R & G Cheesemakers

R & G Cheesemkaers, led by cheese maker Sean O'Connor, operates in Cohoes, NY. They offer a full line of artisan cheeses, both cow and goat's milk, as well as yogurt. The milk they use is entirely sourced by local farmers, primarily in Saratoga County.

R & G cheeses and yogurts can be found at:
Honest Weight Food Co-Op (Albany);
The Meat House (Albany and Saratoga);
Nejaimes (Berkshires);
The Berry Farm (Chatham);
Chatham Co-Op (Chatham);
Grand Cru (Rhinebeck); and
Harmony House Marketplace (Cohoes).

They participate in various Farmers Markets, too--the Empire State Plaza Farmers Market in Albany every Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., and at the Schenectady Greenmarket every Sunday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Their cheese is also featured on the menus of many restaurants around the Northeast - prominently at The Wine Bar and Bistro on Lark, Capital City Gastropub, Lake Placid Lodge, Milano, Provence, The Desmond, Chez Mike, All Good Bakers and Chair 6. In 2010 and 2011, their cheese even made an appearance on the cheese boards at the U.S. Open!

For wholesale orders, call Adventure in Food Trading at (518) 436-7603

Twin Maple Farm

Armed with a vision of supporting family farms, friends Matthew Scott, Dan Berman and Doug Ginn created Pampered Cow, a company dedicated to preserving farmland by making the finest and most memorable artisan cheeses in America. The three partners set up shop at Twin Maple Farm, pristine grazing pastures in Ghent, New York that have been continuously farmed since 1801.

In 2009 Pampered Cow converted the old milk house in the Twin Maple Farm dairy barn into a cheese production facility and aging cave. The Creamery at Twin Maple Farm was born. The Creamery currently focuses on producing Hudson Red, a washed rind, raw jersey cow milk cheese which is sold nationally at top restaurants and specialty food stores. It recently won a Gold medal at the North American Jersey Cattle Association competition and scored 97.25 points at the very competitive World Cheese Championships. The newest curd creation to begin making memories is Hudson Gold, which hit store shelves this summer.

Pampered Cow takes great pride in building a business that supports the local community by producing unparalleled cheeses, promoting world-class agriculture, creating jobs and sourcing 100% of its milk from local, family run dairy farms.

201-370-2301

Palatine Valley Dairy

Palatine Valley Dairy is the result  of a local former cooperative's venture into cheddar cheese manufacturing. Realizing very quickly that they had to find a niche that would distinguish their cheese from the generic types of cheddar already out there, Paletine Valley Dairy started flavoring the cheese.

Over a 5 year period the cooperative expanded its production line to include the 25 flavors of cheddar to seven flavors of fresh curd that is still made today. Palatine cheese distinguishes itself today by being the only brand in the Northeast that can boast this many flavors of cheddar cheese and cheese curd.

(518) 993-3194

MapleDale Cheese

Mapledale Farm is a family farm tucked away in the Taconic Mountains of Berlin, New York. Their dairy farm consists of fields in the Little Hoosick River Valley, upland meadows, hillside pastures, and 3 Sugar Maple Bushes. Their herd of black and white Holsteins produce 100% of the high quality milk used to make their farmhouse cheese.

They are passionate about keeping the family farm sustainable.  In 1769, their Great, great, great, great, great Grandfather purchased his farm in what would eventually become the Town of Berlin.

Their cheese is full of flavor thanks to Grade A milk, their locally grown crops, and a cheesemaking style focused on enhancing taste and quality. Mapledale Farmhouse Cheese is fully aged and ready for tasting. They now have cheese made from their own farm's milk--just like they did 130 years ago.  The first varieties available are: "Classic Farmhouse Colby" and "Farmhouse Garlic Colby." They now also have their own locally produced cheddar cheese.

(518) 658-2419