria by our MDA dairy inspector.
4) When we cut up a wheel of cheese, we know that it's a good wheel which the culture has taken over the whole wheel. How do we know? By the smell, the taste, and the texture. If there is more than the intended culture in the wheel of cheese, it will look, smell, or taste wrong to us; and our pigs get to enjoy it.They also have an Organic "You-Pick" Garden coming in June!
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