A true farm-to-product system, the cheese is made with milk exclusively from the herd of Holstein cattle. Milk is pumped from the milk tank via a pipeline, elevated over fourteen feet in the air, directly into the pasteurizer and cheese vat to begin making cheese. Each step of the process builds upon fertile soil, planting and harvesting corn and hay to feed the cows, milking healthy cows in a high-tech setting, and results in production of Grade A milk to make the artisanal cheese. Charlevoix Cheese Company’s goal is to offer the highest possible quality end product. We take milk from the cow to cheese in just eight hours – it doesn’t get much fresher than that!
