Harvest
- Producer
- Hillman Farm
- Country
- United States
- Region
- Massachusetts
- Size
- 8 ins diameter, 4 ins high
- Weight
- 7-9 lbs
- Website
- www.hillmanfarm.com
- Milk
- Goat
- Classification
- Firm
- Rennet
- Microbial
- Rind
- Natural
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.
Harvest is a delicious, aged goat's milk cheese with a natural rind. Cheeses are aged four to six months and come in a 7-9lb. wheel.
The texture is close, fine and smooth, pale yellow-ivory in color and occasionally punctuated with small holes, or "eyes."
Flavors are sweet and clean with notes of hay and grass, earthy mushrooms and pleasingly vegetal notes.
