Georgia Gouda or Thomasville Tomme, Sweet Grass Dairy has them both

Georgia Gouda or Thomasville Tomme, Sweet Grass Dairy has them both

by Serge the Concierge

Goat milk is easier to digest than cow milk, at least that's what they say.

Maybe Sweet Grass Dairy had that in mind when they decided to offer both Cow and Goat Cheeses.

Unfortunately I have not seen their Georgia Gouda or their Thomasville Tomme on the shelves of my cheese purveyors.
The Tomme is described as "in the style of a Pyrenees Tomme, but with more buttery characteristics from the higher butterfat milk used."

No fat indeed

Sweetgrass

Checking on La Fete Du Fromage, a monthly online cheese event hosted by Chez Loulou led me to Savor Culture which praises Sweet Grass Dairy in La Fête du Fromage: A Southern Affair (May 2009) and considers them one of the most prominent producers of artisan cheese in the Southeast (Thomasville, Georgia).

Here's the Sweet Grass Dairy story as reported by Savor Culture:

"Founding owners Al and Desiree Wehner were already successful dairy farmers when they purchased Green Hill Dairy and a herd of Jerseys in 1993. Their efforts to farm more sustainably led them to adopt New Zealand rotational grazing. In 1995, the Wehners bought Sweet Hill Dairy and began keeping dairy goats. All the while, Desiree was experimenting with cheese making, and the dairy’s 2000 entry into the world of artisan cheese received a lot of attention (and ACS recognition). The couple’s daughter and her husband, Jessica and Jeremy Little, took over the cheesemaking business in 2003."

Should I jump aboard the Fete du Fromage train?

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