For cheese fans who have trouble getting to one of our farmers' markets, we can offer four different cheese CSA opportunities.
2012 will be the third season that we have partnered with Hatchet Cove Farm in Warren to offer a "cheese add-on" to their farm CSA. Shares are purchased through their farm, and are in addition to buying a basic farm CSA. They also offer eggs, chicken, beef, pork, bread and mushroom add-ons. Please see their website for signing up. www.hatchetcovefarm.com
Bahner Farm in Belmont and Village Farm in Freedom are also offering a cheese add-on through their CSA program this season.
New for 2012, We are happy to announce that this season we will be offering a cheese CSA available for pickup weekly at Hope’s Edge Farm during their CSA pickup hours.
Last season we began creating cheeses from Hope’s Edge Farm’s incredible cow’s milk, adding to our own product line of award-winning goat and sheep cheeses.
All CSAs run for 18 or 19 weeks beginning in mid-June, and our CSA subscribers will receive approximately 12 to 16 oz of artisan cheese a week, depending on variety and piece size. Some of our award-winning cheeses include: chevre in olive oil, chevre spreads, mixed milk tomme, Camdenbert in both goat and cow milk, halloumi, feta, Greek-style cow’s milk yogurt, sheep yogurt, ricotta, mozzarella, washed rind cheeses. We try to mix up offerings each week to avoid repetition, and if there is a week when we are short on cheese, we will fill in with another artisan Maine cheese.
We are making a special purchase of insulated lunch bags to use to deliver your cheese, as we are aware that many of our customers would like us to reduce our use of plastic. The bags are intended to be returned to us (clean!) and reused. You will also receive weekly cheese notes, describing the week’s cheese, along with storage and serving tips.
To sign-up directly for a Hope's Edge CSA pickup, please download and return this form.
All CSAs begin sometime mid-June.