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Farmer's Block

Attributes
Producer: 
Hillman Farm
Website: 
www.hillmanfarm.com
Country of Origin: 
United States
Region of Origin: 
Massachusetts
Milk Type: 
Goat
Milk Treatment: 
Pasteurised
Classification: 
Soft
Rennet: 
Microbial
Rind: 
Mold Ripened
Shape: 
Flat square
Size: 
3-4 ins square
Weight: 
7 oz

Owned and run by Carolyn and Joe Hillman, Hillman Farms is a 45 acre farm located in the northeastern part of the Berkshires, in Massachusetts.

Carolyn and Joe have a herd of about 30 mixed American and French Alpine and Nubian goats that are allowed to browse through the farm's organic pastures and woodlands. This provides the goats with a varied diet and plenty of exercise and entertainment.

Cheeses are produced seasonally, by hand, from spring until fall, and made in small, 100 gallon batches. Carolyn makes the majority of the cheese and has studied cheesemaking in France, where she drew the inspiration for many of her cheeses.

Hillman Farms produces a variety of both soft, younger cheeses and the more aged Harvest.

Farmer's Block is a small square cheese, matured on straw. The rind is a mix of geotricum and white candidum mold and, like the Flora, is delicate. The texture is smooth and moist and breaks down with age to become runny, almost scoop-able.

Flavors are aromatic, herbaceous and floral in the spring, becoming more assertive in the fall with the late lactation milk.



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