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Friday August 24, 2007

Artisan Cheesemakers of North Carolina

The US produces over 9 billion pounds of cheese a year and the average US citizen consumes over 30 pounds of cheese a year. Most of this is made in large factories by international corporations.



The Atlas of American Artisan Cheese by Jeffrey Roberts has just been acquired by the NCSU Libraries. It lists seven cheesemakers in North Carolina. So if you are interested in consuming some of your 30 pounds of cheese in the form of locally made cheeses by small dairies, here is a list of the North Carolina dairies listed in Roberts' book.

Celebrity Dairy, Siler City
Chapel Hill Creamery, Chapel Hill
Elodie Farms, Rougemont
Goat Lady Dairy, Climax
Sleepygoat Cheese, Pelham
Spinning Spider Creamery, Marshall
Yellow Branch Farmstead Cheese, Robbinsville

All seven have websites. Many encourage visiting and have dinners and other events.

In addition to the above, the Southern Cheesemakers Guild lists 10 North Carolina cheesemakers on their website. These include:

Hillsborough Cheese Company, Hillsborough
OakMoon Creamery, Bakersville
Ripshin Goat Dairy, Lenoir

If you know of any other artisanal cheesemakers in North Carolina, please add a comment with their name and location.







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