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Integration Acres Ltd.
is a small family farm located near Albany, Ohio, in Alexander
Township. Established as a farmstead cheese producer in June
2007, the farm began milking 12 Nubian goats and making a fresh
chèvre. Fresh feta was introduced a year later, with La Mancha
and French Alpine goats added to the herd. Today, close to 30
goats are milked twice daily from March-November during the
pasturing season. They have also added a smoked chèvre and aged
gouda to the repertoire. Integration Acres also makes artisan
cheeses (fresh mozzarella and gouda) with cow’s milk from
Snowville Creamery.
In the spring of 2009, Integration Acres’ co-owner Chris Chmiel
attended a three-day cheese-making workshop by Peter Dixon, a
renowned cheese-maker from Consider Bardwell Farm in Vermont.
Integration Acres is also a member of the American Cheese
Society and Ohio Proud. In addition to the ‘standby’ varieties,
they hope to offer a rotating selection of both goat and cow
cheese, including ricotta salata, havarti, queso blanco, queso
fresco, cheddar and blue cheeses. See the list of
cheese offerings.
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For four generations, Neil Cherry of
Cherry Orchards
and his family from Crooksville have taken great care in growing
only the finest fruits. They are known for the wide varieties of
apples, grapes & pears they grow, as well as their peaches and
plums.
The fruit is not organic, due largely to
the climate in Ohio. Neil does "minimal spraying," mostly early in the
season before
the fruit has really developed on the
trees. This prevents him from having to use more applications later in
the season when the fruits are mature. Neil's fruits are guaranteed
fresh and he only uses sprays when he has to. Embark on a sweet journey through summer and fall as Neil
picks only the best fruits available from his orchards here in
the hills of Southeastern Ohio for you and your family. It is
truly local fruit at its best. See the expected winter and
summer
Fruit Harvest Schedule.
Read an article about Cherry Orchards
from Our Ohio Magazine.
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The folks at
Village Bakery & Café
are The folks at Village Bakery and Cafe
are famous for their baked goods. They make a point of using real food
from real family farms like ours for the ingredients. Unlike past CSAs,
the Winter 2012 bread share will offer the same French table loaf each
week: a delicious 1.5 lb loaf made with 25% white whole wheat flour, 5%
kamut flour, and 70% unbleached white flour (all organic), baked in
their new wood-fired oven
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Snowville Creamery
milk comes from Bill Dix and Stacy Hall's genetically diverse
herd that includes Brown Swiss, Guernsey, Holstein, and Jersey cows.
Since milk composition varies according to breed, their milk has a
uniquely rich flavor. In addition, the cows are pasture grazed. When
cows eat grass, they produce milk that is sweet, rich, and is
particularly nutritious due to the essential fatty acids found in milk
from pasture-grazed animals. Warren & Victoria at Snowville believe milk
is perfect when it comes from the cow, so their processing of it is as
minimal as possible. They pasteurize at the lowest allowed temperature,
resulting in milk that tastes sweet, clean, and delicious. They also do
not homogenize the milk so the cream naturally rises to the top. You
will receive one half-gallon of the milk type of your choosing (Whole,
2%, Non-Fat) every week.
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For over 40 years,
Cantrell Honey has been producing delicious
local honey from their hives, located in the hills of Athens county. You
can find their sweet product in many of our local groceries as well as
the Athens Farmers Market. Members who sign up for the Sweet Share will
receive 12 oz of honey once per month.
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Sticky Pete's Pure
Maple Syrup is a
1,700 tap maple sugaring operation in southeastern Ohio in the foothills
of the Appalachians. Laura McManus and John Berry along with their
faithful dog, Pete, started this business in 1966. Their label is a
tribute to Pete who carefully watched over the processes of gathering
sap in the woods in early spring, boiling in the sugarhouse, bottling
the delicious golden amber syrup, to driving it to the market. Their
maple syrup is handcrafted. To this day, Sticky Pete’s is committed to
making your day naturally sweeter! |
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