Gourmet Farmstead Cheese

Browse our fine selection of gourmet Farmstead cheeses. Farmstead or farmhouse (fermier in French) cheese means that the production of the milk and the making of the cheese occurs on the same farm and that the same company or family is in charge of both. Farmstead is not necessarily artisanal nor visa versa, but a single source is often regarded as high quality because the milk is controlled by the same people who make the cheese.

We will be adding exciting new Gourmet Farmstead Cheeses frequently, so come back soon!

Our Featured Gourmet Farmstead Cheese
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Bayley Hazen Blue is an American artisanal blue cheese with a stable natural rind. It is made with whole raw Ayrshire milk and aged for approximately 75 days. This farmstead cheese from Jasper Hill Farm in Vermont is made with the Roquefort mold, but reminds you of Stilton. It is a Old World Style Cheese with a New World Style Twist.The cheese is drier and crumblier than most blue cheeses and its texture reminds one of chocolate and butter. Bayley Hazen Blue was awarded a second place in Open Category Farmstead Cheese at the American Cheese Society Competition of 2007. We cut and wrap this cheese in wedges of approximately 1 pound and 8 ounces. read more...
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  • Grayson is a soft, finely textured cheese with a orange-brown sticky rind, a golden semi-soft paste, a pungent aroma and a rich, beefy taste with nutty overtones. Virginia's Feete family says it is reminiscent of an Italian Taleggio or a French Livarot. Grayson is made with raw milk of Jersey cows and aged longer than their Italian and French counterparts, around 60 days; no pesticides or herbicid... read more
  • Appalachian is a densely textured cheese with a supple straw-colored paste. The rind of this gourmet creation is white with glimpses of pink and gray. Appalachian is made from raw milk from Jersey cows, all natural thus no additions of coloring or preservatives. It is handcrafted by on the Meadow Creek Dairy Farm in Southern Virginia. The gourmet farmstead cheese has a gentle, buttery taste with ... read more
  • Flagship Reserve is a special version of Beecher's signature Flagship cheese. It is made only on days when the milk composition is just right. Flagship Reserve has a slightly lower moisture and thus higher salt content, a richer taste and texture while maintaining a clean, creamy finish. This compact crumbly cheese is indeed deliciously rich, dryer than the 1 year Flagship and worthy of the compan... read more
  • Coffee Chevre Breakfast Cheese is waking people everywhere up to the possibilities of breakfast. Creamy goat cheese combined with Arabica coffee might just make the cup of joe obsolete (okay, maybe just more enjoe-able). Each package contains 6 ounces of Coffee Chevre Breakfast Cheese.... read more
  • The Georgian Green Hill is a soft-ripened, double-cream cow's milk cheese that is made with pasteurized milk and ages around 3-6 weeks. This gourmet cheese has a white, bloomy rind; and has a rich and smooth flavor. The color of the cheese is bright yellow, caused by the higher butterfat composition in the milk due to rotational grazing at a dairy where Sweet Grass Dairy purchases the milk from. G... read more
  • When your appreciate farm fresh raw milk you will enjoy the rich and creamy flavor of Smith's Country's Naturally Smoked Gouda. A truly farmstead cheese, made in the hills of Winchendon, Massachusetts. The milk for this smoked Gouda comes directly from Smith's own dairy herd of Holsteins. The naturally smoked Gouda has a stronger taste than the plain Gouda, some say smoked cheese is an acquired t... read more
  • Bayley Hazen Blue is an American artisanal blue cheese with a stable natural rind. It is made with whole raw Ayrshire milk and aged for approximately 75 days. This farmstead cheese from Jasper Hill Farm in Vermont is made with the Roquefort mold, but reminds you of Stilton. It is a Old World Style Cheese with a New World Style Twist.The cheese is drier and crumblier than most blue cheeses and it... read more
  • Westfield Farm has been handcrafting award-winning farmstead cheeses in Hubbardston, Massachusetts, since 1971. Chocolate Capri is made from 100% goat's milk and is combined with semi-sweet chocolate; isn't that interesting! The only way to find out is to try and according to the makers, Westfield Farm, you will fall in love with this cheese. And of course at Gourmet-Food.com we 'accepted the cha... read more
  • Bonne Bouche, French for 'tasty morsel', is an ashed-ripened, hand-crafted goat cheese made from a traditional French recipe by the Vermont Butter & Cheese Company. It is the flagship of their signature line, consisting of Bijou, Bonne Bouche and Coupole, all aged artisanal cheeses. The flavor of the Bonne Bouche is fresh and lemony, the texture is soft and smooth. As the cheese ages, it becomes ... read more