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2012
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Texas Cheese Makers and Mongers
This is a list of Texas cheese makers and sellers for whom I have found information. I will update this post whenever I find new information.
Map to Texas Artisan Cheesemakers
Also please visit texascheesetour.com for up to date information on the Texas Cheese scene.
Texas Cheese Makers
- Bee Tree Farm and Dairy, Manor, TX, http://txbeetree.com
- Blue Heron Farm, Field Store Community, Waller County, TX, http://www.blueherontexas.com
- Brazos Valley Cheese, Waco, TX, http://www.brazosvalleycheese.com
- Cheesy Girl Cheese Co., Kemah, TX, http://www.cheesygirl.com
- Cheesemakers, Inc, Montgomery County, TX, http://www.cheesemakers.com/
- CKC Farms, Blanco, TX, http://www.ckcfarms.com
- Deborah’s Farmstead, Fort Worth, TX, http://www.deborahsfarm.com
- Dos Lunas Artisan Cheese, Austin, TX http://www.doslunascheese.com/
- Dutch Cheesemaking, Farwell, TX, http://dutchcheesemaking.com/
- Eagle Mountain Farmhouse Cheese, Grandbury, TX, http://www.eaglemountaincheese.com
- Frerichs Dairy, Texas Jersey Cheese Company, La Grange, TX, http://www.texasjersey.com
- Full Quiver Farms, Kemp, TX, http://fullquiverfarmtx.com
- Haute Goat Creamery, Longview, TX, http://www.hautegoatcreamery.com
- La Cuesta Farm, no website
- LAmor LAmor, Henderson, TX, http://www.lamorlamor.com
- Lira Rossa Artisan Cheese, Moulton, TX, http://www.lirarossa.com
- Castro Cheese Co., Inc., La Vacquita, Houston, TX, http://www.castrocheese.com,
- Latte Da Dairy, Flower Mound, TX, http://www.lattedadairy.com
- Licon Dairy, San Elizario, Tx, http://www.licondairy.com
- Lucky Layla Farms, Plano, TX, http://www.moocheeses.com, (http://www.lavonfarms.com)
- Marfa Maid, Marfa, TX. http://marfamaid.com
- Mill-King Market and Creamery, McGregor, TX, http://www.mill-kingmarket.com
- Mozzarella Company, Dallas, TX, http://www.mozzco.com
- On Pure Ground, Bonham, TX, http://www.onpureground.com
- Pure Luck Farm and Dairy, Dripping Springs, TX, http://www.purelucktexas.com
- River Whey Creamery, Schertz, Texas, http://riverwheycreamery.com/
- Rosa Family Farm, Leonard, TX, http://www.rosafamilyfarm.com
- Sand Creek Farm, Cameron, TX, http://www.sandcreekfarm.net
- South Texas Artisan Cheese, Edinburg, TX, http://startisancheese.com
- Strykly Texas Cheese, Schulenburg, TX, http://www.texascheese.com
- The Inn at Dos Brisas, Washington, TX, http://www.dosbrisas.com
- Texas Cheese House, Lorena, TX, http://www.texascheesehouse.com
- Tule Creek Dairy, Tulia, TX, http://www.tulecreeknubians.com/grade-a-dairy—creamery.html
- Veldhuizen Family Farm, Dublin, Tx, http://www.veldhuizencheese.com
- WaterOak Farm, Bryan, TX, http://www.dairygoathaven.com
- West Wind Dairy Goats, Inc., Seguin, TX, no website
Texas Cheese Mongers (people who sell cheese: “Cheese Monger”, great title, right?)
- Antonellis, Austin, TX, http://www.antonellischeese.com
- Houston Dairymaids, Houston, TX, http://www.houstondairymaids.com
- Ten : One, Denton, TX, https://www.tenonecheese.com
- The Salty Cow, Lewisville, TX, https://www.saltycowllc.com
- Scardello Artisan Cheese, Dallas, TX, http://scardellocheese.com
- Stanzeski’s Cheese, Wine & Charcuterie, Georgetown, TX, (https://www.stanzeski.com)
- Cheese Peddlers, Dallas, TX Farmers Market (https://www.facebook.com/cheesepeddlers)
If any of this information is inaccurate and you can help me update this list, please click the comments link (top right near the post title) and let me know what information to correct. Thank you in advance for any such information!
