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Phone:	(518) 672-7500 x 5
Fax:	(518) 672-4887
URL:	http://www.hawthornevalleyfarm.com
Owners:	Hawthorne Valley Association
Cheese Maker:	Abe Madey
Producing since:	1979

Product List:	Hawthorne Valley Farm produces and sells a variety fermented milk products. All products are certified organic. The milk used comes primarily from our own certified Biodynamic® cows. However, we do buy some organic milk from Evan's Farm in Norwich NY periodically. Our european-style Yogurt is the most widely available product. Flavors include plain and maple-vanilla. Raw milk (available only at the farm). Quark, which is a fresh spreadable cheese (very common in German speaking countries). It is something of a sister cheese to Fromage Blanc. Bianca, which is a fresh whole milk cheese wrapped as a 6oz round. It is mild, creamy and on the salty side. A variety of hard and semi-hard, raw milk, cheeses which are hand made out of our copper cheese vat. They include: Cheddar, Alpine, Edamer and an occasional Havarti. Fresh Ricotta cheese.
Animals:	closed herd of 60 dairy cows
Other information:	Hawthorne Valley Farm is a 400-acre, diversified Biodynamic® farm. It is part of the Hawthorne Valley Association, a not-for-profit organization dedicated to agriculture, education, and the arts. The Farm is virtually self-sufficient, relying on its own feeds, manure, and compost. In keeping with the tenets of Biodynamic® farming, which treats the land as a living organism, no fertilizers, pesticides, or herbicides are used.