LOCALadk Magazine

58 Fall 2017 LOCALadk Magazine LOCALadk Please join us for the 4th annual This self-guided tour highlights three adirondack farms that are producing some of the finest artisanal cheese in New york. follow the scenic au sable river through the foothills of the adirondacks as you drive from farm to farm, at your leisure, in any order. Experience the landscape, meet the animals, and savor the finely handcrafted cheeses of essex county. ASGAARD FARM & DAIRY David Brunner and Rhonda Butler have been producing award-winning goat cheeses for nearly a decade on the property that once belonged to noted artist, writer, adventurer, and political activist Rockwell Kent. e milk from their herd of Alpine and Nubian goats is used to create an array of farmstead cheeses -- from fresh chèvre, just days in the making, to semi-•rm wheels, cave-aged to perfection. NORTH COUNTRY CREAMERY Ashlee Kleinhammer and Steven Googin pride themselves on their bevy of delicious fresh and aged cheeses, yogurt, and raw milk produced from their herd of 100% grass-fed milking Shorthorn and Jersey cows. e creamery vends at local farmers markets and o„ers a Dairy Share to over 100 members with partnering farms. SUGAR HOUSE CREAMERY 931 Mace CHASM ROAD KEESEVILLE, Ny northcountrycreamery.com 74 ASGAARD WAY AU SABLE FORKS, NY ASGAARDFARM.com Alex Eaton and Margot Brooks craft the milk from their small herd of twelve Brown Swiss cows into handmade, small batch cheeses that are aged in an underground cave on the farm. Sugar House Creamery has made a name for itself as a small mountain dairy turning out tantalizing signature cheeses. 18 SUGAR HOUSE WAY UPPER JAY, NY SUGARHOUSECREAMERY.com SAVE THE DATE! ESSEX COUNTY CHEESE TOUR Tour's success: Rhonda has been pleased with the success of the tours. "I think we would all agree that the cheese tour results have been ver y strong, with each year topping the previous one in terms of attendance and revenues. Beyond those measur- able things, however, I think these events have been success- ful in a couple of other ways. There's a certain mystique sur- rounding cheese and cheese making, and the cheese tours offer the public a peek behind the veil of that unknown pro- cess, helping attendees better appreciate artisanal methods for preser ving milk over industrial ones. These tours also give us farmers an opportunity to educate the public on the challenges, intricacies, and hard work associated with small- scale dair y farming, and to emphasize the importance a farm- ing economy to rural sustainability." Other yearly events at the farms include April's Kidding Day at Asgaard, in which visitors can enjoy the company of the newborn goats, and Green Grass Getdown in May at Sug- ar House Creamer y, when the cows are first herded up the hillside. This year's Cheese Tour is scheduled for Sunday, October 8th; from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. For additional information on the farms, cheese tours, hours of operation, and other events: Adirondack Har vest: www.adirondackhar vest.com. Phone: 962- 4810 x404 Asgaard Farm: www.asgaardfarm.com. Phone: 647- 5754 North Countr y Creamer y: www.northcountr ycreamer y. com. Phone: 645-2697 Sugar House Creamer y: www.sugarhousecreamer y.com Phone: 300 - 0626

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