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Our Mission: To foster a local food community and promote a culture of stewardship by cultivating farmer-consumer relationships, promoting the enjoyment of healthful food, increasing food security through diversity, and enhancing overall rural sustainability. |
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Artisan, farmstead cheeses, made from certified organic Jersey cow milk. Cheese varieties: quark, gouda, mozzarella, jarlsburger. About Us At Branched Oak Farm we care about the food we produce. After Doug married Krista and they moved to his farm in northwestern Lancaster County. We started raising hens for our own egg use. When we butchered our first steer, a neighbor asked to buy a quarter of our grass-fed beef. Listening to the requests of our family, friends and neighbors, led us to grow grass-finished beef, pastured poultry and eggs. Soon these friends and customers started asking for fresh milk, thus the dairy was started. Since 2006 we have been producing cheese on the farm from our own herd of certified organic Jersey cows. We are proud of the cheeses we make - our quark won a second place in its class at the American Cheese Society's competition in 2008 and our camembert won a silver medal at the 2009 American Jersey Society's cheese competition. Browse through our Products for Sale Practices (our standards for raising or making our products) Certified organic by OneCert, grass-based, sustainable. Cheese is made in small batches by hand. Additional Information Maintaining herd and pasture health enables us to produce high-quality milk that also makes high-quality cheese. Milk from grass-fed animals is sometimes described as the "champagne of milks" for its exceptional cheese qualities and flavor. Highlights this Month This month's highlight is Krista's Little Camembert. A wonderful cheese for impressing your dinner guests, serving pie-shaped wedges of these bloomy-rinded rounds on hearty sourdough or baguette is like indulging in a slice of happiness. |
| Prod.ID | Product Name [About Producer] | Prod.Type | Price |
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| #650 |
Camembert Order number of pkg sizes. You will be billed for exact weight (approx. 0.18 - 0.55 lbs) These are french-style, bloomy-rinded cheeses with a creamy center. Great for a treat with pears, grapes, or nuts. This is a strongly flavored cheese, it also pairs nicely with a sweet wine. Please indicate size: small ($2.50-$3.50) medium ($4.50-$6.50) lg ($7.50-$11) Ingredients: certified organic whole milk, sea salt, vegetarian-acceptable rennet, cultures. |
Certified Organic | $20.00/lb |
| #900 |
Lancaster Duet Order number of pounds. You will be billed for exact weight (approx. 0.25 - 3 1s) The signature cheese of Farmstead First - a lovely gouda made from goat AND cow milk. It has a nutty flavor and creamy texture, a great compliment to any cheese board. Co-produced with ShadowBrook Farm / Dutch Girl Creamery. Please indicate on your order if you would like a size smaller or larger than one pound. Ingredients: unpasteurized cow milk and goat milk, sea salt, rennet, cultures. |
- | $14.50/1 |
| #292 |
Quark Order number of containers. A soft, European style cream cheese, great for cooking, baking or just used as a spread. Ingredients: certified organic whole milk, sea salt, vegetarian-acceptable rennet, culture. |
Certified Organic | $4.00/8oz tub |
| #293 | Quark Order number of containers. A soft, European-style cream cheese great for cooking, baking or just used as a spread. Ingredients: certified organic whole milk, sea salt, vegetarian-acceptable rennet, culture. |
Certified Organic | $7.50/16 oz tub |
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| #2950 | Grass-finished Jersey ground beef, raised as certified organic Order number of packages. You will be billed for exact weight (approx. 0.95 - 1.05 pounds) Our beef is raised according to certified organic NOP standards. The cows are completely grass-fed from start to finish. This meat is lean and tasty. Packages are approximately one pound. You will be billed for exact weight. Ingredients: certified organic, grass-fed beef |
Certified Organic | $5.00/pound |