In 2003, Kurt Beecher Dammeier combined his love of great cheese with his passion for pure food – and Beecher’s Handmade Cheese was born. Located in Seattle’s historic Pike Place Market, Beecher’s uses the time tested method of open-vat cheesemaking, combining a 5,000 year old craft with a 21st century commitment to quality and purity. Beecher’s is best known for its award-winning, one-year aged Flagship cheese and for its nationally recognized “World’s Best” Mac & Cheese.
Beecher ’s Handmade Cheese
1600 Pike Place
Seattle, Washington 98101
(206) 956-1964
staff@beecherscheese.com
Store Hours: Daily 9:00am to 6:00pm
Website: www.beecherscheese.com
Located in the Pike Place Market on the corner of Pike Place and Pine Street.
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The Gregory family's Black Sheep Creamery was born from a desire to provide one of the family's sons with sheep's milk instead of cow's milk. As the sheep multiplied and the milk was plenty, the family began hand crafting delicious cheeses on their farm.
Black Sheep Creamery is now home to a herd of Rideau-Arcott and East Friesian sheep, and produces a number of fresh and aged cheeses, including original cheeses like Mopsy's Best and traditional styles such as Pecorino Romano.
Black Sheep Creamery
PO Box 293
Adna, WA 98522
(360) 520-3397
cheese@blacksheepcreamery.com
Website: www.blacksheepcreamery.com
The Jensen’s Dairy has been in production since the 60s, but it was just in 2004 Golden Glen Creamery went into production under the careful eye of the “Jensen Ladies” – Judy, Brandy, and Andrea.
The creamery uses milk from the Jensen’s Dairy herd of rBST-free Holstein and Guernsey cows and prides itself on producing full-flavored, all-natural farmstead cheeses. Golden Glen Creamery specializes in a Cheddar, Mozzarella, and Gouda.
Golden Glen Creamery
15098 Field Road
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 766-MILK
sales@goldenglencreamery.com
Website: www.goldenglencreamery.com
Directions:
From I-5 North, take exit #231 / WA 11 North
Turn RIGHT on Chuckanut Drive
Turn LEFT on Field Road
Drive 1.4 miles, the dairy is on the left
Under the shadow of the Chuckanut Mountains, Rhonda Gothberg is living her dream. A long-time resident of Skagit and Island Counties, she had always wanted a goat for family milk and cheese. In 2001, Roy and Rhonda bought a 40-acre dairy farm in need of much repair.
After several years of hard work, Rhonda now has a herd of about 20 goats of which about a dozen are providing milk. High quality Chèvre, Feta, Gouda, and Cheddar are the main cheeses produced with sales to restaurants, specialty shops, and farmer’s market.
Gothberg Farms
360-766-8915
rhonda@gothbergfarms.com
Website: www.gothbergfarms.com
For three generations, Pleasant Valley Dairy has been producing superior dairy products on their licensed, Grade "A" farm in the Northwest corner of Whatcom County. Their small herd of dairy cattle is raised on lush green pasture in the summertime and top quality hay during the winter. Managed in a traditional and sustainable manner centered on providing dairy products of the finest quality, the farm began over 40 years ago by initially supporting their local community with an excellent raw milk product. Today, Pleasant Valley Dairy is a well established artisan Dairy Farm specializing not only in whole milk but wholesome cheeses as well.
“Experience has taught us... no stress, no rush... contented cows produce satisfied customers!”
Pleasant Valley Dairy
6804 Kickerville Road
Ferndale, WA 98248
360-366-5398
Farm Store Hours: Daily 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Directions:
From I-5, take exit #266
Drive WEST on Grandview Road 5 miles
Turn LEFT on Kickerville Road
Turn LEFT in the first driveway
Located in the heart of the Snoqualmie Valley, River Valley Ranch is home to a host of dairying animals that support their raw milk and pasteurized artisan cheesemaking.
Founded by Julie and Rob Steil, River Valley Ranch specializes in farmstead artisan cheeses from a variety of milks. All cheeses are made by hand in small batches with a great attention to detail, without using any mechanization during production.
"When we say handmade, we really mean it!"
River Valley's herd of Brown Swiss cows, Riverine water buffalo, Tibetian yak, Fresian sheep and every breed of dairy goat are fed spent barley from the Pike Brewery in the Pike Place Market. This makes them one of the few vertically integrated products available in the Puget Sound region.
River Valley Ranch handcrafts both fresh and aged cheeses, as well as a mozzarella aptly named "Wild West Mozzarella Cheese", which is made from yak, water buffalo and cow's milk.
River Valley Ranch
34920 SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Road
Fall City, Washington 98024
(425) 222-5277
info@rivervalleycheese.com
Website: www.rivervalleycheese.com
Directions:
From I-5 South, take I-90 East
Take exit #22 towards Preston/Fall City
Turn LEFT on SE 82nd Street
Turn RIGHT on SE High Point Way
Continue on Preston-Fall City Road SE
Continue on SE Fall City-Snoqualmie Road
The farm is located on the left
In the northwest corner of the beautiful Skagit Valley, you’ll find the home of Samish Bay Cheese, a certified organic farmstead cheesemaker. Owned and operated by Suzanne and Roger Wechsler, Samish Bay Cheese is located on the Rootabaga Country Farm.
With over 150 acres of farm land, Samish Bay Cheese works with a mixed herd of Jersey, Milking Shorthorn, Dutch Belted, and cross-breeds to handcraft their cheeses: Gouda, Mont Blanchard, and Montasio.
Samish Bay Cheese/Rootabaga Country Farm
15115 Bow Hill Road
Bow, WA 98232
(360) 766-6707
cheese@rootabaga.com
Website: www.samishbaycheese.com
Directions:
From I-5 North, take exit #231 / WA 11 North
Drive 6.9 miles and turn RIGHT on Chuckanut Drive
Turn RIGHT on Bow Hill Road
The farm is located on the left