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Add to the list of TX cheese makers:
South Texas Artisan Cheese in Edinburg.
http://www.startisancheese.com
Thank you! I have added South Texas Artisan Cheese to the list.
As I understand it, Jersey cows are not fed grains is this correct? I am looking for cheese distributors that do not feed their cows grains. I am making a list of Gluten Free Cheese distributors for a website I am building. I want to be able to to help my readers find the products they are looking for without all the issues I have had.
Hi, Alice! Welcome to my blog. Most artisan cheese makers look for milk producers who use no grain or “TMR”. I can specifically vouch for Veldhuizen Farm in Dublin as Stuart grass-feeds his cows and sometimes supplements with hay (not silage). Veldhuizen raises Jersey and Guernsey cows. Also, Eagle Mountain Dairy in Grandbury buys their milk from Sandy Creek Farm in Bridgeport (cowquest.com). Sandy Creek raises Brown Swiss cows and they are also grass fed. I think that Brazos Valley uses only grass fed cows but am not totally certain. I suspect most of the others on my list of Texas Artisan Cheesemakers also go only for grass-fed, but have not visited all of them and asked on that point.
If you are really concerned about gluten, I thought I would add that blue cheese is usually made from one of the blue penicillin strains and those are usually grown on bread before inoculating the cheese. It may be possible to grow the penicillin on a gluten-free bread, but I have not personally seen anyone listing that as their process yet.
If you find any Texas cheese makers that are not on my list, please let me know!
Cheese Peddlers is a retail wine & cheese shop in the Dallas Farmers Market since May 2012.
I feature TX produced artisan cheeses primarily from Veldhuizen Farm and a variety of smoked and “flavored” cheeses from Fischers Meat Market in Dublin, TX. Would you please include my shop in your list of “Mongers”?
Dont forget us! We are a small Grade A located in the Texas Panhandle, specializing in artisanal fresh and aged goat cheeses!
Hi, I just added you to this list and to my Google map of Texas Cheesemakers! I look forward to hearing great things from you!
Does anyone sell a mozzarella that is made from 100% goats milk?
I haven’t seen Goat Mozzarella often and do not know anyone in Texas making it as of now. I do see some on Amazon here: https://www.amazon.com/Goat-Milk-Mozzarella-Cheese-Packages/dp/B000VC6C4A
I will ask around.
Some years ago I read a news report about a Texas cheesemaker who had traveled to Wisconsin to learn how to make cheddar cheese, and returned to Texas with the knowledge. One product from that cheddar-making process is highly prized fresh cheese curds, warm and milky, that squeak when you eat them. You can buy refrigerated one, but they’re not the same. They must be fresh to squeak. I subsequently corresponded with that cheesemaker and he said he might possibly be interested in doing a special order of cheese curds, but at that time I wasn’t able to rustle up enough people to commit to buy to make it worth his while. Not sure I could now, but there’s been some interest and I said I’d try to find out who he was. Any idea? I know the factory was near Houston and they made cheddar cheese, but that’s all I remember. Thanks.
Hi Chris! The first Texas cheesemaker who comes to mind for this is Stuart Veldhuizen near Dublin, southwest of Fort Worth. I know he took his initial training in Wisconsin and he does make various cheddar types. There is a cheesemaker near Cameron in south central Texas who makes cheddar, but I have not met him, so I don’t know where he took his training. There is a place called Texas Cheesemakers just north of Houston, but again I don’t know them personally either. I will ask around.
Wow I just realized that I had not yet added Stanzeski’s to the list of cheese mongers. Fixed now, both on this post and on the Google map.
Brook Acres Organic Jerseys will have available for sale small bulk amounts (100-300 gallons) of USDA certified organic all-Jersey grassmilk available for sale April, 2018. We will also have this milk available for sale in vat pasteurized non-homogenized bottled milk.
Looking for dairy/cheese people to participate in the Harvest Moon Celebration in Comfort Texas on Oct. 27th. Sorry abt late notice! Just found you! From noon to dark.
Benefits Last Chance Forever, the Bird of Prey Conservancy. Would love to support this industry!
Dang! I am so sorry I missed this comment until today, much too late to help you. I hope it was a big success!
We love cheese! We have a semi with a 53 foot refrigerated trailer and can transport your cheeses to your markets. Please contact Louise at 214-970-8390 if you would like a quote. We would love to support more people having access to artisan cheeses!
Is there a cheesemaker in Texas that makes cottage cheese.?
I love cheese. Thank you for giving ideas.