It All Starts With Whole Jersey Milk! We feel our Jersey cows give the best milk. Jersey milk has more protein, calcium and milk solids than other cows’ milk. It is also creamier. Our cows are grass fed all year – which means they snack on grass in the pasture during the warmer months, and eat hay we harvest on our farm the rest of the year. These qualities help us make a great tasting cheese. We do not treat our cows with artificial...

We read an article the other day that we’ll call interesting trivia.  A couple researchers compared Holstein cows and Jersey cows.  Holstein cows (the black and white ones) are by far the most prevalent in the United States in the production of milk, and of course all the products made from milk.  Jersey cows (originally from the Island of Jersey in the English Channel) are what we have at Young’s.  Jerseys are smaller and are a light...

We made our first batch of Young’s Farmstead Cheese on Wednesday July 8th! It was a 140 pound batch of Jersey Jack cheese. Jersey Jack is our version of Monterey Jack cheese, a mild cheese great for snacking and on sandwiches.

An update -- the cheese making equipment is on the way. We have a cheese making vat and related equipment coming from a Netherlands company.

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