Valley Shepherd Creamery is an
artisan cheese making farm in
Long Valley, New Jersey
Long Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. , and the winner of
Edible Communities
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'
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
Food Artisan award in 2009.
History
The business was started in 2005 by Eran Wajswol with in
Long Valley, New Jersey
Long Valley is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Washington Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. . 20 varieties are made, including Dutch farmstead, Alpine cheese, a Basque shepherd cheese similar to
Idiazábal cheese,
farmer cheese
In the United States, farmer cheese (also farmer's cheese or farmers' cheese) is pressed curds, an unripened cheese made by adding rennet and bacterial starter to coagulate and acidify milk. Farmer cheese may be made from the milk of cows, sh ...
,
ricotta
Ricotta ( in Italian) is an Italian whey cheese made from sheep, cow, goat, or Italian water buffalo milk whey left over from the production of other cheeses. Like other whey cheeses, it is made by coagulating the proteins that remain after th ...
, and a
blue cheese. The milk comes from sheep raised on the farm and some cheeses are made with a mix of sheep's milk and local cow's milk. An on site shop sells the cheeses, and there are tours of the
spring lamb births, as well as the milking and cheese making areas.
See also
*
List of cheesemakers
This is a list of notable cheesemakers. Cheesemakers are people or companies that make cheese, who have developed the knowledge and skills required to convert milk into cheese. Cheesemaking involves controlling precisely the types and amounts o ...
References
External links
*{{official, http://www.valleyshepherd.com/
Farms in New Jersey
Food and drink companies established in 2005
Cheesemakers
Companies based in Morris County, New Jersey
Dairy products companies of the United States
American companies established in 2005